It Happened in South Dakota: Remarkable Events That Shaped History
Although even today there are plenty of stretches of open, uninhabited space throughout South Dakota, literally just below the surface lies evidence that civilizations have made this land home for countless centuries. Many followed the buffalo, while others came searching for gold or to farm or, more recently, to marvel at natural and man-made wonders this beautiful state contains. A fascinating collection of thirty-two compelling stories about events that shaped the Mount Rushmore State, It Happened in South Dakota describes everything from Lewis and Clark raising an American flag on the Missouri to the continuing creation of a monument to Crazy Horse.
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It Happened in South Dakota: Remarkable Events That Shaped History
Although even today there are plenty of stretches of open, uninhabited space throughout South Dakota, literally just below the surface lies evidence that civilizations have made this land home for countless centuries. Many followed the buffalo, while others came searching for gold or to farm or, more recently, to marvel at natural and man-made wonders this beautiful state contains. A fascinating collection of thirty-two compelling stories about events that shaped the Mount Rushmore State, It Happened in South Dakota describes everything from Lewis and Clark raising an American flag on the Missouri to the continuing creation of a monument to Crazy Horse.
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It Happened in South Dakota: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

It Happened in South Dakota: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

It Happened in South Dakota: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

It Happened in South Dakota: Remarkable Events That Shaped History

Overview

Although even today there are plenty of stretches of open, uninhabited space throughout South Dakota, literally just below the surface lies evidence that civilizations have made this land home for countless centuries. Many followed the buffalo, while others came searching for gold or to farm or, more recently, to marvel at natural and man-made wonders this beautiful state contains. A fascinating collection of thirty-two compelling stories about events that shaped the Mount Rushmore State, It Happened in South Dakota describes everything from Lewis and Clark raising an American flag on the Missouri to the continuing creation of a monument to Crazy Horse.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781493023578
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.
Publication date: 12/01/2016
Series: It Happened in the West , #2
Edition description: Second Edition
Pages: 192
Product dimensions: 5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Patrick Straub is the author of Everything You Always Wanted to Know about Flyfishing and The Orvis Pocket Guide to Streamer Fishing (both by Globe Pequot). He lives with his wife on the Bighorn River in southeastern Montana.

T. D. Griffith has written or coauthored more than sixty books, including Outlaw Tales of South Dakota and Insiders’ Guide to South Dakota’s Black Hills and Badlands (both by Globe Pequot). He lives and writes in the Black Hills of South Dakota.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments xi

Introduction xii

Mystery in the Mud: The Crow Creek Massacre-1350 1

The La Verendrye Brothers: Their Short-Lived French Claim-1743 5

First Vote West of the Mississippi-1804 8

La Framboise and Fort Pierre: First Permanent Settlement in South Dakota-1817 13

Arikara and Ashley: The First Fight-1823 16

Todd the Lobbyist: Dakota Territory Is Established-1861 20

Custer's Gold! Gold Discovered in the Black Hills-1874 23

Deadwood: South Dakota's Tall-Tale Factory-1876 28

Blown Away: The First Tornado Ever Photographed-1884 33

January Blizzard: South Dakota's Fatal Snow Day-1888 38

The Death of a Legend: Sitting Bull's Last Days-1890 43

Tragedy at Wounded Knee: Massacre and Conquest of the Sioux-1890 49

Capital Complex: Mitchell and Pierre Fight over Seat of Government-1904 54

Too Corny: The World's Only Corn Palace-1921 59

The Greatest Monument Never Finished: Mount Rushmore-1927 63

Pardon, Madam: Poker Alice Saved from Prison-1928 69

Burning Up the Track: "Smokey" Joe Mendel Wins State Track Meet-1931 74

Thirsty? Wall Drug Serves Settlers-1931 77

The Big Bang: South Dakota's Largest Explosion-1936 81

Rally 'Em Up: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Begins-1938 88

Truly Great Badlands: President Roosevelt Creates Badlands National Monument-1939 92

A Mountain of a Monument: Crazy Horse Memorial-1948 97

Power Play: Oahe Dam Is Completed-1962 102

Shaky Year: The Earthquakes of 1964 106

Black Hills Run Brown: The Rapid City Flood-1972 110

Reinjured: Wounded Knee 11-1973 115

The Mammoth Site: Where the Big Boys are Buried-1974 120

Gambling in Deadwood: The Wild West Is Still Alive-1989 126

Dances with Hollywood: South Dakota Hits the Big Screen-1989 130

The Great Flood-1993 135

Plane Crash: Learjet Crash Kills Golfer Payne Stewart-1999 139

Roaring Grizzly: Grizzly Gulch Fire Barely Nips Deadwood-2002 143

South Dakota Timeline 147

Mount Rushmore Timeline 150

South Dakota Facts and Trivia 152

Bibliography 154

Index 166

About the Authors 173

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