ARCHEOLOGY, GEOLOGY & ARCHITECTURE:

AMATEUR GEOLOGIST: A FIELD MANUAL - Alan M. Cvancara.  Tools and activities for exploring our planet.  Ideal for the nature enthusiast with little or no background in geology with easy-to-use mineral & landform keys, over 200 photos & drawings. $19.95

DISCOVERING FOSSILS: How to Find and Identify Remains of the Prehistoric Past - Frank A. Garcia & Donald S. Miller.  Complete reference to help collectors of any age.  $15.95

FACE OF NORTH DAKOTA (Third Edition) - John P. Bluemle.  This volume is a generalized discussion of North Dakota’s geology, meant to heighten people’s awareness of our natural environment and surroundings and help them better understand the changes in rocks and landforms that can be seen across the state. $6.00

FORMER GOVERNORS' MANSION OF NORTH DAKOTA: ITS HISTORY AND PRESERVATION - edited by Virginia Heidenreich. This presentation of essays include the work of many individuals, based on a lecture series, 1988. $ 7.50

GEOLOGY OF THE LEWIS & CLARK TRAIL IN NORTH DAKOTA - John W. Hoganson & Edward C. Murphy.  Follow the explorer’s path with nontechnical prose and full-color maps and photographs, experiencing the geologic wonders recorded in the journals. $18.00

AUTOBIOGRAPHY - BIOGRAPHY

AFRICAN AMERICANS IN NORTH DAKOTA: SOURCES AND ASSESSMENTS - Newgard, Sherman & Guerrero.  This book presents a chronicle on over 100 black individuals and families who lived in Dakota from the earliest days till the mid-20th century.  Hardcover   $24.95

ARISTROCRACY ON THE WESTERN FRONTIER: THE LEGACY OF THE OF THE MARQUIS DE MORES -- SHSND. Three essays concentrating on four years, from1883 when he and his family first settled in the Dakotas until their departure in 1886: 1) The Marquis in the Badlands.. 2) ..the Murder Case. 3) His Vision for the Chateau. $ 6.50

ARISTOCRAT OF THE WEST: THE STORY OF HAROLD SCHAFER - Larry Woiwode, hardcover.  Growing from the bare prairie of western North Dakota, Schafer created an empire in which nearly every home in the country had at least one of his products, Glass Wax, Mr. Bubble, Snowy Bleach.  His enthusiasm and optimism also brought Theodore Roosevelt’s old cow town of Medora from ruin to a premier tourist attraction. $24.95

BUILDING AN EMPIRE: “BIG PANTS” HARRY F. McLEAN AND HIS SONS OF MARTHA - Teresa Charland. $24.95

CAREER OF THE MARQUIS DE MORES IN THE BADLANDS OF N. D. Originally prepared by Arnold O. Goplen to guide the accuracy of the restoration and interpretation of the Chateau de Mores State Historic Site in the late 1930s.  $ 6.50

DID YOU KNOW THAT...?  By Curt Eriksmoen.  47 Fascinating stories about people who have lived in North Dakota. $14.95

LOST YEARS OF A.C. TOWNLEY: (AFTER THE NON PARTISAN LEAGUE. Larry Remele. $ 1.00

McLAUGHLIN, JAMES: THE MAN WITH AN INDIAN HEART - Louis L. Pfaller.   Possibly the most famous Indian agent in American history, this is the story of a man who was an agent, and then an Indian inspector who strove for fair treatment of the Indians. $15.00

MINI BIOGRAPHY SET - (Available individually for $1.50 ea) set $ 9.00

1) AMERICANIZATION OF CHRISTINE HILLIUS: GERMAN RUSSIAN EMIGRANT TO NORTH DAKOTA
2) KNUDSEN MILLER: PIONEER TEACHER
3) DAPHNA NYGAARD: A WOMAN IN POLITICS
4) T.H. THORESON: STATES ATTORNEY, TAX COMMISSIONER & LT. GOVERNOR
5) GEORGE B. WINSHIP: THE REFORMER
6) LYNN J. FRAZIER: GENTLEMAN FROM NORTH DAKOTA
7) NEIL C. McDONALD: SCHOOLMAN
8) GOODBYE TO ELBOWOODS: THE STORY OF HAROLD & EVA CASE
9) JOSEPH HARRIS HECKMAN: FATHER OF TAX-SUPPORTED SCHOOLS

PRAIRIE POPULIST: THE LIFE AND TIMES OF USHER L. BURDICK - Author Edward C. Blackorby tells of Burdick's frontier upbringing on Graham's Island near Devils Lake, North Dakota, and his political career in the North Dakota Legislature and 10 terms in the U.S. House of Representatives. It also details the personal side of Burdick's life, including his involvement with the Indian people of the state, his abiding interest in the history of North Dakota, and his family relationships, particularly with his son, Quentin, who served North Dakota as a U.S. Senator for 32 years. $28.95

REMEMBERING LOUIS L’AMOUR - Memoir by Reese Hawkins and his daughter, Meredith Hawkins Wallin.  As Louis’s best friend, Reese shares his friendship and life with a legion of fans.  Share stories from Louis’s study and travel across the frontier in stories and discussions. $16.95

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE: HUNTING TRIPS OF A RANCHMAN & THE WILDERNESS HUNTER - intro by Stephen Ambrose.   Written during his days as a ranchman in the Dakota Bad Lands, this books recounts his favorite adventure... tracking a 1200 pound grizzly ... and offers a personal view of the man who would be president. $18.95

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, IN THE DAKOTA BADLANDS: AN HISTORICAL GUIDE - Clay Jenkinson.   This book answers questions about Roosevelt’s time spent in Dakota Territory and the experiences he lived while here. $12.95

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE, THE RISE OF - Edmund Morris (winner of the Pulitzer Prize).   This classic biography is beautifully written about one of the most interesting men to ever become President of the United States.   $17.95

SIBLEY, HENRY HASTINGS: DIVIDED HEART - Rhoda R. Gilman.  (1811-1891).  Fur trader, congressman, U.S. Army general, and Minnesota’s first governor. Hardcover $32.95

ETHNOLOGY & ANTHROPOLOGY

AMERICAN INDIAN WOMEN: TELLING THEIR LIVES - Bataille & Sands.  The authors demonstrate the creative vitality of autobiographies that clarify the centrality of women in American Indian cultures.  Included is a comprehensive, annotated bibliography of   works by and about American Indian women. $13.95

ARIKARA NARRATIVE OF CUSTER’S CAMPAIGN AND THE BATTLE OF THE LITTLE BIGHORN - Orin G. Libby.  Little has been heard from the Indians who fought beside Custer - the Arikara scouts.  This is their eyewitness reports, the result of interviews with nine scouts in 1912.   This edition includes a new forward, preface and introduction. $14.95

BEING DAKOTA: TALES & TRADITIONS OF THE SISSETON & WAHPETON - Oneroad & Skinner.  Winner of the CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title award.  A major contribution to Plains Indian studies. $19.95

BLACK ELK, HOLY MAN OF THE OGLALA - Michael F. Steltenkamp.  This biography is based on extensive interviews with Black Elk’s last surviving daughter as well as friends who knew him personally. $14.95

BODMER’S AMERICA (KARL) His paintings and sketches constitute a unique visual survey of the American frontier. The full range of his work, printed in 359 plates, 257 full color as well as the subjects in their contexts. $150.00

BRAIN TANNING THE SIOUX WAY: STEP-BY-STEP, Larry Belitz. This small book provides detailed and accurate instructions for the complete process of tanning hides.  $2.95

