| Title |
Description |
Price |
Gold
Pans & Broken Picks
|
By Christopher
Hills. History of gold mining in the Black Hills with 45 unique
photos. Analyzes events that shaped a small part of the American
West. (#2415) |
$19.95 |
A Piece of Paradise
|
By Edward
Raventon. Photography by Paul Horsted. A story of Custer State
Park with lively text and stunning color photos. A must have
for everyone who loves the American West. (#52) |
$14.95 |
Andes to the Amazon
|
By Bruce
B. Junek. Photography by Tass Thacker. Adventure travel essays
from Rapid City natives on seven wild and exotic trips south
of the border. Their unique personal interactions add a poignant
human dimension to their travels. (#5570) |
$15.95 |
The Road to Dreams
|
By Bruce
B. Junek. Photography by Tass Thacker. Follow these Rapid City
natives on their first adventure - a 2-year bicycling and hiking
adventure around the world. They cross four continents on their
inner journey with a compelling message. (#13993) |
$12.95 |
The Milwaukee Road in
Dakota
|
By Rick
W. Mills. A chronological following with over 260 illustrations,
maps and photographs, recalls the story of how the Milwaukee
Road (railroad) served and shaped the land and people of the
Dakotas. (#26315) |
$29.95 |
Black Hills Ghost Towns
|
By Watson
Parker and Hugh K. Lambert. In extensive gazetteer fashion, the
authors detail 600 towns with historical and contemporary photos.
Includes maps and tips on how to locate the ruins of those ghost
towns. (#11169) |
$24.95 |
The Black Hills After
Custer
|
By Bob Lee.
This pictorial history is an introduction to the area's history
including photographs gathered in all six counties of the Black
Hills. (#11179) |
$34.95 |
Rapid City and the Black Hills
Forging the Future
|
Discover
the scenic wonderland of Rapid City and the Black Hills. This
coffee table-sized book features our national treasures including
Mt. Rushmore, Crazy Horse and too much more to list. Must see
to appreciate. (#15411) |
$34.95 |
Last Grass Frontier
|
By Bob Lee
and Dick Williams. Tells about the cattle industry in South Dakota;
the cattle barons; the long drives - the story of this great
industry, of beef and the people who produce it. An American
tale. (#12371) |
$11.00 |
Last Grass Frontier, Volume
II
|
By Bob Lee.
(1964 - 1999) Thirty-five years later, this volume updates reports
on the many facets of the associations that have remained unchanged
all these years. Profiles leaders who have steered the SDSGA
since 1964. (#16649) |
$35.00 |
After the Gold Rush
|
By Christopher
Hills. Place names of the Tinton mining region; i.e. lakes, springs,
creeks, gulches, mines, cemeteries, etc. (#25054) |
$8.95 |
In God's Country
|
By Johnny
Sundby and John A. Sundby. A stunning collection of photographs
of the Black Hills and Badlands. A must have for visitors and
natives alike. (#23498) |
$11.75 |
Black Hills Notebook
|
By Bob Lee.
A collection of Lee's Black Hills Notebook columns that appeared
in weekly publications in the Northern Black Hills during 1997-1998.
(#27202) |
$10.00 |
Black Hills Hay Camp
|
By David
F. Strain. Features images and perspectives of early Rapid City
by the Black Hills Chroniclers and Charles Nauman. The "Star
of the West," Rapid City, is chronicled in a pictorial history
of 224 pages of photos, narratives and artwork. The bibliography
offers further treasures to be mined. (#16347) |
$34.95 |
Island in the
Plains
|
By Edward
Raventon. A Black Hills natural history which chronicles the
Black Hills from the geologic rumblings that shaped the landscape
to the contemporary conservation issues that threaten its special
ecosystems. Required reading for anyone who wants to learn the
fascinating story behind the rugged exterior of the Black Hills.
(#4457) |
$16.95 |
Nothing but Prairie and Sky
|
By Walker
D. Wyman. Life on the Dakota range in the early days - partial
autobiography of Bruce Siberts written in his own alkali idiom,
then boiled down and unified by Mr. Wyman. A story of a small
livestockman's life at the turn of the century. (#6400) |
$11.95 |
Tales of Dakota Territory,
Volume II
|
By Wayne
Fanebust. Contains ten true stories about life on the wild Dakota
frontier; i.e., gunfights in Pierre, stagecoach robberies in
the Black Hills, Theodore Roosevelt roughing it in the Badlands,
and the tragic tale of outlaw Jim Gilmore. Step into our historic
past. (#4797) |
$13.95 |
State of Extremes
|
By Jay Trobec.
