South Dakota: A History (States and the Nation) - Softcover

Milton, John R.

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9780393305715: South Dakota: A History (States and the Nation)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0393305716 ISBN 13: 9780393305715
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 1989

Synopsis

Gold sparked the major migration of white settlers to the Dakota Territory a century ago, but for South Dakota, grass proved to be the real bonanza. Today more and more Americans are coming to understand the almost mystical appeal of the horizon and the primitive pull of the earth that make South Dakota one of the few remaining places where the individual can enjoy real isolation and a sense of standing apart from the crowd.

If you imagine South Dakota as a dry and dusty plains state, you are partly right, says author John Milton in this gracefully written history. But the image of flat, barren prairies fails to convey other qualities that have lured people there―the cool fragrance of the pine-covered Black Hills, the grand sweep of sky and earth on the prairie.

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Publisher
W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
1989
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0393305716
ISBN 13 
9780393305715
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
220
Rating
  • 3.46 out of 5 stars
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9780393056273: South Dakota: A History (The States and the Nation series)

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ISBN 10:  0393056279 ISBN 13:  9780393056273
Publisher: Norton, 1977
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