Abraham Lincoln's Shining Star,
by Susan Grace Dittman
$18.95/$17.05 members
Abraham Lincoln's Shining Star tells the story of Abraham Lincoln from birth
to death. The book is geared toward teens and is an inspiring
read for adults as well. Nebraska is the only state whose capitol
honors Abraham Lincoln's name. The story goes on to explain all
of the many inspiring connections that Abraham Lincoln has with
the state of Nebraska. Many historic photographs are included.
African Americans on the Great Plains: An Anthology, edited and introduced
by Bruce Glasrud and Charles A. Braithwaite.
$35.00/$31.50 members [paper]
Features essays chronicling the struggles
and triumphs of African Americans on the Great Plains.
Ak-sar-ben Memories
$25/$22.50 members (paper)
Ak-sar-ben is
Nebraska spelled backwards. A photographic compilation of a unique
community booster organization founded in Omaha in the 1890s,
whose philanthropic work continues today.
Battlefields of Nebraska, by
Thomas D. Phillips.
$18.95/$17.05 members (paper)
Geographically central in the United States,
Nebraska played an important role in travel to the west in the
nineteenth century and was the site of conflict with the Native
peoples.
Black Officer in a Buffalo Soldier Regiment: The Military Career of Charles Young, by Brian G. Shellum.
$19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
Young was the third black graduate of West
Point and the highestranking black officer in the Regular Army.
His story provides an informed understanding of the role of race
in the American military.
Blazing A Wagon Trail to Oregon: A Weekly Chronicle of the Great Migration of
1843, by Lloyd W. Coffman.
$12.95/$11.65 members (paper)
A story of determined pioneers setting
out from Missouri to the Pacific. Diaries, letters, and reminiscences
tell the story of an emotional journey.
A Celebration of State Capitols, by Richard R. Gibson.
$54.95/$49.46 members (cloth)
A beautifully illustrated book that includes
important facts about America's state capitols, plus a glimpse
at state governors' mansions and important events in each state's
history.
Children of the Wild West, by Russell Freedman
$9.95/$8.96 members (paper)
Fascinating photographs document this story
about American young people of the nineteenth-century American
West. Learn about the experiences of the children of pioneer
families and about the Indian boys and girls of the day.
The Children's Blizzard, by David Laskin.
$14.99/$13.49 members (paper)
A heartening account of the 1888 blizzard,
and a promise kept on a day the wind finally did what it promises
to do.
Competitive Struggle:
America's Western Fur Trading Posts, 1764 -1854, by R.G. Robertson.
$18.95/$17.05 members (paper)
The demand for beaver pelts and buffalo
robes brought a competitive fervor that enveloped people and
companies, governments and Native Americans alike. Easy to read
flowcharts are included showing the evolution of the various
fur companies.
Dale Nichols: Transcending Regionalism, by Amanda Mobley
Guenther, Bone Creek Museum of Agrarian Art.
$34.99/$31.49 members [paper]
The first book that looks at the life and
art of American artist Dale Nichols. International fame came
to Nichols for his contemporary American scenes of Midwestern
homesteads. This exhibition book takes a look at his works dating
from 1935 to 1972.
Dandelions
by Eve Bunting
$7/$6.30 members (paper)
The story of Zoe and her family as they
cross the prairie in a wagon pulled by oxen. Their overwhelming
emotions are described as they face the journey to a new land
and the changes they will need to make when they arrive.
Eyewitness at Wounded Knee, by Richard E. Jensen, R. Eli Paul, and John E.
Carter. Introduction by Heather Cox Richardson.
$29.95/$26.95 members (232 pp., paperback).
Now back in print with digitally restored
images, this acclaimed book brings together and assesses some
150 photographs that were made before and immediately after the
infamous December 1890 massacre.
Fantastic Facts about the Oregon Trail, by Michael J. Trinklein.
$3.00/$2.70 members (paper)
Fun facts and easy-to-read, 4.25"
x 7"
Fifty State Capitols: The Architecture of Representative
Government, by Jim Stembridge.
$27.95/$25.16 members [paper]
Visit all fifty state capitols from the
comfort of your home. This book contains color photos and detailed
descriptions of the history, architecture, and function of each
capitol building.
Fighting Liberal, The Autobiography of George W. Norris,
(Second Edition) foreword by Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. New introduction
by Bob Kerrey.
