Yale professor Howard Lamar's study of this legendary
swath of American plains has become a classic of Western history. First
published some four decades ago, the compelling story of territorial power
and intrigue still dramatizes the astounding confidence and rugged determination
of this country's Old West pioneers. This political history of the Dakotas
at their infancy offers readers a powerful picture of the politicians
who carved a government out of a frontier and turned it into not one,
but two huge states.
The Institute for Regional Studies is proud to bring
back a work long out of print, and deserving of presentation to a new
generation of Western historians and others who want to learn more about
this fascinating era in American history.
"The work has stood the all-important test of
time. His theme, that Dakota Territory's political history is the story
of the people's struggle to overcome the power of the 'interests,' has
for the most part continued to be the history of North Dakota."
- from the new forward by Jack Dalrymple, Dalrymple Farm, Casselton,
ND.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Howard Lamar is one of America's most important Western historians.
Born in Tuskegee, Ala., in 1923, he received his PhD from Yale University
in 1951. He has been at Yale since, serving in a number of teaching and
administrative roles, including president of the university in 1992-93.
He has written and edited a number of books and articles on Western history.
Since 1994 he has been Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale.
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