BUFFALO BIRD WOMAN'S GARDEN as told to Gilbert L. Wilson. This Hidatsa Indian born about 1839 was an expert gardener. Here she shares her horticultural secrets.
$ 11.95

CHIPPEWA BEADWORK: A’NICINA’BE MANIDO’ MINESIKAN - SHSND. Based on an exhibit at the North Dakota Heritage Center, this slender volume features color photographs of stunning examples of Chippewa beadwork with educational background. $ 6.95

CHIPPEWA CUSTOMS - Frances Densmore.  This book gives accurate, detailed descriptions of the tribal customs, history, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Chippewa (Ojibway) Indians. $12.95

COYOTE WARRIOR: ONE MAN, THREE TRIBES, AND THE TRIAL THAT FORGED A NATION - Paul VanDevelder.  This book captures the modern struggle for Indian rights by recounting the ongoing fight by the Fort Berthold people to preserve their heritage and secure justice promised to them.  $19.95

DAKOTA LIFE IN THE UPPER MIDWEST - Samuel W. Pond.  In 1834 Samuel Pond and his brother arrived to preach Christianity to the Indians.  They spent nearly 20 years learning the language and observing how the Indians lived.  He recorded his recollections in the 1860s and 1870s.  $14.95

DAKOTA WAR OF 1862: Minnesota’s Other Civil War - Carley, Kenneth.  A fascinating portrayal of the conflict which is called one of the bloodiest of the U.S. Indian wars.  Taken from white and Indian participants and observers, this shows the sources of the Dakotas’ justified and bitter wrath - and its terrible consequences. $14.95

EARLY PEOPLES OF NORTH DAKOTA - C.L. Dill.  Follow the history of the first people who lived in & traveled across this area from 11,000 years ago to 1858. $ 6.00

FIVE INDIAN TRIBES OF THE UPPER MISSOURI - E.T. Denig. Sioux, Arikaras, Assiniboines, Crees, Crows - More than twenty years a fur trader on the Upper Missouri and married to an Assiniboine woman, the author was an acute and objective observer of Indian manners and customs. $19.95

GALL: LAKOTA WAR CHIEF - Robert W. Larson. Hardcover. One of the most prominent leaders of the Lakota Sioux, Gall was a great leader, both in war and later on the reservation.    A significant contribution to history, and our knowledge of Lakota culture. $24.95

GHOST DANCE RELIGION & THE SIOUX OUTBREAK OF 1890 - Mooney.  The author traced the progress of the Ghost Dance from place to place, describing the ritual and recording the distinctive song lyrics of seven separate tribes. His classic work includes succinct cultural and historical introductions to each tribal groups and depicts the Ghost Dance among the Sioux.  $35.00

HIDATSA SOCIAL & CEREMONIAL ORGANIZATIONS - Alfred W. Bowers. A study of an important horticultural Plains Indian tribe which synthesizes the rich material Bowers recorded in the early 1930s from the last generation of Hidatsas who lived in the historic village of Like-A-Fishhook. $24.95

HOW INDIANS USE WILD PLANTS FOR FOOD, MEDICINE & CRAFTS. (Formerly titled Uses of Plants by the Chippewa Indians) A wealth of new material for those interested in natural food, natural cures, and native crafts. $ 7.95

INDIAN BOYHOOD, A - see SANTEE SIOUX -- Charles Eastman $12.95

INDIAN DANCES OF NORTH AMERICA: THEIR IMPORTANCE TO INDIAN LIFE - Reginald & Gladys Laubin.  Indian dances of the early days revealed the very soul of the people, every even of life, every act of the day was expressed through the pain on his face, his songs & dances, etc.  This book conveys the deeply religious import of the dance and much valuable cultural background material. $24.95

INDIAN HERITAGE OF AMERICA - Alvin M. Josephy, Jr.  A new, expanded edition of the classic history of Native American life in North and South America, encompassing the whole historical and cultural range of Indian life in fascinating detail. $16.00

INDIAN LIFE ON THE UPPER MISSOURI - John C. Ewers.  Looked upon by the author as demonstrations of the results that can be obtained from the critical study of the various ethnohistorical sources as well as a contribution toward a better understanding of some aspects of the history and culture of the Indian tribes of the Upper Missouri. $19.95

INDIAN PEACE MEDALS IN AMERICAN HISTORY - Francis Paul Prucha.  The history of the nation’s Indian policy is revealed through Indian peace medals. $24.95

INDIAN RECIPES - United Tribes. With 39 recipes ranging from Fry Bread and Chippewa Wild Rice to Tripe & Cactus Salad. $ 5.00

INDIAN TIPI: IT’S HISTORY, CONSTRUCTION & USE - R & G Laubin. This book will show you how to make, use, and enjoy the best of all movable shelters which is as beautiful as it is serviceable. $24.95

KNIFE RIVER INDIAN VILLAGES (THE): M-E E’CCI AASHI AWADI - N. Sulivan & N. Vrooman. The story of the Hidatsa and Mandan people’s Knife River Indian villages, the story of cultural growth and a tale of tragedy. $ 6.95

LAST STANDING WOMAN (OJIBWE/CHIPPEWA) - Winona LaDuke.  Based on a tragic history and presenting a hopeful vision for the future, this book is a powerful and poignant first novel tracing the lives of seven generations of Anishinaabe (Ojibwe/Chippewa). $16.95

LEDGERBOOK OF THOMAS BLUE EAGLE.  Although fictional, this ledgerbook tells the story in narrative form using both the white man’s words and the Indians’ picture stories. These imaginary drawings show events that may well have occurred in the life of a Sioux boy who attended school in the East to learn about the world of the white man. Founded on historical facts and in ledgerbook style. $19.95

LIVING OUR LANGUAGE: OJIBWE TAKES & ORAL HISTORIES, A Bilingual anthology, edited by Anton Treuer.  Presenting original stories collected from ten Anishinaabe (Ojibwe) elders, with English translations on the facing pages. $19.95

MANDAN SOCIAL AND CEREMONIAL ORGANIZATION - Alfred W. Bowers.  Based on years of research and conversations, this book brings the world of the Mandan’s vividly to life, including ceremonies, legends, beliefs, myths, and much more.  A comprehensive look at the legacy and traditional roots of this culture. $24.95

MYTHS & LEGENDS OF THE SIOUX - Marie L. McLaughlin.  Thirty-eight stories filled with legendary figures as heard while growing up.   $14.95

NATIVE AMERICAN GARDENING, STORIES, PROJECTS & RECIPES FOR FAMILIES - Michael J. Caduto & Joseph Bruchac. Bringing the magical world of stories together with the nurturing experience of gardening. Plan and prepare the garden site, make garden crafts, and recipes to cook Native meals. $16.95

NATIVE AMERICAN SWEAT LODGE: HISTORY AND LEGENDS - Joseph Bruchac $12.95

PLAINS EARTHLODGES: ETHNOGRAPHIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES - edited by Donna C. Roper & Elizabeth P. Pauls.  Based on the Plains tribes, including the Mandan, Hidatsa, Cheyenne, and predecessors, experts in the field discuss topics including lodge construction, architecture, maintenance, deterioration, and lifespan as well as the ritual practices associated with them. $29.95

PLAINS INDIAN PHOTOGRAPHS OF EDWARD S. CURTIS.  The traditional cultures of the Plains Indians are recalled in stunning detail in this collection of black and white photographs.  Actual photos which Curtis took over twenty years with the Indians.  Hardcover $50.00

