This is a beautiful gem of a book of
personal health advice for the public, based upon the extensive primary
care experience of physician Richard Holm. It is illustrated with
wonderful photographs by Judith R. Peterson, a Sioux Falls physician.
Published by the South Dakota Agricultural
Heritage Museum Press
Peril and Promise, Essays on Community in
South Dakota and Beyond
Edited by Charles L Woodard
Peril and Promise, authored by South Dakota State University
faculty and staff members and several other writers with SDSU
affiliations is a dynamic and engaging exploration of the idea of
community. In prose and in poetry, the authors of this book look
back in order to look ahead, and they express with clarity and
persuasive emphasis numerous important perspectives which deserve
extensive discussion and serious consideration.
Published by the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum Press
Photographer Dick Kettlewell presents a vision of the
Great Plains as it once was, with wide, open prairies
teeming with animals large and small. Join Dick Kettlewell
on a photographic tour of South Dakota’s stunning
landscapes, and witness the wild creatures few get to see up
close.
The rugged South Dakota landscape is rich with
diverse species of wildlife, including bison and pronghorns,
raptors and waterfowl, mountain goats and mountain lions.
In this collection of full-color images, photographer
J. C. Leacock captures the striking diversity and rugged
scenic beauty of this friendly central state.
Home to farmland and badlands, prairies and caves,
and the treasured Black Hills, as well as such human-made
wonders as Mt. Rushmore, the Crazy Horse memorial, the Corn
Palace, and Wall Drug, South Dakota is a land of
extraordinary variety. The state retains a strong connection
to its wild and woolly history while inviting present-day
explorers to seek out and enjoy its one-of-a-kind sights and
experiences.
After many promises and 20 years of research Robert
Kolbe has published the "findings" that he, with Brian Bade, has
accumulated. The research area, the land of the Dakotah people,
was Dakota Territory, North Dakota and South Dakota. Over 1750
photographers helped record this areas visual history between 1853 -
1920. Photographers are indexed in three way, surname, town name
and date of operation. There are 100 photos that will help illustrate
this areas visual history, display the type of work done and hopefully
assist those doing research.
Favorite full-color photographs from the first two decades of
South Dakota Magazine. All our major landmarks, plus towns, rivers,
wildlife and colorful people.
This is a companion book to South Dakota’s Best Stories. Both were
published to commemorate the magazine's 20th anniversary
Favorite stories of adventure, mystery and humor, collected from the
archives of South Dakota Magazine. A history book that’s lively
and entertaining like the magazine itself.
This is a companion book to South Dakota Photographed. Both were
published to commemorate the magazine's 20th anniversary.
This book shows why we love farm country with beautiful pictures by John
Front of Britton, S.D. His superb photography is published with
quotations about nature and farm life by South Dakota writers and
thinkers.
Head off the beaten path with the editor of SouthDakota
Magazine, Bernie Hunhoff as he writes about several hundred unusual
places and characters worth visiting across South Dakota.
Learn about Jefferson's grasshopper crosses, the modest Michelangelo in
Sioux Falls, the barn-straightener in Arlington, sculptures made of
Cadillac bumpers and other oddities worth visiting in our state.
David Laskin tells the story of this ferocious storm and its
aftershocks in THE CHILDREN’S BLIZZARD. Drawing on
contemporary newspaper accounts and the emotional eyewitness accounts of
German, Scandinavian, and Ukrainian immigrant settlers who survived,
Laskin presents an intimate portrait of a watershed event in the pioneer
era. By bringing to life parents who lost children, children who lost
siblings, and teachers who led their students to shelter—or to
death—when the roofs blew off their one-room schoolhouses, he reveals
how one capricious act of weather crushed many pioneers’ faith in the
promised land.
All the Horses that He'd Rode
A Collection of Original Paintings by Daryl Poulin & Poetic
Interpretations by Charlie Hunt
Poulin and Hunt capture the
essence of life in the West through rich, vibrant images and touching
and colorful poetry.
This book comes alive with the spirit of the prairies and is truly
original and breathtaking in literary and artistic prowess.
A collection of Western music performed
by South Dakota musicians "The 4L’s.” Inspired by the by Charlie Hunt
and Daryl Poulin, the album includes songs such as God Must Be A
Cowboy At Heart, Shenandoah, and the
title track, All The Horses That He’d Rode.
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Country
Congregations: South Dakota Stories Edited by Charles L. Woodard
A sequel to the South Dakota Humanities
Council’s very popular One Room Country School,
Country Congregations offers
insightful glimpses into past and present rural cultures. These true
tales were collected from people who knew that the country congregation
was more than a gathering for worship. It was a bond that held the
community together.
Published in 1913, The Conquest
was the first novel of the legendary Oscar Micheaux, one of the first
black filmmakers. It is the story of a black homesteader who struggles
to build a life and earn respect in early twentieth-century South
Dakota.
In 1997, the South Dakota Humanities
Foundation launched the “One Room School” project to collect stories and
photographs commemorating the country school experience. In this
delightful collection of true tales, people from across South Dakota
share their common experiences and show how truly personal education can
be.
Dakota: An
Autobiography of a Cowman By W.H. Hamilton
Wolves, mosquitoes, and gumbo were
among the challenges confronting West Virginian W.H. Hamilton, a pioneer
rancher in Harding County, South Dakota, in the 1990s and 1890s. His
autobiography is rich with details of farming, ranching, stock handling,
hunting, and extended family life.