$23.95/ $21.55 members (paper)
The story of Nebraska Senator George W. Norris.
First Scalp for Custer: The Skirmish at Warbonnet Creek, Nebraska,
July 17, 1876, by Paul L. Hedren,
revised edition.
$9.95/$8.96 members (paper)
The story of a clash between the Fifth
U.S. Cavalry and Cheyenne Indians in which the only casualty
was a warrior named Yellow Hair, who was killed by scout William
F. "Buffalo Bill" Cody. This minor episode, coming
on the heels of Custer's defeat at the Little Bighorn, signaled
the army's ultimate victory in the Great Sioux War of 1876 -77,
and bolstered Cody's fame.
First Telegraph Line across the Continent: Charles Brown's
1861 Diary, edited by Dennis N. Mihelich and James E.
Potter.
$14.95/$13.46 members (paper)
This previously unpublished diary is the
only known extensive source written about the day-to-day construction
of one segment of the first transcontinental telegraph line.
Brown's lively narrative is filled with period detail about life
along the Platte Valley Road during the first year of the Civil
War.
Fort Robinson, by Ephriam D. Dickson III.
$21.99/$19.79 members [paper]
A photographic history of Fort Robinson
from 1873 to the mid 1940s, a volume in the Images of America
series.
Fort Robinson and the American Century: 1900-1948, by Thomas R. Buecker
$40/ $36 members (cloth), $19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
This recent book recounts the last half-century
of this famous northwestern Nebraska army post as it assumed
new roles - army remount depot, war dog training center, and
World War II prisoner of war camp.
Fort
Robinson and the American West: 1874-1899, by Thomas R. Buecker
$19.95/ $17.95 members (paper)
Drawing from government records, reports,
correspondence, and reminiscences, the book details the fort's
role during the Indian wars of the 1870s and as the home of the
black cavalrymen (buffalo soldiers) in the 1880s and 1890s.
Games From Long Ago, by Bobbie Kalman.
$7.95 /$7.16 members (paper)
Twelve old-time games, ranging from parlor
games to classroom games.
The Gettysburg Address by Abraham Lincoln, illustrated by Michael McCurdy.
$7.99/$7.19 members (paper)
Full-page black and white drawings accompany
the words of Lincoln's famous address. The drawings make you
feel as though you were there, and gives his speech a more insightful
meaning.
The Governor's House, The People's House: Nebraska Governors'
Residences, by James E.
Potter.
$3.00/$2.70 members (paper)
Reprinted from Nebraska History, the
quarterly publication of the Nebraska State Historical Society.
The Great Plains Guide to Custer: 85 Forts, Fights, & Other Sites, by Jeff Barnes.
$19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
An excellent resource on Custer sites dotting
the American West from Texas to Montana. Presented in a lively
and knowledgeable format featuring each location.
The Great Platte River Road, by Merrill J. Mattes
$29.95/ $26.95 members (paper)
The basic primer of the overland trails from the Missouri River
to Fort Laramie during the 1840s to the 1860s.
Great Sioux War Orders of Battle: How the United States Army Waged War on the Northern
Plains 1876-1877, by Paul Hedren.
$39.95/$35.96 members [cloth]
The Sioux War of 1876-77 played out across
five states and engaged nearly a third of the U.S. Army. Hedren
shows how the army adapted to fighting this unconventional war
that involved twenty-seven different battlefields. He also covers
the army's training, tactics, equipment, and leadership.
A Harmony of the Arts: The Nebraska State Capitol, edited
by Frederick C. Luebke.
$19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
Under construction for a decade, beginning
in 1920, no other state capitol embodies more successfully the
union of architecture, art, and the human spirit.
Here You Have My Story: Eyewitness Accounts of the Nineteenth-Century
Central Plains, edited and with an introduction by Richard
E. Jensen.
$30/$27 members (paper)
Describes the struggles and triumphs of
early Plains settlers and their life on the Great Plains--their
challenges and their interactions with Native Americans, early
freighters, and cattle drovers, as Nebraska builds itself as
a state.
Historic Photos of Nebraska, text and captions by Tad Stryker.
$39.95/$35.96 members (cloth)
Featuring nearly two hundred black and
white photographs, this book tells the struggles, triumphs, and
achievements of Nebraska's people. The faces and places reveal
Nebraska's importance in the nation's westward expansion and
the spirit of the state.
