Bag in the Wind,
by Ted Kooser, illustrated by Barry Root
$17.99/ $16.19 members (cloth)
A wonderfully written and beautifully illustrated
children's book about conserving our environment.
Black Elk Speaks: As Told through John G. Neihardt (Flaming Rainbow), by Nicholas Black Elk.
$14.95/$13.45 members (paper)
The story of Black Elk, Lakota holy man,
and his vision.
The Blizzard Voices, by Ted Kooser,
U.S. Poet Laureate, 2004 - 2006
$9.95/$8.96 members (paper)
Poems that speak to the devastation of
the Blizzard of January 12, 1888, and the people who lived through
it.
Braided Creek - A Conversation in Poetry, by Jim
Harrison and Ted Kooser
$15/$13.50 members (paper)
Longtime friends Jim Harrison and Ted Kooser
exchanged poems that explore friendship and reflect a "passionate
search for a little wisdom, pausing to celebrate the natural
world."
The
Buffalo Hunters: The Story of the Hide Men, by Mari Sandoz, with an introduction by Michael
Punke.
$16.95/$15.25 members (paper)
The fate of the buffalo, along with the
changes taking place on the Plains, is beautifully told. Second
edition.
The Cattlemen:
From the Rio Grande across the Far Marias, by Mari Sandoz, with an introduction by Ron Hull.
Second edition.
$19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
A story of the American West's cattle industry
reaching from the Rio Grande into Montana, and from the early
Spanish days to the contemporary times of Sandoz.
Cheyenne Autumn, by Mari Sandoz.
$16.95/$15.25 members (paper)
The story of the flight of the Northern
Cheyennes from Indian Territory in the autumn of 1878, their
capture and imprisonment at Fort Robinson, and their desperate
bid for freedom.
Crazy Horse: The Strange Man of the Oglalas, by Mari Sandoz, introduction by Vine Deloria
Jr.
$15.95/ $14.35 members (paper)
Being both imaginative and factual, Sandoz
writes of Crazy Horse, his people, and his times.
A Cycle of the West:
The Song of Three
Friends
The Song of Hugh
Glass
The Song of Jed
Smith
The Song of the
Indian Wars
The Song of the
Messiah
by John G. Neihardt.
$27.95/$25.16 members (paper)
A series of epic poems celebrating the
"great mood of courage that was developed west of the Missouri
River in the nineteenth century."
Flying at Night: Poems 1965-1985, by
Ted Kooser.
$14.95/$13.46 members (paper)
This collection of poems is divided in
two sections: "Sure Signs" and "One World At A
Time."
The Giving Earth, by John G.
Neihardt, edited and with an introduction by Hilda Neihardt.
$12.95/$11.65 members (paper)
Selections of Neihardt's work, brought
together by his daughter to reveal the poet's spiritual and artistic
growth.
I Do Not Apologize for the Length of This Letter: The Mari Sandoz Letters on Native American Rights,
1940-1965, by Kimberli A. Lee.
$45/$36.75 members (cloth)
Sandoz was passionate about advocating
for Native Americans and their rights. Her correspondence chronicled
her long-standing relationship with tribal communities.
Journey into Christmas and Other Stories, by Bess Streeter Aldrich, with illustrations
by James Aldrich.
$19.95/$17.95 members (paper)
Think warmth, family, and the charm of
the holiday season.
A Lantern in Her Hand, by Bess
Streeter Aldrich
$14.95/ $13.46 members (paper)
A novel about a woman who made a home and raised her family on
the Nebraska frontier.
Local Wonders: Seasons in the Bohemian Alps, by Ted Kooser.
$11.95/ $10.75 members (paper)
Rolling hills in eastern Nebraska are the
"alps," settled in the 1870s and 1880s by Czech and
German immigrants. Reflections on the region and its people by
one who lives there, discovering the extraordinary within the
ordinary.
Love Song to the Plains, by Mari Sandoz.
$20.00/ $18.00 members (paper)
Sandoz writes of the triumphs and failures
of the people of the Great Plains. A story of the many years
of life's gambles on the Plains through legends, lore, and real
life.
Mother Mason, by Bess Streeter Aldrich.
$11.95/$10.75 members (paper)
A novel focusing on the family and happiness
in the home.
My Ántonia, by Willa
Cather
$7.95/ $7.16 members (paper)
Cather's novel of Great Plains settlement, which draws on her
childhood.
Old Jules, by Mari Sandoz
$17.95/ $16.16 members (paper)
The biography of the author's father, Jules Sandoz.
O Pioneers!, by Willa Cather
$6.95/ $6.25 members (paper)
A novel of prairie life, about devotion to the land in spite
of hardships and suffering.
The Professor's House,
by Willa Cather.
$15.95/$14.35 members (paper)
Seeking refuge in the comfortable family
home and its surroundings, Professor St. Peter spends time reflecting
on his family, and a legacy that threatens to tear his family
apart.
The Rim of the Prairie , by Bess Streeter Aldrich
$19.95/ $17.95 members (paper)
Provides an understanding of small town life with a pioneer background.
Spring Came on Forever, by
Bess Streeter Aldrich
$22.95/ $20.66 members (paper)
A novel about two families, from settlement to the 1930s.
The Song of the Lark,
by Willa Cather.
$6.95/$6.25 members (paper)
Considered Cather's most autobiographical
work. The life of a young woman from a small town, and her career
and fame at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.
The Story Catcher, by Mari
Sandoz.
$14.95/ $13.46 members (paper)
A novel that provides a glimpse at life
in an Indian village on the Great Plains.
These Were the Sioux, by Mari
Sandoz.
$11.95/$10.75 members (paper)
Mari Sandoz remembers growing up among
Sioux Indians in the Sandhills of Nebraska.
A Treasury of Nebraska Pioneer Folklore, compiled by Roger
L. Welsch
$21.95/ $19.75 members (paper)
Compiled mostly from the Nebraska Folklore Pamphlets produced
by the Federal Writer's Project in the late 1930s. Includes songs,
dances, tales, and customs.
Valentines, by
Ted Kooser.
$14.95/$13.46 members (cloth)
Pulitzer Prize-wining author Ted Kooser
has combined twenty-two years worth of Valentine poems in this
book. Line drawings by Nebraska architect Robert Hanna accompany
each poem.
A White Bird Flying, by Bess
Streeter Aldrich
$17.95/ $16.16 members (paper)
Sequel to A Lantern in Her Hand.