great plains

Discusses the causes and effects of the disastrous dust storms that hit the Great Plains in the 1930s.

Examines the causes of the Dust Bowl, discusses its effects, and provides primary source quotes and photographs.

Twelve-year-old Addie eagerly awaits her cousins' summer visit to her prairie home but, once they arrive, finds things much more complicated than she had ever imagined.

Presents the life story of Mari Sandoz, born on the sandhills of Nebraska in 1896, telling how her life changed when, at the age of nine, she began attending school, and discussing how she fulfilled her dream of researching and writing the history of the Great Plains.

Describes the daily lives, culture, beliefs, social structure, and environment of some of the Native American peoples who lived on the Great Plains region of North America before the coming of the Europeans.

The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Caleb forces Jacob to deal with his past.

Sequel to:Skylark. The stranger lurking on the Witting family's prairie farm turns out to be their long-lost grandfather, whose presence plus prodding from Sarah forces Jacob to deal with his past.

A Norwegian family suffers great hardship as they try to establish a farm on the plains of the Dakota territory in the 1870's.

Examines the Oklahoma land rush of 1889 to 1895, a period during which the U.S. government gave land away very cheaply to anyone willing to build on it, and discusses encounters with Native Americans, land claims, town building, and other related topics.

Contains newspaper accounts, letters, interviews, memoirs, songs, government documents, and other writings and photographs that provide insight into the problems of the Great Depression, focusing on conditions in the Great Plains region of the United States.