Dakota: The Story of the Northern Plains

Contents

List of Illustrations | viii List of Maps | ix Preface | xi 1. A Sea of Wind-Blown Grass | 1 2. Lords of the Northern Plains | 17 3. Explorers and Fur Traders, 1730–1800 | 37 4. Ventures under the American Flag, 1800–1837 | 63 5. From “Desert” to Gold Mine | 99 6. Prairie Farms and Statehood | 133 7. The Road to Wounded Knee | 155 8. Political Prairie Fires, 1890–1920 | 177 9. Mount Rushmore: Conceived in Prosperity, Born of Depression | 203 10. Paths to the Present | 221 Notes | 253 Selected Reading | 257 Index | 263 contents ...