Presents volume six of an eight-volume collection on regional cultures of America and examines the traditions and history of the Great Plains through narratives on Native Americans, Buffalo soldiers, folk ballads and territory jazz, as well as other areas that define the Great Plains.
At the end of the Civil War, Midnight, a fourteen-year-old African-American cowboy and runaway slave who nurtures the dream of being reunited with his family, finds his destiny linked with that of two Arapaho Indians.
Presents a portrait of modern-day American Indians, focusing on the Oglala Sioux of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the plains and badlands of the American West.
Presents a portrait of modern-day American Indians, focusing on the Oglala Sioux of the Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in the plains and badlands of the American West.
A fictional account of the life of the Oglala Indian Chief Crazy Horse from birth to his victory over the whites at Little Big Horn to his violent death.
Presents a history of one division of Dakota Indians of the northern plains and prairies including their traditions, the impact of reservations, and current way of life.
Thirteen-year-old Drew, determined to help his family hold onto their farm in the drought-stricken Dust Bowl of 1934, stubbornly tends his livestock and refuses to give up hope.
Offers a brief overview of the life of Lakota Chief Sitting Bull, discussing his childhood, early battles, refusal to give up his tribe's land to settlers, negotiations with white men, and other related topics.