PLAINS INDIANS OF THE TWENTIETH CENTURY - Peter Iverson.  The author begins with a capsule history and introduces eleven articles by leading scholars in the field.  This collection emphasizes the ability of Plains Indians to change adapt, and yet maintain tribal identity despite demands on their lands and cultures. $14.95

POWWOW - Edited by Ellis, Lassiter, & Dunham.  Powwows provide an important way for Native peoples to gather regularly.  This book explores the history and significance of powwows to the present day. $19.95

RED CLOUD: WARRIOR-STATESMAN OF THE LAKOTA SIOUX - Larson.  Highly readable biography of Red Cloud, who was probably the most important tribal leader of the late nineteenth century. $19.95

SACAGAWEA SPEAKS: BEYOND THE SHINING MOUNTAINS WITH LEWIS & CLARK - Joyce Badgley Hunsaker - hardcover.  Filled with classic storytelling and user-friendly history, the author combines oral traditions, scholarly research, historical anecdotes, and images from a multitude of collections to present a complete picture of Sacagawea. $27.50

SACAJAWEA - Howard.  This colorful account retraces the path of the famed guide and interpreter for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, with an objective evaluation of the accounts of her later years. $19.95

SACAJAWEA, THE TRUTH ABOUT - Kenneth Thomasma (young adult). An accurate paraphrase of the journal accounts, this entry-by-entry approach allows readers to experience what Lewis and Clark wrote about their guide. Between the journal accounts is a short commentary and brief synopsis of events that took place between the entries. $7.99

SACRED BEAUTY: QUILLWORK OF PLAINS WOMEN - SHSND.  An exhibit catalog with 30 pages of strikingly beautiful color images of objects decorated with Northern Plains Indian quillwork. $ 6.95

SAKAKAWEA: THE BIRD WOMAN - Russell Reid. The historical account of the woman companion on the Lewis & Clark expedition. 27 pages in a clear and well-documented study of facts. $ 2.50

SANTEE SIOUX, HISTORY OF: UNITED STATES INDIAN POLICY ON TRIAL - Roy W. Meyer (Revised edition). From the original bands to the reservation, the author points out this book is based on history - not ethnology. It is also written from the “outside”, using government documents, newspapers and private papers. $17.95

SHEHEKE, MANDAN INDIAN DIPLOMAT: The Story of White Coyote, Thomas Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark - Tracy Potter.  Sheheke was the Mandan Indian who traveled from North Dakota with Lewis & Clark to meet President Thomas Jefferson in Washington, D.C., in 1806.  This is the dynamic story of his life. Paperback. $15.95

SIOUX, SANTEE/ INDIAN BOYHOOD OF - Charles Eastman.  One of the first American Indian biographies written, this book shares the provocative childhood recollections of a mixed-blood Santee Sioux who later became a government physician at the Pine Ridge Agency. Ohiyesa describes his life until age fifteen. $12.95

SITTING BULL: CHAMPION OF THE SIOUX - Stanley Vestal. Reporting the Sioux version of Sitting Bull’s life and accomplishments, the author’s realistic story makes a mockery of the weird legends and fantasies about the great warrior, chieftain and statesman. $24.95

SITTING BULL’S SURRENDER AT FORT BUFORD - Paul Hedren.  A brief accounting of this episode in American history. $ 6.95

SITTING BULL: TATANKA-IYOTANKA, A BIOGRAPHY.  This 47 page book lets you experience the culture and history in which Sitting Bull grew to adulthood. $7.95

SIX WEEKS IN THE SIOUX TEPEES: A Narrative of Indian Captivity by Sarah F. Wakefield - edited by June Namias.  In 1862, this young doctor’s wife and children found themselves in the Dakota War in Minnesota.  She relates the ordeal and the heroism of the man who protected them. $9.95

STRANGE EMPIRE (Metis - Louis Riel) - Joseph Kinsey Howard.  The story of Louis Riel, the Metis people, and their struggle for a homeland on the plains of the United States - Canada border. $24.95

THROUGH DAKOTA EYES: Narrative Accounts of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862 - edited by Anderson & Woolworth.  With the diversity and complexity of Dakota culture and politics, this book captures some of the human drama, tragedy, and confusion from the frontier wars. $15.95

WAHEENEE (Univ of Neb. Press) - Gilbert L. Wilson.  A Hidatsa Indian girl’s story, born in 1839 amid a devastated tribe, three years after the smallpox winter. $ 11.95

WOMEN OF THE EARTH LODGES: TRIBAL LIFE ON THE PLAINS - Virginia Bergman Peters.  The author follows the life cycle of a representative woman to explore female farming, trading, and hunting activities, the organization of village life, and the culture of war. $19.95

YEAR THE STARS FELL, THE: LAKOTA WINTER COUNTS AT THE SMITHSONIAN.  Hardcover.  This book provides detailed information on the creators, keepers, and collectors of the winter counts over eleven centuries.  Hardcover. $45.00

YUTO'KECA TRANSITION (BURDICK COLLECTION). This book displays magnificent beaded clothing and functional items of Plain Indians of mostly Sioux influence. Collection at the State Historical Society of North Dakota.  $23.95

EXPLORATION

ALONG THE TRAIL WITH LEWIS & CLARK.  Historical highlights and color maps; where to stay, what to do.. $19.95

ART OF THE LEWIS & CLARK TRAIL - Jeff Evenson.  With over 90 paintings reproduced from artists like Charles Russell, Robert Bateman, John Clymer, Karl Bodmer, Michael Haynes, this large, full color coffee table book is stunning! $42.95 

ATLAS OF THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION $200.00

BIRDS AND MAMMALS OBSERVED BY LEWIS & CLARK IN NORTH DAKOTA - Russell Reid & Clell Gannon. Reprinted from North Dakota History, Vol 66, No. 2, Spring1999. $3.95

CONQUEST OF THE MISSOURI - Joseph Mills Hanson.  With a new introduction by Paul Hedren, this 450 plus page book shares the adventures of Grant March and his years as the most popular steamboat captain, hired by the army. $21.95

DEAR BROTHER: LETTERS OF WILLIAM CLARK TO JONATHAN CLARK - James J. Holmberg.     Hardcover,  $40.00

FATHER DE SMET IN DAKOTA - Louis Pfaller.  The story of this kindly Indian missionary, traveler and peacemaker was first written in 1960, now with added footnotes included in this booklet. $5.00

FINDING THE WEST: EXPLORATIONS WITH LEWIS AND CLARK - James P. Ronda.  Centered on stories and storytellers, the author uses his twenty some years of research and writing about this pivotal era to interpret fascination with the West. $23.95

IN SEARCH OF YORK: THE SLAVE WHO WENT TO THE PACIFIC WITH LEWIS & CLARK (revised edition, hardcover) -  Robert B. Betts.  The sole African American member of the Lewis & Clark Expedition, body servant to Clark, York emerges as a believable human being touching both the heights and depths of the world he lived in.  The author exposes the impact of racial prejudice on historical interpretation. $39.95

JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 2 - G. Moulton. Aug. 30, 1803 - Aug. 24, 1804. $75.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 3 - G. Moulton.  Aug. 25, 1804 - Apr. 6, 1805.  $75.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 4 - G. Moulton.  Apr. 7 - July 27, 1805. $75.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 5 - G. Moulton. July. 28 - Nov. 1, 1805. $75.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 6 - G. Moulton.  Nov. 2, 1805 - Mar 22, 1806. $75.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 7 - G. Moulton.  Mar. 23 - June 9, 1806. $75.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 8 - G. Moulton.  June 10 - Sept. 26, 1806. $70.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 9 - G. Moulton.  Journals of John Ordway, May 14, 1804 - Sept. 23, 1806. $75.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 10 - G. Moulton. Journals of Patrick Gass, May 14, 1804 - Sept. 23, 1806. $65.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 11 - G. Moulton. Journals of Joseph Whitehouse, May 14, 1804 - Apr. 2, 1806. $65.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 12 - G. Moulton $75.00
JOURNALS OF LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, VOL. 13 - G. Moulton $75.00
JOURNALS OF PATRICK GASS: MEMBER OF THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION - edited by Carol Lynn MacGregor.  One of the few members of the expedition to keep a continuous log of the entire journey.  Along with these firsthand accounts is the inclusion of Gass’s recently discovered personal account ledger. $20.00

LEWIS & CLARK AMONG THE INDIANS - James P. Ronda (Bicentennial edition).  This book is an important contribution to Indian ethnohistory and to the literature of the Lewis & Clark expedition. $17.95

LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION, ATLAS, Vol. 1 of the Journals. $200.00

LEWIS & CLARK: GEOLOGY OF THE TRAIL IN NORTH DAKOTA - John W. Hoganson & Edward C. Murphy.  Follow the explorer’s path with nontechnical prose and full-color maps and photographs, experiencing the geologic wonders recorded in the journals. $18.00

LEWIS & CLARK IN NORTH DAKOTA - R. Reid.  Concentrating on the Lewis & Clark travels in North Dakota...through the explorers’ journal entries, follow the Missouri River, the changing seasons, and encounters with new people and cultures. $15.95

LEWIS & CLARK, PIONEERING NATURALISTS - Paul Russell Cutright. The author has added scientific detail with the medical aspects of the expedition discussed. $24.95

LEWIS & CLARK, STORY BEHIND THE SCENERY.  Dramatic full-color photography with informative text to commemorate the epic journey. $ 9.95

LEWIS & CLARK, TAILOR MADE, TRAIL WORN: ARMY LIFE, CLOTHING, & WEAPONS OF THE CORPS OF DISCOVERY - Robert J. Moore, Jr. & Michael Haynes.  This book describes military life with individual items of clothing they used, and the weapons and equipment that made their trek a success.  Using materials in archives and museums, he’s painted and sketched a rich vision of the expedition based upon research.  Hardcover   $39.95

LEWIS & CLARK: VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY - Stephen E. Ambrose.  National Geographic... Bicentennial Edition.  Highlighted by stunning photographs as well as contemporary art, this book brings America’s heritage to life as it recreates the expedition.  Hardcover   $35.00

PLANTS OF THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION - H. Wayne Phillips.  With excerpts from the journals and descriptions, this book mixes history with botany.  With 7 maps, 315 color photographs, 10 nineteenth-century sketches of Lewis & Clark’s specimens and quotations from the journals. $20.00

PROLOGUE TO LEWIS & CLARK: THE MACKAY AND EVANS EXPEDITION - Raymond Wood.  As the last effort by Spain to gain control over the Missouri River basin before the US purchased the Louisiana territory, Mackay and Evans led this Spanish expedition which later provided the Lewis and Clark expedition with invaluable information.    Hardcover $34.95

RED RIVER TRAILS: Oxcart Routes Between st. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement, 1820 - 1870. - Carolyn Gilman. The authors vividly describe the trails. $14.95

SHEHEKE, MANDAN INDIAN DIPLOMAT: The Story of White coyote, Thomas Jefferson, and Lewis and Clark - Tracy Potter.  This book gives the Mandan chief who visited President Jefferson his rightful place as a major participant in the transcontinental travels of Lewis & Clark. $15.95

TRAVELING THE LEWIS & CLARK TRAIL - Julie Fanselow. Share the wonder of the Lewis and Clark expedition as they follow roads and highways that parallel much of the route. Detailed information. $15.95

UNDAUNTED COURAGE: M. LEWIS, T. JEFFERSON & THE OPENING OF THE AMERICAN WEST... poignant human drama; epic narrative puts you in Lewis’s moccasins all the way across the great American West. Paperback. $17.00

VAST AND OPEN PLAIN: The Writings of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in North Dakota, 1804-1806 edited & introduction by Clay S. Jenkinson.  Experience the Lewis & Clark expedition by reading, together in one place, entries from the journals of Lewis, Clark, Gass, Ordway, and Whitehouse.  This book features all the journal entries written by the Corps of Discovery for each of the 218 days that the Corps of Discovery spent in what is now North Dakota.  648 pages, 90 color and black-and-white illustrations, and 10 original maps.  Paper -  $34.95, hard cover - $49.95

FUR TRADE

AMERICAN FUR TRADE OF THE FAR WEST, VOL. 1 - H.M. Chittenden. This volume includes the organization and financing of the fur trade and a detailed history of the major American companies operating in the trans- Mississippi West to the year 1843. $19.95

AMERICAN FUR TRADE OF THE FAR WEST, VOL. 2 - H.M. Chittenden. Volume 2 follows the traps and trails of famous characters with descriptions of explorers, missionaries, government survey parties, and Indian tribes of the fur trade West, and the geography of that region. $16.95

AT THE CONFLUENCE: THEN AND NOW - reprinted from the North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. $17.95

EXPLORING THE FUR TRADE ROUTES OF NORTH AMERICA - Barbara Huck. Discover the highways that opened a continent with driving directions to 100 sites through 14 states or provinces.  With full color maps, hundreds of photographs and detailed driving directions to every site. $24.95

EARLY FUR TRADE ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS - W. Raymond Wood, Thomas D. Thiessen.  Canadian Traders Among Mandan and Hidatsa. $29.95

FORT UNION AND THE UPPER MISSOURI FUR TRADE - Barton Barbour.  (Hardcover).  Presenting the first comprehensive history of Fort Union, exploring the economic, social, legal, cultural, and political significance of the fort. $34.95

FORT UNION TRADING POST: FUR TRADE EMPIRE ON THE UPPER MISSOURI.  Founded in 1829, this was the grandest of fur posts on the upper Missouri and Yellowstone rivers by the American Fur Company and it’s rivals. $9.95

FUR TRADE IN NORTH DAKOTA - C. Dill, G. Camp & J. Peterson. The impact of the fur trade on American Indian cultures in North Dakota from the 1730s to 1880s is captured in four well-written essays - detailing the people, companies & forts that dominated the era. $ 7.50

STEAMBOATS OF THE FORT UNION FUR TRADE, An Illustrated Listing of Steamboats on the Upper Missouri River, 1831 - 1867 by Michael M. Casler. $12.95

WHEN SKINS WERE MONEY: A HISTORY OF THE FUR TRADE - James A. Hanson.  Packed with keen insights from exhaustive research, Hanson traces the historical development of the fur trade from the discovery of the continent down to modern times.  $24.95

WHERE TWO WORLDS MEET (Great Lakes Fur Trade) - C. Gilman.  Based on a museum exhibit collection from the Minnesota Historical Society; Through an 13-year underwater search, a treasure trove of trade goods, remarkably preserved, where canoe accidents had dumped them centuries earlier. $18.95

GENERAL HISTORY

AUTOMOBILE, HISTORY OF IN NORTH DAKOTA TO 1911 - C. Larsen.  Documenting how the automobile transformed North Dakota beginning with the first self-propelled device, built in Dakota Territory in 1883 - and moves to 1897 when the first known automobile appeared. $ 1.50