A guide to the wild weather of South Dakota by a news reporter/anchor
at KELO-TV in Sioux Falls. It tells how the weather shaped the
past and how we can deal with it in the future. (#18521) |
$14.95 |
Tales of the Black Hills
|
By Helen
Rezatto. This varied collection includes both Indian and white
legends of how the Black Hills were created. Here are the myths
and geological tales of Bear Butte, Devil's Tower, Harney Peak
and Wind Cave; and the drama of Mount Rushmore, Crazy Horse Mountain
and Custer State Park. Includes folk tales of General Custer,
Wild Bill Hickok and many others. (#7281) |
$12.95 |
Dakota
|
By Kathleen
Norris. A spiritual geography describing the harsh, desolate,
yet sublime landscape that embodies the contradictions of American
life as lived in the small towns where history and myth have
become indistinguishable. (#16720) |
$13.00 |
Land Circle
|
By Linda
Hasselstrom. Collected from the land the author embraces, this
work embodies old values and responsibility for the land. She
speaks with an eloquent simplicity in this collection of essays
and poems. (#16015) |
$12.95 |
Glory Hunters Gold Mine
Atlas
|
By Lew and
April Wight. A gold mine atlas of the Black Hills. Have the experience
of seeing old mining towns and sites throughout the Black Hills
on well-traveled roads. Includes a commodity and alphabetical
index to mines. (#7730) |
$39.95 |
The Contract Surgeon
|
By Dan O'Brien.
A vivid portrait of the friendship between Dr. Valentine McGillycuddy
and Crazy Horse. Gives an interesting, fresh perspective on the
Great Sioux war. A tale of bravery, medical daring, justice and
love. (#19221) |
$24.95 |
Leaning into the Wind
|
Edited by
Linda Hasselstrom, Gaydell Collier and Nancy Curtis. Women write
from the heart of the west. Over 100 contributors give true accounts
through stories, poems and reflections of the rigors, glories
and ironies of Western life over the past century. (#18444) |
$25.00 |
Humor in Pharmacy
|
By Cliff
Thomas, R.Ph. Laughter is the best medicine - the author reflects
on his many years of dealing with people and has drawn on his
2,500 volume humor collection to share the best of humor of his
profession as a pharmacist. (#6023) |
$14.95 |
Dakota Cowboy
|
By Ike Blasingame.
The author, a one-time Matador ranch cowboy, tells his story
straight in the language of the cow country without contrivance.
( #16539) |
$13.00 |
With Custer's Cavalry
|
By Katherine
Gibson Fougera. These freshly-told stories of the army wives
the men left behind bring a new perspective to the Custer battle.
(7313) |
$10.95 |
The Battle of the Little Bighorn
|
By Mari
Sandoz. This takes the theme of Custer's last stand and gives
it new dimension and understanding. The author's intimate knowledge
of her subject is revealed on every page. (#709) |
$7.95 |
Bloody Knife - Custer's
Favorite Scout
|
By Ben
Innis (Edited by Richard E. Collin). Chronicles the rise and
near demise of the Arikara nation. The cultural conflicts brought
about by the arrival of the white man and the ensuing skirmishes
that culminate at the Battle of the Little Bighorn. Through it
all is the story of Bloody Knife, the Indian scout who experienced
many of these historical events. (#383) |
$14.95 |
Walter Camp's Notes on the
Custer Fight
|
Edited by
Kenneth Hammer. A collection of exciting, intensely absorbing
personal accounts from survivors of Custer's Last Stand, the
Indian scouts, and most important, memorable accounts from Indians
who actually fought against Custer. (#11871) |
$15.95 |
The Rapid City Indian School
1898 - 1933
|
By Scott
Riney. Operated by the Bureau of Indian Affairs to prepare American
Indian children for assimilation into white society - the author
uses letters, archival materials and oral histories to provide
a candid view of daily life at the school as seen by students,
parents and school employees - offers a new perspective on the
complexities of American Indian interactions within a BIA boarding
school. (#21716) |
$29.95 |
Grassland Plants
of South Dakota and the Northern Great Plains
|
By James
R. Johnson and Gary E. Larson. Portrait-quality photos and descriptions
of many grassland plants . . . Learn the plants' grazing values,
their place as food and medicine for American Indians and their
importance as food and habitat for wildlife, big and small. (#3390) |
$17.95 |
Plants of the Black Hills
and Bear Lodge Mountains
|
By Gary
E. Larson and James R. Johnson. This book is the most colorful
and most complete plant guide you can employ. Some 600 plants
of the Black Hills and Bear Lodge Mountains are described and
pictured. (#3367) |
$34.95 |
Of Lizards and Angels
|
By Frederick
Manfred. Autographed. This hardcover first edition (fine) covers
three generations of the Tunis Freyling family - from the frontier
days to farm and city life of the 1960's. The Freylings are characterized
by energy, passion, family love and conflicts. (#5873) |
$25.00 |
Railroads of the Black Hills
|
By Mildred
Fielder. The history of railroads of the Black Hills - Lead,
Deadwood and Rapid City areas. (#11453) |
$20.00 |
Spearfish
|
By Paul
Higbee and Kathleen Aney. Describes Spearfish history and how
Spearfish was founded illegally during the 1876 gold rush. Historic
photographs and index of people that influenced happenings in
the area. (#7407) |
$15.95 |
The Black Hills Flood of June
9, 1972
|
A Comprehensive
Study; An Historical Document. 643 pages of special reports,
bulletins, letters and first-hand accounts. Includes over 59
pages of photographs. Provides listing of names of 238 victims.
(#21712) |
$50.00 |