History of Nebraska (3rd ed., 1997), by James C. Olson and Ronald C.
Naugle
$34.95/ $31.46 members (paper)
Long the standard Nebraska history for the general reader. The
book traces Nebraska development from the prehistoric past through
the 1990s. Topics include the Native American experience, circumstances
and accomplishments of the state's women and minorities, as well
as an analysis of the state's dramatic changes in the last thirty
years.
History of Our Flag, by Heather
O'Dell.
$5.00/$4.50 members (paper)
Shows a wonderful visual image of the evolution
of the United States flag with a very informative timeline. Interesting
flag history facts are included in a easy reading book.
The Home Place, by Wright Morris, with an introduction by John
Hollander.
$14.95/$13.46 members (paper)
A first-person narrative and photographs
that define a man's life--a discovery of the nature of life through
images of a dipper floating in a bucket, a screen door latch,
and a worn chair seat.
If You Traveled West in a Covered Wagon,
by Ellen Levine
$6.99/$6.29 members (paper)
In a question-and-answer format, the reader
learns what it was like to be a pioneer and travel west to Oregon
in the 1840s.
In
Search of the Golden West: The Tourist in Western America, by Earl Pomeroy, introduction by William Deverell.
$19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
A portrait of early tourist exploration
of western places, what sites and landscapes coaxed tourists
west, and their animated stories of what they saw. Second edition.
Jewish Life in Omaha and Lincoln: A Photographic
History, by Oliver B. Pollak.
$19.99/$17.99 members (paper)
In the early twentieth century there was
a Jewish presence in Nebraska towns. This book captures the lives,
events, neighborhoods, and institutions that shaped these communities.
An Images of America publication.
Last
Stand: The Battle to Save the Buffalo, and the Birth of the
New West, by Michael Punke.
$18.95/$17.05 members (paper)
George Bird Grinnell led efforts that saved
the bison from extinction in the first national battle over the
environment.
Like No Other Place:
The Sandhills of Nebraska, by
David Owen.
$24.95/22.45 members (paper)
Owen's search for a place untouched by
mega malls and theme parks led him to the Sandhills. His honest
description of ranching life, coupled with his black and white
photos, provides a vivid look at a unique Nebraska landscape.
Lincoln in Black and White, 1910-1925, by Douglas Keister and Edward F. Zimmer.
$19.99/$17.99 members (paper)
Photographer John Johnson, the son of a
black Civil War veteran and a native of Lincoln, Nebraska, produced
beautiful images of Lincoln's black community. This visual legacy
takes you to the front porches, backyards, and streets of this
"small town" within a midwestern city. An Images
of America publication.
Lincoln Looks West:
From the Mississippi to the Pacific, edited
by Richard W. Etulain.
$34.95/$31.46 members [cloth]
This comprehensive exploration of Abraham
Lincoln's ties to the American West brings together scholars
and experts, who offer a fascinating look at the sixteenth president's
lasting legacy to the region.
The Loren Eiseley Reader,
illustrated by Aaron Franco,
foreword by Ray Bradbury.
$26.95/$24.25 members [cloth]
Eiseley, who grew up near Lincoln, was
an accomplished scientist and writer. These essays demonstrate
his ability to blend scientific ideas with a lyrical writing
style to create thought-provoking works that are a joy to read.
Louise Pound: The 19th Century Iconoclast Who Forever Changed
America's Views About Women, Academics and Sports, by Marie Krohn with a foreword by Robert Cochran.
$18.95/$17.05 members (paper)
Pound was a world-class athlete in tennis
and golf. Recognized for laying the social groundwork for subsequent
female athletes, she defied sexism and traveled to Germany to
obtain a Ph.D.
Louise Pound Scholar, Athlete, Feminist,
Pioneer, by Robert Cochran.
$40./$36.00/members (cloth)
A literary scholar, athlete, musician,
and women's sports advocate, Pound fought tirelessly to open
athletic and professional opportunities for women. She is known
for her work in the field of linguistics and folklore.
Mail Order Kid: An
Orphan Train Rider's Story, by
Marilyn June Coffey.
$15.95/$14.35 members [paper]
Experience firsthand the story of Teresa
Martin, who was sent from her orphanage in New York to a harsh,
uncaring life in Kansas.
Mari Sandoz's Native Nebraska: The Plains
Indian Country, by LaVerne
Harrell Clark.