BLEED, BLISTER, AND PURGE: A History of Medicine on the American Frontier - Volney Steele, M.D.  Not only a summary of peculiar medical practices of the past, Dr. Steele sheds light on the dedication of those who cared for patients in all phases. $15.00

CHRISTMAS MEMORIES BOOK... fill in the pages to document 20 years of your family Christmas memories in this beautiful hardcover book. $16.95

COMMON WATERS: A Story of Life Along the Red River of the North. Part of the Prairie Documents Photographic Book Series. $18.95

DAKOTA COWBOY: MY LIFE IN THE OLD DAYS - Ike Blasingame. The author lived his story and tells it straight in the language of the cow country - warm, human, flavorful. $16.95

DAKOTANS ARE READING PEOPLE: THE CONTINUING STORY OF THE NORTH DAKOTA NEWSPAPER ASSOCIATION 1886-2003 - Danny Butcher & Marah De Meule.  This book pays tribute to the pioneers of one of the country’s most successful professional state newspaper associations, from the pioneers to present-day leaders.  $9.95

GARRISON DAM: THE STORY OF: Taming the Big Muddy - S Robinson.  Construction of rolled earth dam on the Missouri River in North Dakota. $20.00

HISTORY OF NORTH DAKOTA - Robinson.  This 1966 reissued work is full of politics, sociology, economics, ethnology, theology, nature studies, and geography. $25.00

MEDORA AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL PARK - Gary Leppart.  Part of the Image of America series full of archival photographs sharing the history of this special community. $19.99

NORTH DAKOTA BLUE BOOK, 2007-2009... . Information not readily available in other reference materials for both the casual readers and serious students of our local and state government, its resources and culture.  The featured section is “Progressive North Dakota in the 21st Century”.   $20.00

NORTH DAKOTA CENTENARIANS AT THE END OF THE 20th CENTURY, 100 OR SO... - Everett C. Albers & Rebecca J. Weisgerber.  The philosophy, advice and life stories of almost 100 North Dakota centenarians who responded to Governor Ed Schafer and First Lady Nancy Schafer to celebrate their longevity and share their wisdom plus 100s of photographs. $9.95

NORTH DAKOTA: CLASON’S GREEN GUIDE (and 1930 map of ND). Originally produced to attract new residents to North Dakota, this reproduction of a 1920 booklet and accompanying map is sure to delight you with the charm of those earlier days. The New Census Edition was originally published at a time in the state's history when highways and trails were being established and improved to accommodate the rapidly growing number of motorists across the country. Some of the roads and towns on the map no longer exist or have been replaced. Booklet: 32 pages, 4 1/8 x 6 1/4 inches, Map: 16 1/8 x 22 ½ inches.$10.95

NORTH DAKOTA, HEAL THYSELF: The Story of The First Hundred Years of The School of Medicine and Health Sciences - The University of North Dakota -  by John Vennes, Ph.D. & Patrick McGuire. This hardcover book tells the story of how professors and staff of the smallest full-time faculty medical school in the country manage to put out doctors whose scores rank in the top quarter of the nation. $45.00

NORTH DAKOTA HISTORY: JOURNAL OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS CUMULATIVE INDEX, 1845-1998.  Includes CD-ROM.   Now free at our web site <www.state.nd.us/hist.com>, this copy is still available at a discounted $5.00.

OLD WALLS DO TELL TALES: THE PIONEER STORIES OF BUCKSTOP JUNCTION - Brenda Tzipori, M.Ed.  True stories of the buildings that collectively comprise the historic town of Buckstop Junction, just east of Bismarck, North Dakota, with full color photography throughout.

ON DOING LOCAL HISTORY - Carol Kammen.  With hands-on examples and advise, the author introduces you to the excitement and varieties of local history. $24.95

ONE TO REMEMBER: THE RELENTLESS BLIZZARD OF MARCH 1966 - Ramsey & Skroch.  With 650+ pages of text and photos, remember the 3 -4 day storm that proved a test of endurance.    $17.95

ORAL HISTORY MANUAL - Sommer & Quinlan.  A guide to help conduct oral history research using direct, clear language and step-by-step instructions, checklists, forms, etc. $24.95

PRAIRIE TRAVELER, THE BEST SELLING HANDBOOK FOR AMERICA’S PIONEERS  - Randolph B. Marcy (Captain, U.S. Army) Includes routes, first aid, recommended clothing, shelter, provisions, wagon maintenance, the selection and care of horses, as well as information concerning the habits of Indians. $12.95

RANCH LIFE & THE HUNTING TRAIL - Theodore Roosevelt.  With 83 illustrations by Frederic Remington, this book describes T. Roosevelt’s routine labor and extraordinary adventures. $17.95

RED RIVER RISING: THE ANATOMY OF A FLOOD AND THE SURVIVAL OF AN AMERICAN CITY - Ashley Shelby.  Based on one of the worst floods in US history from April, 1997, the author depicts a city in crisis - Grand Forks.  Hardcover $24.95

ROOSEVELT’S (THEODORE) CABIN: THE TRAVELS AND TRIBULATIONS OF... - Mike Thompson.  Using many early photos and postcards images, as well as portions of Roosevelt’s letters, enjoy the history of this little log cabin. $11.95

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE & THE DAKOTA BADLANDS - Brooks & Mattison. 50 pages about the Badlands, Medora, & Roosevelt. $4.95

ROOSEVELT, THEODORE NATIONAL PARK: THE STORY BEHIND THE SCENERY - Henry Schoch and Bruce Kay. The region comes alive in dramatic full-color photography highlighting the grandeur of America with informative text. $ 8.95

STORY OF THE PEACE GARDEN STATE - Erling Rolfsrud. This book chronicles the colorful history of those who have lived in and loved this prairie land, from ‘The First People’, through ‘Lewis & Clark’, the ‘Fur Traders’, ‘Sioux Uprising’, ‘Bonanza Farms’, ‘Little Bighorn’, to the ‘Taming of Big Muddy’ with numerous photos and 125 pages. $4.95

WPA GUIDE TO 1930's IN NORTH DAKOTA (THE) - SHSND.  Presents an engaging montage of this state at the end of the Depression Era.  Includes ‘Survey of the State’, ‘City Neighbors’, ‘Playgrounds’, and ‘Highways and Trails.’ $12.95

MILITARY HISTORY

AT THE CONFLUENCE: THEN AND NOW - reprinted from the North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. $17.95

ARMY WIVES ON THE AMERICAN FRONTIER: LIVING BY THE BUGLES - Anne Bruner Eales.  Based on the writings of more than fifty women who accompanied their husbands to remote duty posts in the far west. $16.95

BEHIND BARBED WIRE: Midwest POWs in Nazi Germany.  POW Dan Bied wrote of mixed emotions about the entire string of jumbled events. $5.00

BUFFALO SOLDIERS: A NARRATIVE OF THE NEGRO CAVALRY IN THE WEST - William Leckie. Organized into the 9th and 10th Cavalry, their service in controlling hostile Indians during the next 20 years was as invaluable as it was unrecognized. $19.95

CHARDON’S JOURNAL AT FORT CLARK, 1834-1839 - Chardon. In 1834 Francis A. Chardon took charge of Fort Clark, a main post of the American Fur Company on the Upper Missouri - rare glimpses of daily life among the Mandan Indians... smallpox scourge.  $25.00

CITIZEN’S AS SOLDIERS: A HISTORY OF THE NORTH DAKOTA NATIONAL GUARD - Jerry Cooper w/Glenn Smith.  A comprehensive study of a state military organization from its origins as a territorial militia during the Civil War, to the close of the 1970s. $29.95

