CONTENTS

Foreword[v]
By William Langer, Governor of North Dakota
Preface[vii]
By Ethel Schlasinger, State Director, Federal Writers' Project
Illustrations and Maps[xiii]
General Information[xv]
Annual Events[xix]
I. SURVEY OF THE STATE
Contemporary North Dakota[3]
North Dakota: Its Natural Setting[5]
Indians and Their Predecessors[16]
History[35]
Agriculture and Farm Life[59]
Industry and Labor[72]
Racial Groups and Folkways[78]
Schools, Churches, and Social Currents[88]
Transportation[95]
Press and Radio[99]
Architecture[102]
Recreation[106]
II. CITY NEIGHBORS
(City Descriptions and Points of Interest)
Bismarck[111]
Fargo[126]
Grand Forks[145]
Minot[158]
III. PLAYGROUNDS
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park[169]
Roosevelt Regional State Parks[173]
IV. HIGHWAYS AND TRAILS
Tour
1
Canadian Line (Winnipeg) to South Dakota Line (Watertown). US 81[185]
1A Mayville to Hatton. ND 7 & 18[200]
2 Canadian Line (Brandon) to South Dakota Line (Aberdeen). ND 4 & US 281[202]
3 Canadian Line (Virden) to South Dakota Line (Pierre). US 83[207]
3A Garrison to Stanley. ND 37 & 8, unnumbered roads[211]
3B Junction US 83 to Junction US 10. Unnumbered roads[215]
4 Canadian Line (Moosejaw) to South Dakota Line (Belle Fourche). US 85[218]
4A Hanks to Writing Rock State Park. ND 50 and unnumbered roads[225]
4B New England to Flasher. ND 21[228]
5 Hamilton to Montana Line (Scobey). ND 5[232]
5A Junction ND 5 to Leroy. ND 32 & 55, unnumbered road[243]
6 Minnesota Line (Duluth) to Montana Line (Glasgow). US 2[247]
6A Circular tour from Devils Lake. ND 20 & 27, Indian Service Roads[263]
6B Junction US 2 to Fort Buford State Park. Unnumbered road[269]
7 Carrington to Canadian Line (Estevan). US 52[272]
8 Minnesota Line (Minneapolis) to Montana Line (Glendive). US 10[277]
8A Valley City to South Dakota Line (Aberdeen). ND 1[303]
8B Dazey to Junction US 2. ND 1 & 7[308]
8C Mandan to South Dakota Line (McLaughlin). ND 6, 21, & 24[312]
8D Junction US 10 to Junction US 85. ND 25[318]
9 South Dakota Line (McIntosh) to Montana Line (Miles City). US 12[323]
10 Medora to Bismarck. Little Missouri and Missouri Rivers[328]
Chronology[339]
Bibliography[345]
Index[361]