Written after he left northwestern South Dakota, pioneer rancher W. H. Hamilton provides observations about ranching, stock handling, hunting, weather, soil, wildlife, and the landscape. Illustrated, notes.

Dakota: An Autobiography of a Cowman

Biographies & Memoirs

Hamilton, William Henry

Hamilton, W. H.

Historical

South Dakota Historical Society Press

For those curious about the mine structures that dot the Black Hills landscape, this illustrated overview of mills and mineral-extraction processes will provide answers. The engineers and metallurgists who chased the glitter in the hard-rock ores made mining the region's number-one industry and influenced gold-recovery practices around the world.

Chasing the Glitter: Black Hills Milling, 1874-1959 (Historical Preservation Series (Hardcover))

History

Clow, Richmond L.

Americas

Sunshine Always: The Courtship Letters of Alice Bower & Joseph Gossage of Dakota Territory

Gossage, Alice

A prowling wildcat finds a surprise in an old dried-up buffalo skull. A group of mice are dancing the night away and not paying attention to the dagers around them. Does the wildcat spell doom for the mice, or will they escape to safety? Dance in a Buffalo Skull is an American Indain tale of danger and survival on the Great Plains.

Dance in a Buffalo Skull (Prairie Tales, 2)

Children's Books

Zitkála-Šá

Fairy Tales, Folk Tales & Myths

Taken from the pages of South Dakota History, these essays explore modern American Indian life. The political and social ramifications of land heirship, the damming of the Missouri River, and shifting federal politices are among the topics discussed.

The Sioux in South Dakota History

hardcover with dust jacket, eight-page color insert, bibliography, index

Waiting for Coyote's Call: An Eco-Memoir from the Missouri River Bluff

WILSON, JERRY

Four young homesteaders strive to succeed on a quarter section in Tripp County, South Dakota, at the beginning of the 1900s. Faced with the prospect of the upcoming harsh winter, the youngsters work hard to "prove up" the land and buildings. All the while, Becky, Dick, Phil, and Joan contend with drought, discomfort, and sabotaging squatters. As winter looms, the battle for their land heats up. Short of money and fearful for their lives, the orphans learn that the prairie is not as lonely as it looks and that they are stronger than they thought. With the help of new-found friends and their own derring-do, the youngsters seek to hold the enemy at bay and withstand whatever the elements throw at them.

The Jumping-Off Place

Marian Hurd McNeely

Afterword by Jean L. S. Patrick

Literature & Fiction

Much of Seth Bullock's modern renown comes from television, motion pictures, and his friendship with President Theodore Roosevelt. But Bullock was much more than the frontier law enforcer portrayed in fictional accounts. In Seth Bullock: Black Hills Lawman, David Wolff examines the life work of Bullock as he helped build Deadwood, found the town of Belle Fourche, and promote the Black Hills. Wolff explores the many ventures that Bullock delved into once he moved from Montana to the Black Hills at the start of the gold rush in 1876. He points out that Bullock quickly became an integral part of the burgeoning community, attempting to create a lasting legacy for himself by working within local and regional politics, through his various businesses, and in his many positions at the forefront of Black Hills law enforcement and forest management. Bullock's life epitomized that of many entrepreneurs and pioneers across the nation, and Wolff describes the struggles and successes that this thinker and dreamer experienced in his forty-three years in the Black Hills. Seth Bullock: Black Hills Lawman is the third book in the South Dakota Biography Series, which highlights some of the state's most famous residents.

Seth Bullock: Black Hills Lawman (South Dakota Biography)

Wolff, David A.

In southeastern South Dakota, wild animals begin to stir as day turns to dusk. A curious raccoon emerges from his bed and starts hunting for food. Tempted by sticky honey oozing from a bee's nest, the little raccoon finds trouble he did not bargain for. The Raccoon and the Bee Tree combines an old American Indian tale written down by Charles Eastman and Elaine Goodale Eastman with a traditional European fable. Written one hundred years ago, The Raccoon and the Bee Tree has a lesson for children that is still important and relevant in today's modern society.

The Raccoon and the Bee Tree (Prairie Tale Series)

Charles A. Eastman

Elaine Goodale Eastman

After the Great Spirits created the world, the Trickster fooled the Pte Oyate (Buffalo Nation) into leaving the Underworld. They became the Ordinary People and needed help to survive. Tatanka, the holy man, turned himself into a Buffalo and sacrificed his powers for the people. With all that Tatanka provided, the Ordinary - or Lakota - People adapted to the earth around them and prospered. The transformation of the Buffalo Nation into the Ordinary People and their salvation by Tatanka comes from the traditional creation story of the Lakota, or Sioux, Indians. Donald F. Montileaux's beautiful paintings offer dramatic colors and forms to this story of beginnings.

Tatanka and the Lakota People: A Creation Story (Dakota and English Edition)

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