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    A South Dakota Rendezvous: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally and Races

    Carlton L. Bonilla.

    Download and read this award-winning article, the first in a series of SDSHS Press Ebook Shorts.

    Categories: Black Hills Books, eBooks, General South Dakota History, New Books

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    Beyond Mount Rushmore: Other Black Hills Faces

    Mary Kopco (editor).

    A collection of essays examining the history of the Black Hills through biographies and memoirs

    Categories: Black Hills Books, General South Dakota History

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    Dammed Indians Revisited: The Continuing History of the Pick-Sloan Plan and the Missouri River Sioux

    Michael L. Lawson.

    2012 ONE BOOK SOUTH DAKOTA SELECTION

    The impact of flooding the Missouri River Valley

    Categories: Award Winning Books, General South Dakota History

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    Dancing with Colonels: A Young Woman in Wartime Turkey

    Judy Barrett Litoff (editor).

    Online Book of the Month - Save $5

    A young South Dakotan’s World War II experiences

    Categories: Biographies and Memoirs, Book of the Month, General South Dakota History, Special Offers

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    First Lady Inaugural Gowns


    Discover the story behind South Dakota's first ladies and the gowns they wore to their husbands' inauguration.

    Categories: General South Dakota History

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    Forgotten Lives: African Americans in South Dakota

    Betti VanEpps-Taylor.

    Two hundred years of African American history in South Dakota

    Betti VanEpps-Taylor provides insights into the lives and communities of the small but vital group of African Americans in South Dakota.

    Categories: General South Dakota History

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    Fort Randall on the Missouri, 1856-1892

    Jerome A. Greene.

    Award-Winning Book

    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.

    Categories: Award Winning Books, General South Dakota History

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    Governors' Portraits

    Dan Brosz.

    The third chapbook from the SDSHS Press showcases the portraits of the South Dakota governors that hang in the South Dakota state capitol.

    Categories: Exploring South Dakota, General South Dakota History, New Books

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    History of South Dakota: Fourth Edition, Revised

    Herbert S. Schell. John E. Miller.

    The classic history of the state

    Widely recognized as the definitive history of the state, History of South Dakota covers the state’s political, economic, social and environmental history. In this fourth edition, John E. Miller has updated Herbert S. Schell’s original work with new chapters covering the latter half of the twentieth century.

    Categories: General South Dakota History

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    Indian Heirship Lands: The Lake Traverse Experience

    Michael L. Lawson.

    Read Michael Lawson's award-winning essay in which he examines the issues surrounding land on American Indian reservations in South Dakota.

    Categories: eBooks, General South Dakota History

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    Infinite West: Travels in South Dakota

    Fraser Harrison.

    An Englishman travels South Dakota and offers his observations, thoughts, and musings

    Categories: Exploring South Dakota, General South Dakota History, New Books

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    Looking for History on Highway 14

    John E. Miller.

    Award-Winning Book

    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.

    Categories: Award Winning Books, Exploring South Dakota, General South Dakota History

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    Mystery of the Pheasants

    Mark Meierhenry. David Volk. Susan Turnbull (illustrator).

    Twins Max and Hannah learn about the history of the Chinese ring-necked pheasant and the tradition of hunting the birds in South Dakota.

    Categories: For Young Readers, General South Dakota History, New Books

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    Mystery of the Round Rocks

    Mark Meierhenry. David Volk. Jason Folkerts (illustrator).

    Award-Winning Book

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


    "Highly recommended"—The Midwest Book Review

    Categories: Award Winning Books, For Young Readers, General South Dakota History

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    North of Twelfth Street: The Changing Face of Sioux Falls Neighborhoods

    Tom Dempster.

    Historic Sioux Falls brought to life through beautiful photography

    Categories: Exploring South Dakota, General South Dakota History, New Books

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    Plains Political Tradition: Essays on South Dakota Political Culture

    Jon Lauck (editor). John E. Miller (editor). Donald C. Simmons, Jr. (editor).

    Scholars begin to examine political culture in South Dakota

    Categories: General South Dakota History

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    Politics of Oz

    Nancy Tystad Koupal.

    Allegory, Populism, and L. Frank Baum

    Categories: eBooks, General South Dakota History, New Books

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    Principle over Party: The Farmers' Alliance and Populism in South Dakota, 1880-1900

    R. Alton Lee.

    Short-listed for the 2012 Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize

    South Dakota's role in the nineteenth-century political movement

    Categories: General South Dakota History

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    Sioux in South Dakota History

    Richmond L. Clow (editor).

    Award-Winning Book

    American Indian experiences in South Dakota during the last century

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

    Categories: Award Winning Books, General South Dakota History

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    Sitting Bull Surrender Census

    Ephriam D. Dickson III.

    Never-before published census taken in 1881

    Categories: General South Dakota History

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    Sitting Bull, Prisoner of War

    Dennis C. Pope.

    Available in ebook formats

    Award-Winning Book

    Inside the famous chief's camp at Fort Randall, Dakota Territory

    Categories: Award Winning Books, Biographies and Memoirs, eBooks, General South Dakota History

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    Six: A Football Coach's Journey to a National Record

    Marc A. Rasmussen.

    Available in ebook formats

    The story of Bill Welsh and the national-record-setting Claremont Honkers six-man football team of the 1940s and 1950s

    Categories: Biographies and Memoirs, eBooks, General South Dakota History

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    Small-town Boy, Small-town Girl: Growing Up in South Dakota, 1920-1950

    Eric Fowler. Sheila Delaney. Molly P. Rozum (editor).

    Award-Winning Book

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

    Categories: Award Winning Books, Biographies and Memoirs, General South Dakota History

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    South Dakota State Capitol: The First Century

    Marshall Damgaard.

    Celebrate the Capitol's 100th Anniversary!

    Categories: Exploring South Dakota, General South Dakota History, Historical Preservation Series

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    Umpire in a Skirt: The Amanda Clement Story

    Marilyn Kratz. Hector Curriel (illustrator).

    The story of baseball's first paid female umpire

    Categories: For Young Readers, General South Dakota History

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    Why We Love History: Perspectives from Authors and Illustrators


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    Original thoughts on the importance of history from our award-winning authors and illustrators

    Categories: General South Dakota History

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