ENEMIES: WWII ALIEN INTERNMENT - John Christgau.  In all, 31,275 enemy aliens were imprisoned in camps like those in this book about Fort Lincoln, just south of Bismarck, ND.  This book tells the stories of several individuals of this experience. $17.50

FOLLOWING THE CUSTER TRAIL IN 1876 - Laudie J. Chorne.  Divided into individual parts, each one marking one day’s march & events.  Each map & page showing a camp site & location description is followed with a summary with that day’s events, etc. $24.95

FORTY MILES A DAY ON BEANS & HAY - Don Rickey Jr.  Spotlight on the enlisted man of the regular army during Indian Wars in the West, 1865 - 1890's. $19.95

FRONTIER ARMY IN THE SETTLEMENT OF THE WEST - Michael L. Tate.  The author examines the army’s nonmartial contribution to our nation’s development, such as exploration, scientific records, building roads, etc. $19.95

FRONTIER REGULARS: THE UNITED STATES ARMY AND THE INDIAN, 1866-1891 - Robert Utley.  Brilliant descriptions of military maneuvers and battles of the final, massive drive by the Regular Army to subdue and control the American Indians and open the West during the 25 years following the Civil War. $24.95

FRONTIER SOLDIER: An Enlisted Man’s Journal, Sioux and Nez Perce Campaigns, 1877 - William F. Zimmer.  The journal of a private, rich in detail as he recorded his adventures in Indian warfare. $15.95

HARDTACK & COFFEE: THE UNWRITTEN STORY OF ARMY LIFE - John D. Billings.  With a vivid, detailed picture of what ordinary soldiers endured every day during the Civil War, enhanced by many drawings. $17.95

JAY COOKE’S GAMBLE: The Northern pacific Railroad’s Yellowstone Surveys, George Custer and the Panic of 1873 by M. John Lubetkin.  The author vividly portrays the fascinating soldiers, engineers, businessmen, politicians and Native Americans who tried either to build or block the railroad.   He used lots of illustrations and maps and drawing on previously unpublished letters, diaries, reports, etc. $29.95

HOKAHEY!  A GOOD DAY TO DIE!  THE INDIAN CASUALTIES OF THE CUSTER FIGHT - Richard G. Hardorff.  This book details the final moments of each of the fallen Cheyenne and Lakota heroes.  The author sifted through many interviews with Indian survivors of the battle and cross checked his information. $12.95

IN CUSTER’S SHADOW: MAJOR MARCUS RENO - Ronald H. Nichols.  The complex life of Reno, Custer’s second-in-command is presented in this book.  The author unravels the controversy surrounding the Battle of Little Big Horn. $19.95

INDIAN PEACE MEDALS IN AMERICAN HISTORY - Francis Paul Prucha.  With two distinct parts, this book presents the history of the use of the medals in American dealings with the Indians as well as a catalog of the individual medals, with a brief history of the designing and manufacturing of each. $24.95

LAMP FOR A SOLDIER - Sarah Sand Stevenson . The touching story of an American nurse in World War I. $ 2.75

MARCH ON THE DAKOTA’S: THE SIBLEY EXPEDITION OF 1863 - Susan Mary Kudelka.  This book has a compilation of information including listings of the camps and campsites as well as the record of troups listed (divided by company) along with the casualty names. $14.95

MILITARY LIFE IN DAKOTA: THE JOURNAL OF PHILIP-PE REGIS DE TROBRIAND, COMMANDER AT FORT STEVENSON - He rose to the rank of general in the Civil War and in 1867, assumed command of Fort Stevenson.  His journals describe the daily life of a frontier outpost, giving a frank and vivid account of army life in the last years of the Indian wars. $14.95

REMINISCENCES OF A SOLDIER’S WIFE - Ellen McGowan Biddle, THE WIFE OF A U.S. Army officer.  This is a collection of her observations about life in the Army up through 1896, relaying the day-to-day events and life on the frontier. $12.95

SAGEBRUSH SOLDIER: Private William Earl Smith’s View of the Sioux War of 1876 - Sherry L. Smith.  Much of the content taken directly from Private Smith’s diary, he shared the war in detail from the enlisted men’s viewpoint. $14.95

SITTING BULL’S SURRENDER AT FORT BUFORD - Paul L. Hedren. A brief accounting of this episode in American history. $ 6.95

VANISHED: GERMAN-AMERICAN INTERNMENT, 1841-48 - a TRACES exhibit book.  Actual case studies of people arbitrarily detained, interned and even deported by the US government during the war. $10.00

MISCELLANEOUS & CRAFTS

ARMY WIFE’S COOKBOOK: With Household Hints and Home Remedies - Alice Kirk Grierson $5.95

ART OF FLINT KNAPPING - D.C. Waldorf (fourth edition).  Still covering materials from the first three printings, from the basic ‘how the Indians made arrowheads and instructions’, to more precise and technical information, now dealing with the biface productions as it is found in the North American archaeological record. $14.95

ART OF MAKING PRIMITIVE BOWS & ARROWS - D.C. Waldorf.  Accurate step-by-step instruction on how to make your own equipment - with lots of illustrations. $14.95

BUFFALO RECIPES - Lauren Lesmeister.  Each recipe in this little spiral bound cookbook has been tried, tested, and perfected to give you the most delicious buffalo meals around! $9.95

DUTCH OVEN COOKING, Fourth Edition - John G. Ragsdale. A handy little guide that’s bound to be a hit on any camping trip. It shows you how to practice the art of Dutch oven cooking - packed with lots of simple recipes. $ 8.95

GERMAN FOOD & FOLKWAYS, Heirloom Memories from Europe, South Russia and the Great Plains - R M H Gueldner.  A combination of text and recipes that are understandable and attractive, this is an enrichment by the culinary traditions of the Germans from Russia people. $25.00

HANDBOOK OF NORTH DAKOTA PLANTS - O. A. Stevens.  With over 1200 species, this book is full of sketches and black and white photographs, with descriptions using c common names.   Hardcover. $11.95

INDIAN RECIPES - see under ETHNOLOGY

PRAIRIE COLLECTIONS COOKBOOK - Bismarck/Mandan Symphony.  Compiled for the state centennial in 1989, these 400 tested recipes includes family favorites, ethnic specialties and party recipes not readily found in other cookbooks. $19.95

QUILL & BEADWORK OF THE WESTERN SIOUX - Carrie A. Lyford.  The classic work on the important Plains Indian arts, - Cheyennes, Arapahoes as well as the Sioux. This is a history and a practical, easy to follow manual for people wishing to recreate for themselves objects decorated in an authentic and traditional manner. $ 9.95

QUILLWORK OF PLAINS WOMEN: SACRED BEAUTY - see under ETHNOLOGY

SACAGAWEA COOKBOOK: With Contemporary Recipes - Teri Evenson, Lauren Lesmeister and Jeff Evenson.  Written in the spirit of remembrance and gratitude for Lewis & Clark’s famous guide, also incorporating many of the same plants, roots and meats available to her into contemporary recipes.  A great companion to the Lewis & Clark Cookbook. $19.95

THEY CAPTURED THE MOMENT: DAKOTAS PHOTOGRAPHERS 1853-1920 by Rober Kolbe with Brian Bade.  With 1750 photographers indexed throughout North and South Dakota who helped record this areas visual history.  There are 100 photos to help illustrate that history. $29.95

UNPUZZLING YOUR PAST - Emily Ann Croom.  A Basic Guide to Genealogy - Third Edition.  This is a basic handbook to use when you start your genealogical detective work.  It includes interview formats, sample letters, work sheets, multi-generation forms, census extraction forms, a resource section, bibliographies and case studies. $14.99