$19.99/$17.99 members (paper)
Sandoz is recognized for her accomplishments
as an American writer. The illustrations and captions detail
Sandoz's lifes work. An Images of America publication.
My Nebraska: The
Good, the Bad, and the Husker, by
Roger Welsch.
$17.95/$16.16 members [paper]
The author, one of Nebraska's fiercest
defenders, offers his humorous and informative take on all things
Nebraska.
The Nebraska Adventure, by Jean A. Lukesh
$37.95/$34.16 members (cloth)
Textbook for Nebraska 4th grade teachers;
includes lesson plans, activity pages, timelines, maps, and more.
Nebraska: An Illustrated History, by Frederick C. Luebke
$50/ $45 members (cloth)
$29.95/ $26.95 members (paper)
Brief essays and photographs telling Nebraska's fascinating history.
Nebraska Courthouses: Contention, Compromise, and Community, by Oliver B. Pollak
$19.99/ $17.99 members (paper)
Courthouses saw spirited battles during the early years of Nebraska
statehood. Over two hundred photographs visually describe the
architectural and political evolution of the courthouse. An Images
of America publication.
Nebraska Curiosities: Quirky Characters, Roadside Oddities
& Other Offbeat Stuff, by Rick Yoder and David Harding.
$15.95/$14.35 members (paper)
Take your GPS, make your way across Nebraska,
and have fun learning about Nebraska's curiosities.
The Nebraska Dispatches,
by Christopher Cartmill.
$18.95/$17.05 members [cloth]
The author returned to his native Nebraska
to write a play about Ponca Chief Standing Bear. His letters
to friends outline the obstacles and personal revelations that
led to the creation of the play Home Land.
Nebraska in 1857, by James M. Woolworth.
$18.95/$17.05/members (cloth)
This numbered, limited edition is often
considered the first history of Nebraska. A fold-out map shows
towns of "considerable promise" as well as existing
towns in Nebraska.
Nebraska Note Cards.
$12.95/$11.65 members
Ten illustrations include the State Capitol,
Chimney Rock, windmills, and more.
Nebraska's Fatal Air Crashes of WWII, by Jerry Penry
$42.95/$38.66 members
Nebraska was home to twelve army air fields
during World War II, so it is not surprising that numerous crashes
occurred here during training flights. Photographs, government
records, and interviews tell the story of the accidents that
cost the lives of 241 young men and 2 women from across the nation.
A memorial list provides their name, rank, and hometown.
Nebraska: This Place, These People, by William
Kloefkorn.
$14.95/$13.46 members [paper]
This collection of more than one hundred
poems by Nebraska's state poet will delight readers familiar
with Kloefkorn's work and newcomers alike.
Nikkei Farmer on the Nebraska Plains: A Memoir, by
Reverend Hisanori Kano.
$34.95/$31.46 members [cloth]
Sponsored by William Jennings Bryan, Kano
came to the United States in 1916. Father Kano's memoir reveals
how he forsook farming to become an Episcopal priest ministering
to the Japanese in Nebraska and suffering internment himself
during World War II.
The Niobrara: A River Running through Time, by Paul
A. Johnsgard.
$21.95/$19.75 members (paper)
Learn about this ecological treasure--its
historical and biological features.
North Platte Canteen:
An Account of Heartland Hospitality Along the Union Pacific Railroad,
by James J. Reisdorff.
$8.95/$8.05 members [paper]
A collection of photos and stories from
the North Platte Canteen during World War II.
North Platte: City Between Two Rivers,
by Jim Beckius.
$19.99/$17.99 members (paper)
Situated between the South and North Platte
rivers, North Platte has a history as a stopping point in the
westward migration, from the gold rush days to the building of
the transcontinental railroad. The transcontinental Lincoln Highway
runs through the town today. An Images of America publication.
Off the Beaten Path Nebraska:
A Guide to Unique Places, 7th Edition, by
Diana Lambdin Meyer.
$14.95/$13.46 members [paper]
Discover Nebraska's hidden treasures in
this volume dedicated to the best kept secrets in the state.
Once Upon a Town:
The Miracle of the North Platte Canteen, by Bob Greene.
$13.99/$12.59 members [paper]
Using interviews of North Platte residents
and soldiers who stopped at the canteen, Greene takes the reader
to a simpler time. The North Platte Canteen brought food and
compassion, ten minutes at a time, to thousands of service men
and women during World War II.