Free to Speak
His Mind:W.R. Ronald,
Prairie Editor and an AAA Architect
By Elizabeth Evenson Williams
This book is the result of more than
thirty years of research and writing about this outspoken South Dakota
newspaper editor and publisher. W.R. Ronald bought the
Republican daily newspaper of Mitchell,
South Dakota in 1909. For more than 41 years, Ronald guided his
newspaper to cover its wide circulation area vigorously and to produce
concise editorials about the problems facing his rural South Dakota
readers.
Granite Faces
and Concrete Critters: Automobile
Tourism in the Badlands and Black Hills of South Dakota
Written by
Michael A. Bedeau
This book was compiled as a guide to
sites included in the tours for the Society for Commercial Archeology
annual conference held at Rapid City, South Dakota in 1994. It details
many of western South Dakota’s finest attractions, broken down into
tours of the Badlands, the Black Hills, and Custer, and including Wall
Drug, Scenic, Crazy Horse Monument, Needles Highway, and Iron Mountain
Road.
Looking for History on Highway
14 By John E. Miller
Follow millions who have traveled
cross-country on United States Highway 14. Stroll through rambling Wall
Drug. Marvel at Mount Rushmore. Rub elbows with the locals in
Arlington, Brookings, Elkton, Harrold, Highmore, Huron, Iroquois,
Manchester, Midland, Miller, Philip, and Pierre. Follow historian John
Miller back in time to DeSmet, Laura Ingalls Wilder’s little town on the
prairie; and Fort Pierre, fur trade crossroads and site of Lewis and
Clark’s tense encounter with the lordly Tetons (Lakotas).
A story of the pioneer life of African
Americans in South Dakota, written by the legendary Oscar Micheaux who
was one of the first black filmmakers. This autobiographical novel
follows Micheaux’s first novel, The Conquest,
and portrays the love, loneliness, hardship, and drama of a black
pioneer’s homesteading experience.
Latza captures the quiet beauty of
small town life in amazing color photographs. This collection depicts
over one hundred of South Dakota’s small towns and all the spirit and
life of the people who inhabit them.
For children of all ages, this book
documents the state one letter at a time. Beautiful color photographs
are combined with fun and educational poetry and interesting facts about
South Dakota for a fun family reading experience.
Latza and Woster capture the life and spirit of South Dakota through
the people and places that surround the Missouri River. Latza’s artistic
expertise behind the camera and Woster’s poignant prose carry us on a
wonderful journey down The Missouri.
Reading Roadside History of South Dakota is like having a
friend guide you through the state’s rich past and wide-open spaces,
from its homespun beginnings to its endurance as one of the nation’s
most rural states.
Oscar Micheaux…Dakota
Homesteader, Author, Pioneer Film Maker
A Biography by
Betti Carol VanEpps-Taylor
A complete biography of pioneer Oscar
Micheaux, who was one of the first black filmmakers as well as a
talented and accomplished author. Micheaux’s work is evaluated
objectively and in great depth.
This is a book for adult new readers
and young readers. It covers the entire history of South Dakota from
prehistoric times to today. Recommended for use in fourth and fifth
grade South Dakota history.
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South Dakota:
A Journey Through Time Activity Book
By
Geneva Ackman and Susan Turnipseed
The companion to South Dakota:
A Journey Through Time. Contains
activity worksheets that correspond to each chapter of Miller’s book, as
well as an answer guide for teachers. The worksheets may be reproduced
for classroom use only.
The textbook has
been recorded on audiotape by radio legend BertGetz. This
two tape set will be helpful for readers who are visually impaired or
who have learning disabilities which make reading comprehension
difficult. It may also be used to teach students a few songs about
South Dakota or how to pronounce some of the personal names, place names
and other special terms which are found in the printed materials.
South Dakota:
A Journey Through Time Student Workbook or Answer Key
By Susan Turnipseed
The workbook
reviews the most important points in the textbook and coordinates with
the South Dakota Social Studies Content Standards for fourth grade
students. it includes two pages of interesting activities per
chapter and features illustrations drawn by two talented teenagers,
which add to the charm to these materials. The pages are
perforated for easy removal. The workbook and a matching answer
key were designed by Susan Turnipseed, a fourth grade teacher in
Brookings, South Dakota.
Workbook- $13.40 Member Price$12.06
Answer key-$20.00 Member Price- $18.00
Foreword by Roger Welsch, Edited by Michael Dregni
A wonderful, heartwarming anthology of stories and artwork that
celebrates the glorious barns of yesteryear. Whether you grew up on a
farm, or wished you did, you’ll cherish This Old Barn, which will
bring you back to simpler days.
The Winds of
Change: An Autobiography of South Dakota State University’s Last Dean
of Women
By
Vivian V. Volstorff
The amazing life and work of Vivian
Volstorff, Dean of Women (1932-1978), in her own words. Her story is
all at once fascinating, poignant, and entertaining. A must-read for
Brookings and SDSU history lovers.
The Prairie
Practitioners:
20th Century
South Dakota Veterinarians
Compiled and
Edited by Thomas B. Ludgate, D.V.M. and Janice Ludgate Kitzler
A collection of true accounts of days
in the lives of South Dakota veterinarians. These stories will intrigue
and inspire those who practice veterinary medicine, love animals, or
just love rural history and heritage. A one of a kind compilation!
South
Dakota Simply Beautiful
All the Horses that He'd Rode