NATURAL HISTORY/PHOTOGRAPHIC INFORMATION

AMERICA’S HERITAGE: CAPITOLS OF THE UNITED STATES - Willis J. Ehlert.  Learn more about our Capitols and their histories. $10.95

AMERICA’S LAND OF TRANQUILITY: VISIONS OF THE SECRET BEAUTY OF NORTH DAKOTA - Images by Steve Silverman.  In glorious full color photographs and lyrical text, you’ll discover sights and insights to experience the secret beauty of a new landscape.  175 pages, coffee-table book, hardcover $40.00

BADLANDS OF THE HIGH PLAINS - Chuck Haney.  Come with the photographer off the roads and deep into the high plains badlands, and savor the subtle and savage beauties of nature’s handiwork. 120 pages of stunning photos.  HC, coffee table size $29.95

BIRDS & MAMMALS OBSERVED BY LEWIS & CLARK IN NORTH DAKOTA - Russell Reid & Clell Gannon.  Reprinted from “North Dakota History, Vol. 66, No. 2, Spring 1999". $ 3.95

BIRDS OF THE DAKOTAS FIELD GUIDE - Stan Tekiela.  With full-color photos of 125 species of only Dakota birds with an easy-to-use color guide and range maps. $13.95

BUFFALO COUNTRY: A NORTHERN PLAINS NARRATIVE - Edward Raventon.  Weaving personal adventures with stretches of history, follow buffalo along old trails,  into the buttes, across the prairies and badlands, and along the riverbeds. $20.00

BUFFALO NATION: HISTORY AND LEGEND OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BISON - Valerius Geist.  The author tells the story the buffalo, from the brutal war to the amazing comeback as well as the natural history.  It includes many well known writings and illustrations along with more that 80 historical and contemporary photographs. $22.95

BUTTERFLIES OF NORTH DAKOTA - Royer.  Profusely illustrated in color, this new edition provides a comprehensive reference for each of the state’s 148 recorded species of butterflies.  Hardcover. $40.00

EVERY PLACE WITH A NAME - Mark Strand.  During North Dakota’s 1976 bi-centennial year, seven photographers set out across the state to photograph North Dakota main streets, the people and points of interest for the Dakota Photo Documentary Project. $18.95

FORMER GOVERNORS' MANSION OF NORTH DAKOTA.  Home to North Dakota’s governors from 1893 - 1960, essays about this stately mansion and it’s structure, occupants, etc. $ 7.50

HUNTING OF THE BUFFALO - E. Douglas Branch.  The marvelous and useful animal that once roamed the American plains is chronicled from Indian legends, old letters and diaries, and tales of frontier travelers. $18.95

LEWIS & CLARK PIONEERING NATURALISTS - see under EXPLORATION

NATURE IN WINTER: STOKES NATURE GUIDE - this book reveals fascinating details about the lives and behavior of the plants and animals with 8 small field guides and 485 stunning pen-and-ik drawings. $14.95

MAIN STREET, NORTH DAKOTA in Vintage Postcards, part of the Postcard History Series - Geneva Roth Olstad.  Volume #1 - $19.99 Volume #2 - $18.99

NORTH DAKOTA BLUE BOOK, 2007-2009 Comprehensive information on all aspects of North Dakota from political to state symbols and who’s who.   $20.00

NORTH DAKOTA IMPRESSIONS - Chuck Haney.  Across the state of North Dakota, this well-known photographer has taken yet another stunning series of pictures depicting our beautiful state.   80 pages, paper,  $9.95

NORTH DAKOTA: LAND OF CHANGING SEASONS - limited Centennial edition.  From 1989, this book is dedicated to the people who lived and live through North Dakota’s changing seasons, from the very early history through all the changes with many photos, facts, and recollections in this 184 page book. $28.95

NORTH DAKOTA PICTORIAL GUIDE.  From the company who makes a lot of North Dakota’s postcards, this little book is full of the best of the best!  33 pages covering every aspect of North Dakota, from state bird, flower, etc. to scenic areas. $6.95

NORTH DAKOTA: SIMPLY BEAUTIFUL - Chuck Haney.  From the badlands to vast farm fields, Fargo to Medora, savor the combination of landforms, lifestyles, and environments across the state of North Dakota. 120 pages of stunning, full-color, coffee-table sized photos.  Hardcover $24.95

NORTH DAKOTA WILDLIFE PORTFOLIO - photography by Daphne Kinzler (from North Dakota).  This fabulous coffee table book has 118 dazzling color photographs of North Dakota’s beautiful fauna, large and small. $24.95

NORTH DAKOTA’S MISSOURI RIVER: the way it was, the way it is, the way it can be. - Andy Mork.  A before and after comparison. $12.95

PARTICIPATING IN NATURE: Field Guide to Primitive Living Skills - Thomas J. Elpel. This guide gives you a direct, hands-on experience for dozens of innovative skills to discover nature and it’s uses, along with 350 pictures and illustrations. $25.00

PLANTS OF THE LEWIS & CLARK EXPEDITION - H. Wayne Phillips.  This complete books has 7 maps, 315 color photographs, 10 nineteenth century sketches of Lewis & Clark’s specimens and quotations from the explorer’s journals. $20.00

PRAIRIE DOG EMPIRE: A Saga of the Shortgrass Prairie - Paul A. Johnsgard.  The author describes in clear and detailed terms the habitat and habits of the black-tailed prairie dogs - their behavior and colony makeup, etc.   Hardcover $29.95

TRAVELER’S COMPANION TO ND STATE HISTORIC SITES. This guidebook is designed to help you find the sites that will awaken your interest in North Dakota’s lively and varied past. Focusing on 56 state historic sites and markers with a brief description and history of each site, as well as illustrations and maps. $12.95

USES OF PLANTS BY THE INDIANS OF THE MISSOURI REGION - Melvin Gilmore. Showing the relation of the native people of the plains to plant life and their ingenuity in supplying their necessities and pleasures therefrom. $11.00

VISITOR'S GUIDE TO THE NORTH DAKOTA CAPITOL GROUNDS: BUILDINGS, MONUMENTS, AND STONES - Robert F. Biek Fifty-five pages packed with photographs and information about the beautiful buildings and monuments found on the capitol mall and the stones used to create them. $ 3.00

WILDFLOWERS OF THE NORTHERN GREAT PLAINS, third edition.  Vance, Jowsey, McLean & Switzer.   With a new section on grasses, sedges, and rushes.  Includes 750 color photographs with 455 species. $19.95

WILDFLOWERS, TALLGRASS PRAIRIE: A FIELD GUIDE - Ladd/Oberle.  A Nature Conservancy book with more than 230 color photographs, 295 species, habitat/range information, historical & cultural notes, educational glossary, complete index of scientific & common names and directory of tallgrass prairie in 13 states. $24.95

WILDLIFE VIEWING GUIDE, NORTH DAKOTA - Joseph Knue.  A unique, multi agency project developed in cooperation with Defenders of Wildlife.  This guide will lead you to 81 of the state’s premier wildlife viewing locations. With detailed descriptions of each site, maps and access information, helpful viewing tips, and more than 50 color photos. $ 5.95

SETTLEMENT AND IMMIGRATION:

DAKOTA COWBOY: MY LIFE IN THE OLD DAYS - Ike Blasingame.  This salty cowboy came north taking the reader across the treacherous Missouri River, into the wild cow towns, through the round-ups and prairie fires with vivid details. $16.95

