HISTORY
Armstrong, Moses K. The Early Empire Builders of the Great West. St. Paul, E. W. Porter, 1901. o. p. 456 p. il. Early history of Dakota Territory by a pioneer surveyor of Yankton, Dakota Territory.
Arnold, Henry V. Early History of Ransom County (with references to Sargent County). Larimore, H. V. Arnold, 1918. o. p. 105 p. Historical sketches based on newspaper articles.
Arnold, Henry V. Forty Years in North Dakota. Larimore, H. V. Arnold, 1921. o. p. 96 p. A short history of the State in relation to Grand Forks County.
Arnold, Henry V. History of Old Pembina. Larimore, H. V. Arnold, 1917. o. p. 82 p. An entertaining sketch of the first settlement in the State from the coming of the Hudson's Bay Company to 1872.
Band, John Wesley. Minnesota and Its Resources. New York, Redfield, 1854. o. p. 412 p. il. Appendage includes notes on a trip from St. Paul to Pembina and the Selkirk settlement on the Red River of the North.
Black, Norman Fergus. A History of Saskatchewan and the Old Northwest. Regina, Saskatchewan, North West Historical Company, 1913. 605 p. il. A history of the settlement of Canada with references to boundary line settlements with the United States, and the story of the fur trade between the two countries.
Black, R. M. A History of Dickey County. Ellendale, Dickey County Historical Society, 1930. o. p. 331 p. il. Characteristic stories of early times in the county with a chapter on each town and township.
Brady, Cyrus Townsend. American Fights and Fighters. New York, Doubleday, Doran and Company, 1928. o. p. 326 p. il. Includes vivid description of Northwest Indian wars, especially those engaged in by the Sioux.
Brininstool, E. A. A Trooper With Custer. Columbus, The Hunter-Trader-Trapper Company, 1925, o. p. 214 p. il. (Frontier Series, v. 1.) The story of a soldier in the Little Big Horn campaign.
Buffalo Bill (William Cody). The Adventures of Buffalo Bill. New York, Harpers, 1927. o. p. 35 p. il. An authentic history of many events in the exploration, settlement, and development of the western plains.
Burdick, Usher L. Last Battle of the Sioux Nation. Stevens Point, Wisconsin, Worzalla Publishing Company, 1929. 164 p. il. A story of Indian wars written by a North Dakota congressman.
Burdick, Usher L. Marquis De Mores at War in the Badlands. Fargo, privately printed, 1929. 24 p. il. Explains the enmity between the young nobleman and his western neighbors, and gives an account of his trial for the murder of a cowboy.
Burgum, Jessamine Slaughter. Zezula, or Pioneer Days in the Smoky Water Country. Valley City, Getchell and Nielsen, 1937. 195 p. il. B. Early history of Dakota Territory along the Missouri River.
Chardon, Francis A. Chardon's Journal at Fort Clark. Pierre, South Dakota, privately printed, 1932. 458 p. il. Description of life on the Upper Missouri 1834-39. A fur trader's experience with Mandans, Gros Ventres, and their neighbors, especially describing the smallpox epidemic of 1837.
Chittenden, Captain Hiram Martin. History of the Fur Trade in the Far West. New York, Harpers, n. d. o. p. 1003 p. 3 v. il. Carefully written history of fur trade in the territory west of the Missouri River with North Dakota forming the background for much of the material.
Chittenden, H. M. and Richardson, A. T. Life, Letters and Travels of Father Pierre Jean DeSmet, S. J. 1801-75. New York, Harpers, n. d. o. p. 1600 p. 4 v. il. Edited from the original unpublished manuscript journals of a pioneer missionary. Volume III contains a description of his travels through the Northwest.
Cochrane, C. N. David Thompson. Toronto, Macmillan, 1924. 173 p. il. B. A biography of Thompson, explorer and geographer who visited North Dakota in 1797.
Coues, Dr. Elliot. History of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. New York, Harpers, 1893. o. p. 1364 p. 4 v. il. B. A detailed history of the expedition, with an essay on Indian policy.