One House: The Unicameral's Progressive Vision for Nebraska,
by Charlyne Berens.
$25.95/$23.36 members (paper)
A look at Senator George W. Norris's arguments
for a unicameral legislature and how Nebraska's unicameral, unique
in American democracy, has performed since its inception in 1937.
On the Divide: The Many Lives of Willa Cather, by
David Porter.
$29.95/$26.95 members (cloth)
On the Divide looks
at the complex stories that seem to represent Cather's own seemingly
divided life.
Outlaw Tales of Nebraska:
True Stories of the Cornhusker State's Most Infamous Crooks,
Culprits, and Cutthroats, by
T. D. Griffith.
$14.95/$13.46 members [paper]
Take a peek at the darker side of Nebraska
history with twelve stories of thievery, murder, and more featuring
James "Doc Middleton" Riley and Frank "The Omaha
Sniper" Carter.
Pieces of the Plains: Memories and Predictions from the Heart
of America, by John Janovy, Jr.
$21.95/$19.75 members (paper)
A scientist and professional biologist
considers how our surroundings and family traditions make us
who we are.
Pioneer Projects, by Bobbie Kalman.
$7.95 /$7.16 members (paper)
Create your own crafts.
A Sandhills Ballad, by
Ladette Randolph.
$26.95/$24.25 members (cloth)
Learn about the struggles of men and women
in Nebraska's Sandhills and small towns in this novel. Storytelling
at its finest.
Scenery, Curiosities, and Stupendous Rocks: William Quesenbury's Overland Sketches, 1850-51,
by David Royce Murphy, with
contributions by Michael L. Tate and Michael Farrell.
$45/$40.00 members [cloth]
A nineteenth-century artist's view of the
American West, sketched along the overland trails of Nebraska
Territory, and illuminated by eyewitness accounts from the period,
modern maps, contemporary photographs, and descriptive notes.
Scrappers:
How the Heartland Won World War II, a
documentary by James J. Kimble and Thomas R. Rondinella.
$21.95/$19.75 members
DVD video, 82 minutes.
Slipping Backward: A History of the Nebraska Supreme Court, by James W. Hewitt.
$45/$40.50 members (cloth)
The first history of the Nebraska Supreme
Court, as well as the first book-length study of a Great Plains
supreme court. Autographed copies available.
Son of Old Jules:
Memoirs of Jules Sandoz. Jr,
by Caroline Sandoz Pifer and Jules Sandoz, Jr.
$12/$10.80 members (paper)
Jules, Jr. and Caroline, the brother and
sister of Mari provide further details of the Sandoz family life,
lessons of survival, and the immigrants whom their father recruited
to settle the land.
Stricken Field: The Little Bighorn since 1876, by
Jerome A. Greene.
$34.95/$31.46 members (cloth)
The story of a hallowed site from the past,
how it has been interpreted, and the difficulties involved in
providing public access while preserving its history.
Stories of Young Pioneers: In Their Own Words, by Violet
T. Kimball
$14/$12.60 members (paper)
The story of over-land emigration in the mid-nineteenth century,
drawn from accounts by young people who went west along the Oregon,
California, and Mormon trails.
Western Emigrant Trails Map, 1820-1870: Historic Trails,
Cutoffs, and Alternates,
$8.50/$7.65 members
1999 Edition by Western Emigrant Trails
Research Center.
Folded version (approximate size 22" x 33" when unfolded)
Willa Cather: A Literary Life, by James Woodress.
$29.95/$26.95 members [paper]
The author takes the reader on a journey
through Cather's life and career, separating fact from fiction
to present a comprehensive biography.
Willa Cather: Collected Stories, by Willa Cather.
$16.95/$15.25 members [paper]
A collection of short fiction published
in book form in her lifetime, with two volumes of stories that
were compiled following her death.
The Wit and Wisdom of Abraham Lincoln: A Book of Quotations
$2.00/$1.80 members (paper)
Nearly 400 quotations, sagacious or humorous,
on various topics.
Wolf's Rest and Other Tales of Southwest Nebraska,
by D. Jean Smith.
$24.95/$22.45 members (paper)
Starting with the area surveys that put
Wolf's Rest Ranch on the map, to W. F. "Doc" Carver
and the hanging tree, this book provides a fascinating panorama
of events and people in southwestern Nebraska during the late
1800s.
