500 books to help you feel at home in the Heart of America
Here is our fully searchable annotated bibliography of useful and easy-to-locate books about life on the Great Plains.
The bibliography is categorized in topical sections—try out the Advanced Search to see the categories. It is fully searchable by topic, genre, state represented, title, and author. Currently the bibliography spans the five states of the Alliance's regional scope, but we plan eventually to expand it to the Plains more broadly.
- North Dakota Book List
Compiled by David Martinson, Lecturer, English, North Dakota State University, and
Thomas Isern, Professor History, North Dakota State University
- South Dakota Book List
Compiled by Charles Woodard, Distinguished Professor of English, South Dakota State University
- Nebraska Book List
Compiled by Michael Tate, Professor of History and Native American Studies, University of Nebraska-Omaha
- Kansas Book List
Compiled by Tom Averill, Associate Professor, English, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas, and
Amy Fleury, Assistant Professor, English, Washburn University, Topeka, Kansas
- Oklahoma Book List
Compiled by Danney G. Goble, Professor of Classics, University of Oklahoma
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Periodically, the Alliance staff will update the list with new books, always retaining an accessible archive of past titles. Recommendations of new titles might come from the state editors, Alliance partners, or viewers of the site, but state editors and Alliance staff will make the final determination of books to be included.
Consulting Editor:
Ted Kooser
Poet, Department of English, University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress
