Land of the Dacotahs

Type

Book

Authors

Bruce Nelson ( Nelson, Bruce )

ISBN 10

0803251459

Tags

Dakota, Frontier and pioneer life -- Missouri River Valley, United States -- History, Missouri River Valley -- History, Frontier and Pioneer life, Missouri River Valley, Northwestern States -- History

Abstract

"Land of the Dacotahs covers a wide range of topics, including early explorations, the fur trade, river traffic, gold rushes, Indian Wars, the open-range cattle industry in North Dakota, selected phases of political history, the Nonpartisan League, and the Pick-Sloan project for developing the Missouri River basin. . . . The result is a most readable account." -- Back cover.

Description

354 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.

Biblio Notes

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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