American Indians in U.S. History, by
Roger L. Nichols.
$24.95/$22.45 members (paper)
A brief survey for students and general
readers that charts the histories of tribes throughout the United
States.
An Unspeakable Sadness: The Dispossession of the Nebraska Indians, by David J. Wishart.
$24.95/$22.45 members (paper)
The dispossession of Indians, their loss
of lands and traditional lifestyles during the nineteenth century
in what is now Nebraska.
Autobiography
of Red Cloud: War Leader of the Oglalas, edited by R. Eli Paul.
$15.95/ $14.35 members (paper)
As Red Cloud told his story to a white
friend in the 1890s, this manuscript brings us closer than ever
before to understanding the life of the Lakota's greatest war
leader until the rise of Crazy Horse.
Beef State, DVD,
co-produced by the Nebraska State Historical Society and NET
Television.
$14.95/$13.46 members (DVD)
An hour-long documentary on the history
of the beef industry in Nebraska.
Blue Water Creek and the First Sioux
War, 1854-1856, by R. Eli Paul.
$34.95/$31.46 members (cloth)
A study of the significance in Lakota and
U.S. History of the army's punitive campaign and defeat of the
Brulés at Blue Water Creek in 1855.
The Broidered Garment: The Love Story of Mona Martinsen and John
G. Neihardt, by Hilda Martinsen Neihardt.
$29.95/$26.95 members (cloth)
A richly detailed story of how the sculptor
and the poet fell in love, married, and of their life together.
Cobblestone -- the history magazine for young people
$5.95/ $5.36 members (paper)
"Buffalo Soldiers"
Cobblestone -- the history magazine for young people
$5.95/ $5.36 members (paper)
"The Oregon Trail"
Crazy Horse: A Lakota Life, by Kingsley M. Bray.
$34.95/$31.46 members (cloth)
$24.95/$22.45 members (paper)
This new biography of the famed Lakota
leader is based on a broad range of archival sources (many from
the Nebraska State Historical Society), and interviews with his
contemporaries and modern Lakotas. It reveals the modest, reflective
man that lay beneath his reputation as a war leader and offers
a fuller understanding of Crazy Horse's place in American Indian
and U. S. history.
Dance Lodges of the Omaha People: Building
from Memory, by Mark Awakuni-Swetland.
$19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
Dance lodges were prevalent on the Omaha
Reservation landscape from the late 1890s through the late 1930s.
Find out about the secret societies and tribal customs that existed
in these unique structures. Forty Omaha elders have given oral
history insights. Archival photos are included.
The 1862 Plot to Kidnap Jefferson Davis, by Victor Vifquain, edited by Jeffrey H. Smith
and Phillip Thomas Tucker.
$22/$19.80 members (paper)
Victor Vifquain's memoir, held for nearly
a century in the Nebraska State Historical Society Archives.
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains, edited by David J. Wishart.
$75/$67.50 members (cloth)
Organized thematically and alphabetically
with 1,316 entries of varying length contributed by approximately
one thousand scholars.
Encyclopedia of the Great Plains Indians, edited by David
J. Wishart.
$24.95/$22.45 members (paper)
Fort Laramie: Military Bastion of the High Plains, by Douglas C. McChristian.
$45/$40.50 members (cloth)
Fort Laramie served as the epicenter of
westward expansion on the Great Plains from the 1840s to the
1890s, bringing the times, people and events to life.
Fort McPherson Nebraska: Guardian of the Tracks and Trails,
by Louis A. Holmes.
$19.95/17.95 members (cloth)
This special edition book chronicles the
story of Fort McPherson, originally known as Fort Cottonwood.
Forts of the Northern Plains: Guide to Historic Military Posts
of the Plains Indian Wars, by
Jeff Barnes.
$19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
A combination history and travel guide
to the critical forts of the Indian campaigns of the late nineteenth
century.
From Fort Laramie to Wounded Knee: In the West
That Was,
by Charles W. Allen, edited by Richard E. Jensen
$22.00/ $19.80 members (paper); $40.00/ $36.00 members (cloth)
The varied and colorful career of Charles Wesley Allen (1851-1942)
took him throughout the northern Plains during an exceptionally
turbulent era in its history.
The Fur Trade of the American West, 1807-1840, by David J. Wishart.
