The North Dakota State Constitution provides one of the most comprehensive studies of the North Dakota Constitution and the legal decisions which have helped to create and shape it. In this volume, Ja
For many people outside the state, North Dakota conjures visions of a remote, sparse, and seemingly inhospitable landscape, replete with ghost towns, scattered farmsteads, and settings reminiscent of
Heidi Czerwiec—professor and poet—describes herself as a High Modernist, in that her work (even the free verse) pays strong attention to form and narrative. But, she says, she also uses “a postmodern
“Sadly, it must be said that we know much more about the soil, crop, weed, and water conditions of any particular Dakota township than we know of the national character of the people who reside there,
Excavations were carried out at the Big Black site in July and August 1993 as part of the very large Lake Ilo Archaeological Project. It is a multicomponent site used by Folsom, Middle Plains Archaic,
As part of the large, multi-year Lake Ilo archaeological project, a team excavated a flint procurement lithic workshop and camp site at the western edge of the Knife River flint quarry area in western
Pacing Dakota is a collection of essays reflecting on the history and culture of the Great Plains of North America. The author, with more than forty years as a working historian and regional author, t
North Dakota’s Geologic Legacy is the story of the landscape—why it looks like it does and how it formed. The book is designed for the physical and the armchair traveler. Most of the features portraye
Arbjornsdottir (English, U. of Iceland) presents the first study of the North American (NA) Icelandic language, a variety that developed in the early Icelandic settlements of Manitoba and North Dakota
This book examines the effectiveness of state supreme courts in Texas, Kentucky, and North Dakota in achieving funding equity between rich and poor public school districts. It includes approximately
Sammi Jones, with determination, drive, and courage, hits roller derby challenges head on, despite life’s slams along that track. Her colorful spirit soars with heart and strength, while her alter-ego
The blizzards that devastated the West eventually ended when every farmer and rancher in need of bulldozer crews had received the required assistance. Life began to return to normal for the people who
This Could Have Been a Simple Story delves, more deeply than it would seem at first glance, into analysis of familiar environments, of cultural contexts, and of gambles--that things could be different
Madelyne Camrud channels the storytelling spirit and tradition of valiant narratives, melding tones of landscapes, women, and men into a familial literary score that maps emotions on the expansive Dak
Silverman (communication arts, Valley City State U., North Dakota) describes the corporate censorship--as opposed to government censorship--of four television programs that aired on the four major bro
Mara Faulkner grew up in a family shaped by Irish ancestry, a close-to-the-home existence in rural North Dakota, and the secret of her father's blindness - along with the silence and shame surrounding
Most communists, as any plains state patriot would have told you in the 1950s, lived in Los Angeles or New York City, not Minot, North Dakota. The Cold War as it played out across the Great Plains was
This volume presents 15 essays by Aasand (English, Dickinson State U., North Dakota) and other scholars on the stage directions in Shakespeare's Hamlet . A sampling of topics includes the Prince of D
This book is meant to be several things at once. First, it is a genuine guide to the sights and sites of the Bakken oil patch. Inspired by European travel guides like the Blue Guide and Baedeckers as
Harvey (history, North Dakota State, Fargo) details the first major clash between conservationists and developers after World War II. Echo Park Dam, planned for the Green River to generate power and c
