History of Nebraska was originally created to mark the territorial centennial of Nebraska and then revised to coincide with the statehood centennial. This one-volume history quickly became the standard text for the college student and reference for the general reader, unmatched for generations as the only comprehensive history of the state. This fourth edition, revised and updated, preserves the spirit and intelligence of the original. Incorporating

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A collection of photos and stories about photographer Solomon Butcher and turn-of-the-century Nebraska.

In the wake of Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt called for the largest arms buildup in our nation's history. A shortage of steel, however, quickly slowed the programs momentum, and arms production fell dangerously behind schedule. The country needed scrap metal. Henry Doorly, publisher of the Omaha World-Herald, had the solution. Prairie Forge tells the story of the great Nebraska scrap drive of 1942-a campaign that swept the nation and yielded five...

Henry Beachell, Glenn W. Burton, Orville A. Vogel, Charlotte Buettenback Johnson, Grant T. Reynard, Rose Gorelick Blumkin, Joyce C. Hall, Frank W. Cyr, Mabel Lee, Alexander J. Stoddard, Ralph W. Tyler, Jay W. Forrestor, Charles H. Purcell, Roland M. Schaffert, Charles E. Taylor, Edwin E. Perkins, Rae Wilson Sleight, Catherine Woods Hughes, Ada Patterson, J. Lee Rankin, Mary P. Romero Zielke Cota, Gladys Henry Dick, Clara Herling Huhn, Mary Lois Murphy,...

This is a factual history of Nebraska's cattle industry from the earliest days of road ranches and trail herds to our own times. A portion of the book is devoted to the part the Nebraska Stock Growers Association has played in the last 80 years of that history.

Nebraska Trivia is the who, what, when, where, and how book of the great state of Nebraska. Filled with interesting questions and answers about well-known and not so well-known facts of this colorful, historic state, Nebraska Trivia will provide hours of entertainment and education. Designed for use in a wide variety of settings - home, office, school, parties - it focuses on the history, culture, people, and places of the fascinating Cornhusker State....