great plains

In 1848, while on a wagon train headed for Oregon, fourteen-year-old Francis Tucket is kidnapped by Pawnee Indians and then falls in with a one-armed trapper who teaches him how to live in the wild.

Presents the events of the Dust Bowl which occured during the 1930s from three different perspectives, an Oklahoma farmer, a migrant worker in California, and a government journalist.

Describes the life style of the Plains Indians.

Living with their Ojibwe family on the Great Plains of Dakota Territory in 1866, twin brothers Makoons and Chickadee must learn to become buffalo hunters, but Makoons has a vision that foretells great challenges that his family may not be able to overcome.

The magic tree house takes Jack and his sister Annie to the Great Plains where they learn about the life of the Lakota Indians.

Discusses the Sioux Indians' history, government, and religious beliefs, as well as the legacies of Crazy Horse and Sitting Bull and the rise of the Sioux Nation.

A biography of the Civil War general known for his part in the disastrous battle at the Little Big Horn in 1876.

Explores the history, and present culture of Native Americans from the Great Plains region, including the Wichita, Omaha, Ponca, and Lakota.

Using his own words, creates a profile of the great Lakota chief Sitting Bull, who led a resistance against the U.S. government during the mid-nineteenth century.

A collection of legends and folk tales from creation myths to the personal story of a Vietnam veteran.