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Cowboy letters from South Dakota's open range

Jump on a horse and ride across wide-open central South Dakota with George Philip as he recounts true cowboy life. His letters take the reader galloping into rattlesnake country on ornery horses, where they can share the dreaded Texas Itch, and take midnight rambles in graveyards and trips to Mexico.

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South Dakota’s wild plants and their stories

“A tremendous book for anyone interested in expanding their knowledge about South Dakota Flora.”—River Life

In the richly illustrated Dakota Flora, David Ode introduces readers to eighty-two of South Dakota’s wild plants. Each plant is presented by season, in order of their flowering and fruiting.

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Second book in the Prairie Tale Series

"An enjoyable story faithful to the original legend."—The Midwest Book Review

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A true American fable, by the author of the Wizard of Oz

“Highly recommended”—The Midwest Book Review

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History of a frontier fort in its heyday

"Essential reading"—South Dakota History

“Fort Randall is interesting and informative.”—Roundup Magazine

This award-winning book immerses the reader in the day-to-day life of an important military outpost. Noted historian Jerome A. Greene chronicles the life of the fort from construction to demise.

1930 Newbery Honor Book

Four children homestead in South Dakota

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A new view of Laura Ingalls Wilder's life and work

Volume One in the South Dakota Biography Series

This is "a fascinating and remarkable book that deserves a place on the shelf of every Laura fan."—The Homesteader

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A slice of small-town South Dakota

John Miller’s award-winning best-seller continues to delight readers with accounts of the small-town communities that border Highway 14. With Miller as your guide, visit South Dakota’s laid-back capital, Pierre; Huron, the state-fair city; and Brookings, home of the state’s land-grant university.

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Catch a glimpse of the real Ice Age on the Great Plains


"Highly recommended"—The Midwest Book Review

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An ancient tree shares its secrets with Max and Hannah

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Preserving the place that is South Dakota, one building at a time

Lavish black-and-white photographs adorn Picturing the Past as authors Jay D. Vogt and Stephen C. Rogers attempt to answer pertinent historic preservation questions. Picturing the Past is a glimpse into South Dakotan buildings worth preserving for future generations.

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A traditional-style fairy tale set near the Black Hills

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A raccoon explores the night and finds an unexpected treasure

4th book in the Prairie Tale Series

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American Indian experiences in South Dakota during the last century

Thirteen essays explore modern American Indian political and cultural life in South Dakota.

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"If you like nostalgia or history, this is for you."—Omaha World Herald

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The romance of the founders of the Rapid City Journal

Sunshine Always is the correspondence of Joseph Gossage and Alice Bower during their long-distance courtship in the earliest days of Dakota Territory. Their language, ideas, and fears offer readers a window on late nineteenth-century life on the Great Plains.

"Enthusiastically recommended reading."—The Midwest Book Review

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Winner of five national book awards

A story of beginnings, featuring beautiful Lakota art

“A beautiful rendering of story and illustration that needs to be in every library interested in building the diversity of their collection.”—Kirkus Reviews