DAKOTA KRAUT - Ron Vossler.  Consisting of memoirs, travel articles, journalism, profiles, story written for radio, etc., the author brings together much of his German from Russia childhood and ancestry. $30.00

DUST BOWL DIARY - Ann Marie Low.  An information account of the drought and depression in North Dakota from 1927 - 1937.  This diary tells the story of one family’s struggle of survival on a North Dakota farm. $16.95

ETHNIC HERITAGE IN NORTH DAKOTA - Centennial Edition edited by Francie Berg.  Providing interesting and well photographed insights into the diversity of North Dakota’s unique character.    Hardcover $21.95

FROM THE BANAT TO NORTH DAKOTA: A History of the German-Hungarian Pioneers in Western North Dakota by David Dreyer & Josette Hatter.   This book is a collection of personal histories written by and about the North Dakota Banaters. $19.95

GREAT NORTHERN RAILWAY: A HISTORY - Hidy, Hidy, Scott & Hofsommer.  Over 350 pages of history, from 1856 to the merger in 1970.  Illustrated with more than 200 maps, period photographs & drawings, it also lists the original track-laying history, removals etc. from Minneapolis to Seattle. $29.95

GRASS OF THE EARTH: The Story of a Norwegian Immigrant Family in Dakota’ - Aagot Raaen.  The 1870s - 90s were the setting for richly detailed family homesteaders life in North Dakota. $16.95

HORSE AND BUGGY DOCTOR: Arthur E. Hertzler, M.D.  Rich in anecdotes and a lively depiction of the horse and buggy country physician’s experiences in general. $18.95
HORSE, I AM YOUR MOTHER (9 stories on life in ND in early times) - $ 4.95

PLAINS FOLK: NORTH DAKOTA’S ETHNIC HISTORY (hardcover). This book was from the combined efforts of three historians, an anthropologist, a political scientist, and a sociologist over seven years. Over forty different national groups are discussed; their origins, personalities, customs, successes and failures, even their festivals and their foods. A basic source book with hundreds of illustrations, maps and tables, census data and an extensive index. $35.00

LOST SHAWLS AND PIG SPLEENS: Folklore, Anecdotes, and Humor from the oral traditions of Germans from Russia in the Dakotas - Ronald J. Vossler.  This collection of anecdotes and stories are meant in good humor to show the character of this ethnic group. $20.00

NORWEGIAN FOOTPRINTS - Johannessen & Hansen.  Extraordinary pictures on nearly every page make clear in words & photographs the houses and farm building on the vast prairies of North Dakota as they are slowly changing.  All of the text in this large hardcover book is in English as well as Norwegian. $40.00

RANCH LIFE & THE HUNTING TRAIL - Theodore Roosevelt. With 83 illustrations by Frederic Remington, this book describes his routine labor and extraordinary adventures. $17.95

RESEARCHING THE GERMANS FROM RUSSIA - Michael Miller.  This bibliography, which is only a guide, features a collection of works unique for its focus on the Black Sea Germans and their pioneering role on the Northern Great Plains.  Taken from their sources of maps, books, community and family histories, cassette tapes, sound recordings and other resources.   $30.00

SYRIAN-LEBANESE IN NORTH DAKOTA: PRAIRIE PEDDLERS - Sherman, Whitney & Guerrero.  Containing the names of almost 2000 individuals who were part of North Dakota history.  Twelve years in the making - hardcover, 400 pages.   $28.95

WAY IT WAS SERIES: Recorded in the mid 1930s by the WPA project, these interviews share memories of the people who lived on the plains of North Dakota. $12.95 each.

VOLUME 1: THE SOD-BUSTERS: THE NORTH DAKOTA FRONTIER EXPERIENCE
VOLUME 2: NORWEGIAN HOMESTEADERS
VOLUME 3: THE COWBOYS & RANCHERS
VOLUME 4: GERMANS FROM RUSSIA SETTLERS
VOLUME 5: NATIVE PEOPLE

WE’LL MEET AGAIN IN HEAVEN: Germans in the Soviet Union Write Their American Relatives 1925 - 1937 - Ronald J. Vossler.   The author has included an introduction and historical overview to offer an in-depth view of life during these years. $35.00

WOMEN

ADVENTURES OF THE WOMEN HOMESTEADER, THE LIFE & LETTERS OF ELINORE PRUITT STEWART - Susanne K. George. Based in 1914-15, Elinore related her adventures on an isolated Wyoming homestead with such vividness, gusto, and sympathy that she has become the woman homesteader. $13.95

ESSIE’S STORY: LIFE & LEGACY OF A SHOSHONE TEACHER.  The spirited story of an accomplished and inspiring educator in Indian boarding schools. This story illuminates the ongoing struggle by Native teachers and students to retain their cultural identities.  Paperback. $13.95

LADY’S EXPERIENCES IN THE WILD WEST IN 1883 - Rose Pender. This is a lively account of a grand tour in 1883 from Texas and California, to the Dakota Territory and far-flung points. $7.95

LAND IN HER OWN NAME: WOMEN AS HOMESTEADERS IN NORTH DAKOTA - H. Elaine Lindgren. Records of the women homesteaders’ experiences as revealed in interviews w/surviving homesteaders & their families & friends, land records, letters, & diaries. Paperback $19.95

LIL’S COURAGE - Lillian Agnew Foell, Edited by Bonnie Foell Olson. Based upon the actual diaries Lillian kept from 1924 to 1955, these stories are marvelously written reminders of days past. $12.95

PEARSON GIRLS: A FAMILY MEMOIR OF THE DAKOTA PLAINS - Kathy L. Plotkin.  Set between 1900 and the 1930s, this is the real-life story of five spirited sisters born into the rigors of homesteading on the North Dakota prairie. $16.95

RACHEL CALOF’S STORY: JEWISH HOMESTEADER ON THE NORTHERN PLAINS.  The powerful story of Rachel, beginning in Russia in 1894 (at the age of 18), to the U.S. and her arranged marriage to a North Dakota homesteader. $12.95

SO MUCH TO BE DONE: WOMEN SETTLERS ON THE MINING AND RANCHING FRONTIER - second edition - Ruth Moynihan, Susan Armitage & Christiane Fischer Dichamp.  Sharing well-written accounts from various women who’ve experienced life across America between 1800 and 1900. $19.95

WAHEENEE: AN INDIAN GIRL’S STORY - told by herself to Gilbert L. Wilson.  The story of a North Dakota Hidatsa woman, born in 1839 and her devastated tribe. $11.95

WOMEN OF THE EARTH LODGES: TRIBAL LIFE ON THE PLAINS - Virginia Berman Peters.  Using women’s accounts, myths and creations stories, as well as other data to demonstrate the life of Plains Indian women. $19.95

WOMEN OF THE NORTHERN PLAINS: GENDER & SETTLEMENT ON THE HOMESTEAD FRONTIER 1870 - 1930 - Barbara Handy-Marchello.  Stories of North Dakota’s farm women’s roles with a wonderful combination of personal details and realities of life.  Hardcover $32.95

WOMEN IN WAITING IN WESTWARD MOVEMENT: LIFE ON THE HOME FRONTIER - Linda Peavy and Ursula Smith. During the last half of the nineteenth century, men went west in search of gold, etc. - leaving their wives to handle family, farm, and business on their own. $24.95

WOMEN'S WEST - Susan Armitage & E. Jameson.  Challenges the traditional picture as racist, sexist and romantic. Collection of 21 articles creates a multidimensional portrait of western women. $19.95

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