ISBN: 978-0-931170-94-2
383 pages
Price: $18.00
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About the book
Pekka Hämäläinen, Rhodes Professor of History at the University of Oxford, leads off this collection of new perspectives on South Dakota history with a stunning interpretation of Lakota power in the Northern Plains. With their mastery of the horse, the Lakota mounted "an expansive and constantly shapeshifting Indigenous regime that controlled human fates in the North American interior for generations," writes Hämäläinen.
The essays that follow take up a variety of topics on South Dakota history:
- Borders, by Thomas D. Isern
- Railroads, by H. Roger Grant
- Weather, by Christopher R. Laingen
- West River Country, by John Henris
- Wildlife and Parks, by Frank Van Nuys
- Radical Tradition, by Jeffrey A. Johnson
- German-Language Press, by Samantha M. Litty
- Changing Foodways, by Sara Egge
- Sports, by Paul Higbee
- Hunting and Fishing, by Lance Nixon
- American Indian Movement, by Carson Walker
- Movies, by Jon D. Schaff
The collection is edited by Jon K. Lauck, whose most recent book is The Good Country: A History of the American Midwest, 1800-1900 (University of Oklahoma Press).
Publication of Old Trails and New Roads in South Dakota History was made possible by a gift of $35,000 from Jan Hovey Johnson and Reliabank and matching gifts from the following donors:
Donors of $1,000
- Joseph Fenstermacher
- Tony and Anne Haga
- Stephanie Herseth Sandlin and Max Sandlin
- Pastor Dave and Glenice Johnson
- Richard Muller
- F. Bert and Cindy Olson
- Ann Smith
- Elizabeth Soladay and Mary Soladay Wipf, in memory of Glenn E. and Lois Soladay
- James and Penny Volin
Donors of $500
- Mark Hollabaugh and Jonathan Moe
- Leland and Marilyn Hult
- Terry and Stephanie Yeager