Pekka H m l inen, 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 H m l inen.
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
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