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First Scalp for Custer: The Skirmish at Warbonnet Creek, Nebraska, July 17, 1876,
by Paul L. Hedren, revised edition.
$9.95/$8.95 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.

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Blue River Basin Archeology
Blue River Basin Archeology,
text by Terry L. Steinacher and Rob Bozell
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)

The Cheyenne Outbreak Barracks
The Cheyenne Outbreak Barracks
, text by Terry L. Steinacher and Gayle F. Carlson
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)

1887 Adobe Barracks
1887 Adobe Barracks,
text by Terry L. Steinacher and Gayle F. Carlson
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)

High Plains Archeology
High Plains Archeology
, text by Amy Koch
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)

Lower Platte Valley Native Americans, A.D. 1000-1400
Lower Platte Valley Native Americans, A.D. 1000-1400
, text by Rob Bozell and John Ludwickson
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)

Sand Hills Archeology
Sand Hills Archeology,
text by Amy Koch
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)


The Search for Engineer Cantonment,
text by Gayle F. Carlson, John R. Bozell, and Robert Pepperl.
$3.50/$3.15 members (paper)

The story of how Nebraska State Historical Society archeologists and other scientists discovered the site of the 1819-20 winter camp of Maj. Stephen Long's important expedition to explore the Great Plains.


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The Crazy Horse Surrender Ledger
The Crazy Horse Surrender Ledger, edited by Thomas R. Buecker and R. Eli Paul
$44.95/ $40.45 members (cloth)

Reproduction of a ledger containing an 1877 census of Sioux, Cheyenne, and Arapaho Indians at Red Cloud Agency, including Crazy Horse's band.

A Frontier Army Christmas
A Frontier Army Christmas, compiled and annotated by Lori A. Cox-Paul and Dr. James Wengert
$12.95/ $11.65 members (paper)

Reviews how soldiers and families observed the holiday, both in garrison and in the field ­ food, drink, entertainment, and gift giving.

Fort Robinson and the American West: 1874-1899
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.

Fort Robinson and the American Century: 1900-1948
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.

Lewis and Clark on the Middle Missouri
Lewis and Clark on the Middle Missouri
,
by Gary E. Moulton
$4.95/ $4.45 members (paper)

A review of the expedition's activities on that part of the journey extending from modern Sioux City to today's Fort Randall Dam.

Nebraska Hall of Fame
Nebraska Hall of Fame, edited by R. Eli Paul
$5.95/ $5.35 members (paper)

Brief biographies of the honorees in the Nebraska Hall of Fame.

The Fontenelle and Cabanne Trading Posts
The Fontenelle and Cabanne Trading Posts: The History and Archeology of Two Missouri River Sites, 1822-1838, by Richard E. Jensen
$24.95/ $22.45 members (paper)

Histories of the posts, plus descriptions of the artifacts recovered during archeological excavation of the sites in the early 1970s.

Water Powered Flour Mills in Nebraska
Water Powered Flour Mills in Nebraska, by Thomas R. Buecker
$5.95/ $5.35 members (paper)

Recalling the time when waterpower brought settlement and development to Nebraska.

Chimney Rock on the Oregon Trail
Chimney Rock on the Oregon Trail,
by Merrill J. Mattes
$3/ $2.70 members (paper)

History of this noted landmark on the Oregon and California trails by one of the premier trail historians.

Courthouse Rock on the Oregon Trail
Courthouse Rock on the Oregon Trail
,
by Merrill J. Mattes
$3/ $2.70 members (paper)

History of this noted landmark on the Oregon and California trails by one of the premier trail historians.

Fort Robinson: A Self Guided Tour
Fort Robinson: A Self Guided Tour,
by Thomas R. Buecker
$3/ $2.70 members ( paper)

An active U.S. military post from 1874 to 1948, Fort Robinson is now a Nebraska State Park. Highlights relate historic sites and buildings through-out the park.

Account of Overland Freighting
From the Missouri to the Great Salt Lake: An Account of Overland Freighting, by William E. Lass.
$5/$4.50 members (cloth)

A history of overland freighting on the Plains, 1855-80 with reference to the Platte Valley and Sidney-Deadwood routes.

Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center
Gerald R. Ford Conservation Center,
$2.50/ $2.25 members (paper)

Includes essays on Ford's life by Edward L. and Frederick H. Schapsmeier, and Senator Carl T. Curtis.


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