STUDENT'S READING LIST
 

Carpenter, Angelica Shirley. Born Criminal: Matilda Joslyn Gage, Radical Suffragist. Pierre: South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2018. This book looks at the life of a leader in the early woman suffrage movement with ties to South Dakota.

Fisher, Leonard E. Tracks across America: The Story of the American Railroad, 1825-1900: with Photographs, Maps, and Drawings. New York: Holiday House, 1992. This book for young readers examines the development of railroads in the United States.

Gibson, Eva Katharine. The Prairie-Dog Prince. Pierre: South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2008. A young girl frees a prairie dog from a trap and is taken on an underground adventure by the little creature.

Rounds, Glen. The Cowboy Trade. New York: Holiday House, 1972. Rounds describes the life of a cowboy, including his dress, daily tasks, and duties during roundups and cattle drives.

Sprague, Mary Gibson, and Catherine Rademacher Gibson. Glorious Fourth of July and Other Stories from the Plains. Pierre: South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2017. This book combines art and narrative to give insight into a young woman’s childhood in early-twentieth century South Dakota.

Townsley, Janet Howe. Dakota Dreams: Fannie Sabra Howe's Own Story, 1881-1884. Pierre: South Dakota Historical Society Press, 2003 Based on the diary of a young girl, this true story tells of one family’s homesteading experiences and their role in building the new town of Mellette.

Turner, Ann W. Dakota Dugout. New York: Macmillan, 1985. In this fictional story, a woman details her experiences living in a sod house on the Dakota prairie.

Whitman, Sylvia. Children of the Frontier. Minneapolis, Minn.: Carolrhoda Books, 1998. Real-life frontier children are featured at work and play.

Wilder, Laura Ingalls. The Long Winter. New York: Harper & Bros., 1940. Wilder tells the story of the hard winter of 1881 for young readers.