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.
Blue River Basin Archeology,
text by Terry L. Steinacher and Rob Bozell
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)
The Cheyenne Outbreak Barracks,
text by Terry L. Steinacher and
Gayle F. Carlson
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)
1887 Adobe Barracks, text by Terry L. Steinacher and Gayle F. Carlson
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)
High Plains Archeology, text
by Amy Koch
$2.50 each/ $2.25 members (paper)
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, 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.
The Crazy Horse Surrender Ledger, edited by Thomas
R. Buecker and R. Eli Paul
$44.95/ $40.46 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,
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, 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, 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.
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, by Thomas R. Buecker
$5.95/ $5.36 members (paper)
Recalling the time when waterpower brought
settlement and development to Nebraska.
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, 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.
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,
$2.50/ $2.25 members (paper)
Includes essays on Ford's life by Edward
L. and Frederick H. Schapsmeier, and Senator Carl T. Curtis.