$21.95/$19.75 members (paper)
A geographical synthesis focusing on interrelationships
between the biological, physical, and cultural environments of
the fur trade.
Ghost Railroads of Nebraska - A Pictorial, by Michael M. Bartels and James J. Reisdorff
$24.95/$22.45 members (paper)
With photos, text, and maps this book guides the reader to abandoned
rail lines.
A Good Walk Around the Boundary: Archeological Inventory of the
Dyck and Other Properties Adjacent to the Little Bighorn Battlefield
National Monument, by Douglas D. Scott and Peter Bleed.
$10/$9 members (paper), reprinted 2006
The Great Plains During World War II, by R. Douglas Hurt.
$34.95/$31.46 members (cloth)
An extensive combination of historical
references and residents' recollections of what life was like
on the Great Plains during the World War II era.
Great Plains: America's Lingering Wild
by Michael Forsberg with Dan O'Brien, David Wishart, and Ted
Kooser.
$45.00/$40.50 members (cloth)
Acclaimed Nebraska photographer Michael
Forsberg has 150 photographs featured in his new oversized book,
plus lyrical writing by some of the regions best authors.
The Great Platte River Road, by Merrill J. Mattes
$29.95/$26.95 members (paper)
The basic primer of the overland trails from the Missouri River
to Fort Laramie during the 1840s to the 1860s.
Ham, Eggs, & Corn Cake: A Nebraska
Territory Diary, Erastus F. Beadle,
introduction by Ronald C. Naugle.
$12.95/$11.65 members (paper)
In 1857 Erastus F. Beadle of New York came
west to see about some land. His diary records his impressions
of that time.
Happy
as a Big Sunflower: Adventures in the West, 1876-1880, by Rolf Johnson, edited by Richard E. Jensen
$15/ $13.50 members (paper)
Rolf Johnson's diaries of settlement in
Phelps County and travels in the West offer an entertaining account
of Nebraska pioneer life.
Indians and Emigrants: Encounters on the
Overland Trails, by Michael L.
Tate.
$29.95/$26.95 members (cloth)
Tate explains the unexpected relations
of cooperation as well as incidents of conflict between the Indians
and emigrants on the Overland Trails.
Indian War Veterans: Memories of Army Life and Campaigns in the
West, 1864-1898, by Jerome A. Greene.
$45/$40.50 members (cloth)
A collection of reminiscences about the
frontier army in the West, drawn from various published sources.
It includes recollections of the Battle of the Little Bighorn,
the Fetterman fight, the Yellowstone Expedition, and more.
The Last Prairie: A Sandhills Journal,
by Stephen R. Jones.
$15.95/$14.35 members (paper)
A historical canvas of dancing prairie
chickens, courting fireflies, and migratory sandhill cranes,
along with vivid accounts of homesteading, range wars, and storms,
provides a rare perspective.
Light on the Prairie:
Solomon D. Butcher, Photographer of Nebraska's Pioneer Days, by Nancy Plain.
$16.95/$15.25 members (paper)
With the Homestead Act of 1862 in place,
Butcher was there to capture Nebraska in its infancy through
photographs. Taking more than 3,000 photographs, his compilation
is the most complete record of the sod house era.
Lynchings, Legends, & Lawlessness: The Story of Historical
Sidney, Nebraska, by Loren Avey.
$45/$40.50 members (cloth)
Not your normal history text, this book
is a "one-of-a-kind," detailed history centering on
the mysteries and legends of people buried at Sidney's "Boot
Hill" Cemetery.
Marching with the First Nebraska: A Civil War Diary, by August Scherneckau,
edited by James E. Potter and Edith Robbins, translated by Edith
Robbins.
$34.95/$31.45 members (cloth)
The most important first-person account
by a Nebraska soldier that has yet come to light, offering the
insights of a German immigrant who served with the First Nebraska
regiment from 1862 to 1865 in Missouri, Arkansas, and Nebraska's
Platte River Valley.
Marking Time: Nebraska's Historic Places,
by Bobbi and Steve Olson, with
text by David L. Bristow.
$29.95/$26.95 members (cloth)
The Olsons' contemporary photographs were
inspired by a selection of historic sites across Nebraska.
Navigating the Missouri: Steamboating on
Nature's Highway, 1819-1935, by
William E. Lass.
