Sheep

Sheep

Author: Archer B. Gilfillan

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 324

ISBN-13: 9780873512855

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Archer B. Gilfillan was an anomaly. An Ivy League scholar with a broad knowledge of classical literature and a talent for writing, he nonetheless chose to herd sheep from 1916 to 1934 in a lonely, isolated part of the West. Out of this strange juxtaposition of expertise and experience, Gilfillan produced this classic narrative of American sheepherding. First published in 1929, Sheep: Life on the South Dakota Range provides a personal, informative, and entertaining account of the western sheepherder. From blizzards to predatory wolves, from grass-crazed sheep in the springtime to penny-pinching bosses, Gilfillan misses nothing. He also volunteers his trenchant opinions on modern women, cowboys, and homesteaders--many of whom were his neighbors. In his introduction, Richard W. Etulain, director of the Center for the American West at the University of New Mexico, describes Gilfillan's life and discusses the appeal of the wide-open West to an urban-industrial nation.


South Dakota

South Dakota

Author: Donna Walsh Shepherd

Publisher: Children's Press(CT)

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9780516210933

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Describes the geography, plants, animals, history, economy, religions, culture, sports, arts, and people of South Dakota.


A Dust Bowl Book of Days, 1932

A Dust Bowl Book of Days, 1932

Author: Craig Volk

Publisher: South Dakota State Historical Society

Published: 2020

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9781941813294

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"Using the writings of his grandmother, Margaret Spader Neises, and mother, Joan Neises Volk, author Craig Volk creates a one-year diary that details the life and times of a woman during 1932."--


South Dakota’s Cowboy Governor Tom Berry: Leadership During the Depression

South Dakota’s Cowboy Governor Tom Berry: Leadership During the Depression

Author: Paul S. Higbee

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1467119415

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As South Dakotans endured the Great Depression and developing Dust Bowl in 1932, they elected a cowboy as their governor. Tom Berry rode in the great, iconic 1902 cattle roundup ordered by President Theodore Roosevelt. He established the successful Double X ranch next to the Badlands. Big voiced and tireless, Berry commanded the attention of all, including President Franklin Roosevelt, who broke protocol and called him "Tom" or "Cowboy" in White House meetings. Berry faced bitter political rivalries and weather that threatened to blow South Dakotans off their land, but he is remembered for his humorous wit throughout. Author Paul S. Higbee traces the history of South Dakota and its iconic governor.


South Dakota’s Cowboy Governor Tom Berry

South Dakota’s Cowboy Governor Tom Berry

Author: Paul S. Higbee

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2017-07-10

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 1625856997

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As South Dakotans endured the Great Depression and developing Dust Bowl in 1932, they elected a cowboy as their governor. Tom Berry rode in the great, iconic 1902 cattle roundup ordered by President Theodore Roosevelt. He established the successful Double X ranch next to the Badlands. Big voiced and tireless, Berry commanded the attention of all, including President Franklin Roosevelt, who broke protocol and called him "Tom" or "Cowboy" in White House meetings. Berry faced bitter political rivalries and weather that threatened to blow South Dakotans off their land, but he is remembered for his humorous wit throughout. Author Paul S. Higbee traces the history of South Dakota and its iconic governor.