South Dakota (U.S. state)/Bibliography

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History

• Zimmerman, Karen P., South Dakota History: an Annotated Bibliography - A thoroughly comprehensive annotated bibliography of secondary material on South Dakota history and major archival and manuscript collections. Includes coverage of political and economic studies, social and environmental histories, local and regional studies. 552 pages, publ 1993. ISBN-13: 978-0313282638
• Hamburg, James Fredric and Stuart Bruchy, Influence of Railroads upon the Processes and Patterns of Settlement in South Dakota. ISBN 0405137559
• Schell, Herbert S. and Miller, John E., History of South Dakota ISBN 0971517134
• Hasselstrom, Linda, Roadside History of South Dakota An informal guide to the history of the state of South Dakota, arranged in similar fashion to the Roadside Geology series of the same publisher. Contains an extensive history bibliography. ISBN 0-87842-262-5

Government and Politics

• Abourezk, James G., Advise & Dissent: Memoirs of South Dakota and the U.S. Senate. ISBN 1556520662
• Clem, Alan L., Government by the People: South Dakota Politics in the Last Third of the Twentieth Century ISBN 0-9718572-0-2
• Clem, Alan L., Prairie State Politics: Popular Democracy in South Dakota
• Dean, Virgil W., An Opportunity Lost: The Truman Administration and the Farm Policy Debate ISBN 0-8262-1650-1
• Lauck, Jon, Daschle vs. Thune: Anatomy of a High Plains Senate Race ISBN 0806138505
• Lauck, Jon, McGovern and the Farmer: South Dakota Politics, 1953– 1962 in South Dakota History, 32 (Winter 2002), 331–53
• Lauck, Jon, Prairie Republic, The Political Culture of Dakota Territory 1879-1889 ISBN 9780806141107
• Lee, R. Alton, Principle over Party: The Farmers' Alliance and Populism in South Dakota, 1880-1900 ISBN 9780979894091
• Roche, Jeff (ed), The Political Culture of the New West. ISBN 978-0-7006-1614-5

Natural World

Regions and Geology

• Gries, John Paul, Roadside Geology of South Dakota - Aimed at the layperson, this series describes geologic features, including landforms and rocks, visible from the highways of the state, and discusses the underlying geology of the above-ground features. Illustrated with maps, diagrams, and photographs.

Ecology

• Brown, Lauren, Grasslands (an Audubon Society Nature Guide). Field guide, illustrated with color photographs, of the flora and fauna of North America's short grass and tall grass prairies.

Geography

• DeLorme's South Dakota Atlas and Gazetteer - Topographic maps of the state, plus information on national and state lands, natural features, camping, hunting, fishing, hiking, cycling, tourist attractions and historic sites.

Climate and Weather

• Dewey, Kenneth F., Great Plains Weather
• Laskin, David, Children's Blizzard

Flora and Fauna

• Tekiela, Stan, Birds of the Dakotas Field Guide

Demographics

Cities and Towns

Arcadia Publishing has produced a number of volumes featuring several of the major cities of South Dakota, including one each on Sioux Falls, Rapid City, De Smet, Brookings, Pierre, Sturgis, Watertown, Aberdeen, Deadwood, Chamberlain, Yankton, and Vermillion. These volumes feature numerous photographs detailing the history of each town.

Native Americans

• Clow, Richmond L. (ed), The Sioux in South Dakota History

Social, cultural, and religious

Literature

• Fowler, Eric and Delaney, Sheila, Small-town Boy, Small-town Girl: Growing up in South Dakota 1920-1950 ISBN 0979894077
• Blue, Eliza, Accidental Rancher
• Rolvaag, Ole, Giants in the Earth

Sports and Recreation

Attractions

• Cerney, Jan, Badlands National Park (Arcadia Book)
• Domek, Tom, Custer State Park (Arcadia Book)
• Sanders, Peggy, Wind Cave National Park (Arcadia Book)