$45.00/$40.50 members (cloth)
The steamboat provided transportation and
fueled the economy of the West before the railroad arrived. Lass
tells the colorful story of the steamboat from its inception
in 1819 to the last commercial steamer of 1935.
The Nebraska-Kansas Act of 1854, edited by John R. Wunder and Joann M. Ross.
$30.00/$27.00 members (paper)
A volume of essays from scholars at the
150th Anniversary of the Kansas-Nebraska Act.
Nebraska's Cowboy Trail: A User's Guide, by
Keith Terry.
$12.95/$11.65 members (paper)
A guide to the 321-mile-long-rail line
that is now the Cowboy Recreation and Nature Trail with brief
narratives about historical events along the trail.
The Nature of Nebraska: Ecology and Biodiversity, by Paul A. Johnsgard
$17.95/ $16.16 members (paper)
Historical geology, biology, botany, and ecology
Nebraska 1875: Its Advantages, Resources,
and Drawbacks, by Edwin A.
Curley, introduction by Richard Edwards.
$27.95/$25.16 members (paper)
A London journalist evaluates Nebraska
for potential immigrants and provides a fascinating snapshot
of the climate, the land, and each county at a time when settlement
opportunities were at their peak.
Nebraska Folklore, by Louise Pound, introduction by Roger Welsch.
$14.95/$13.46 members (paper), new edition, 2006
Louise Pound was educated and spent fifty
years teaching at the University of Nebraska in Lincoln, where
she was regarded as one of the university's ranking scholars.
The book presents an interesting look at traditions from Nebraska's
past.
The
Nebraska Indian Wars Reader, 1865-1877, edited by R. Eli Paul
$19.95/ $17.95 members (paper)
An anthology of eyewitness accounts, this
book provides the first comprehensive look at the Indian wars
in this state.
Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers,
edited by Patricia Cox Crews and Ronald C. Naugle
$35/ $31.50 members (paper)
Neligh Mill Museum: A Self Guided Tour,
by Kent E. Martin
$3.00/ $2.70 members (paper)
The only 19th century flour mill in the state with all of its
original equipment intact.
No One Ever Asked Me: The World War II Memoirs of an Omaha Indian
Soldier, by
Hollis D. Stabler, edited by Victoria Smith.
$24.95/$22.45 members (cloth)
Stabler's story of life as a soldier, going
to war, and returing to the American plains.
Perkey's Nebraska Place Names (4th ed., 2003),
by Elton A. Perkey
$13.95/ $12.55 members (paper)
Features towns, post offices, and "ghost towns" of
Nebraska, organized by county.
Rainmakers: A Photographic Story of Center Pivots, by the Groundwater
Foundation, foreword by Congressman Tom Osborne.
$34.95/$31.46 members (cloth)
Features instructive and beautiful photographs
that provide an understanding and appreciation of the history
and complexity of center pivot irrigation.
Sharpie: The Life Story of Evelyn Sharp, Nebraska's Aviatrix, by Diane Ruth Armour Bartels
$14.95/ $13.46 members (paper)
Biography of the young aviatrix, who died ferrying fighter planes
for the military during World War II.
Standing Firmly by the Flag: Nebraska Territory and the Civil War, 1861-1867, by James E. Potter.
$29.95/$26.95 members (paper)
"Standing Firmly by the Flag offers
a multifaceted portrait-military, political, economic, and social-of
a frontier territory more affected by the tumult of civil war
than its location (hundreds of miles from the conflict's major
battlefields) would suggest." - Edward G. Longacre
Traveler's Guide to the Great Sioux War: The Battlefields, Forts, and Related Sites of America's Greatest Indian War, by
Paul L. Hedren.
$12.95/$11.65 members (paper)
Descriptions of fifty-four battle and skirmish
sites, forts, and landmarks as seen today and how to find them.
Washita: The U.S. Army and the Southern Cheyennes, 1867-1869, by Jerome A. Greene.
$29.95/$26.95 members (cloth)
Both Indian and U.S. Army sources are used
to examine George Armstrong Custer's victorious attack on Black
Kettle's village and its implications.
Wheel
Boats on the Missouri: The Journals and Documents of the
Atkinson-O'Fallon Expedition, 1824-26, edited and with an introduction by Richard E.
Jensen and James S. Hutchins
$39.95/ $35.96 members (cloth)
The journals cover navigation problems, Indian cultures, and
army life during this important journey to council with the Indians
along the Upper Missouri River.