Coues, Dr. Elliot. New Light on the Early History of the Great Northwest. New York, Harpers, 1897. o. p. 1027 p. 3 v. Manuscript journals of Alexander Henry and David Thompson. Volume I tells of their experiences in the country around the Red River of the North.
Cowie, Isaac. The Company of Adventurers. Toronto, W. Briggs, 1913. o. p. 515 p. il. Interesting narrative of the author's experiences with Hudson's Bay Company in the Northwest during 1867-74.
Crawford, Lewis F. History of North Dakota. New York and Chicago, American Historical Society, 1931. o. p. 1911 p. 3 v. il. B. One volume by Crawford on the history of the State, and two volumes of biography by various authors.
Crawford, Lewis F. Rekindling Camp Fires. Bismarck, Capital Book Company, n. d. o. p. 324 p. il. B. A narrative of 60 years in the West as an Indian fighter, cowboy, and hunter.
Curtis, Carrie. History of Ransom County. Manuscript, privately owned. Written for Federated Women's Club in 1923.
Custer, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Boots and Saddles. New York, Harpers, 1885. 312 p. The story of Custer's life in the Dakotas and his Indian wars.
Custer, Mrs. Elizabeth B. Following the Guidon. New York, Harpers, 1890. o. p. 341 p. il. Story of Kansas frontier days, including the battle of Washita in which Custer defeated the Cheyennes by tactics similar to those used in the Battle of the Little Big Horn.
Cyclorama of General Custer's Last Fight. Boston Cyclorama Company, 1889. o. p. 30 p. il. An account of the Battle of the Little Big Horn with biographies of Custer and Chief Gall, and an interview with Sitting Bull.
Fish, Herbert C. and Black, R. M. A Brief History of North Dakota. Chicago, American Book Company, 1925. 244 p. Good reference text written by former curator of the State historical society and former president of the State Normal and Industrial School at Ellendale.
Gass, Patrick. Gass Journal of the Lewis and Clark Expedition. Chicago, A. C. McClurg Company, 1904. o. p. 298 p. Gass was a carpenter on the expedition and kept a journal. He later participated in the War of 1812.
Hagedorn, Hermann. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands. Chicago, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1930. 475 p. Interesting story of early North Dakota days woven about the life of Roosevelt in the Badlands.
Hennessey, William B. History of North Dakota. Bismarck, Tribune Publishing Company, 1910. o. p. 633 p. il. A history of the State from earliest times, including biographies of the builders of the commonwealth.
History of the Northwest and Its Men of Progress. Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Journal, 1901. o. p. 592 p. il. Part V contains a historical sketch of North Dakota written by C. A. Lounsberry.
History of the Red River Valley. Grand Forks, Herald Publishing Company, C. F. Cooper and Company, Chicago, 1909. o. p. 645 p. 2 v. il. Includes many amusing sketches of pioneer life in the valley.
Hughes, Katherine. Father Lacombe, The Black-robed Voyageur. New York, Moffat, Yard and Company, 1911. 467 p. il. A well-written biographical sketch.
Illustrated Album of Biography of the Famous Red River Valley of the North. Chicago, Alden, Ogle and Company, 1889. o. p. 845 p. il. Contains biographical sketches of early settlers and residents of eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota.
Jarrell, Myrtris and Hewitt, J. N. B. Journals of Rudolph Frederich Kurz. Washington, Government Printing Office, 1937. 382 p. il. (Smithsonian Institution Bureau of American Ethnology, Bull. 115.) Experiences among fur traders and American Indians on the Mississippi and Upper Missouri Rivers during the years 1846-1852.
Kelly, Luther S. Yellowstone Kelly. New Haven, Yale University Press, 1926. o. p. 268 p. il. Personal recollections of a famous scout and plainsman told in entertaining style.
Kimball, Maria B. A Soldier-Doctor of Our Army: James B. Kimball. New York, Houghton Mifflin Company, 1917. o. p. 192 p. Biography of an Army surgeon who spent ten years in Dakota Army posts, coming to Fort Buford in 1867.
Larpenteur, Charles. Forty Years a Fur Trader on the Upper Missouri. New York, 1898. o. p. 430 p. 2 v. Autobiography of a pioneer hunter and fur trader stationed at Fort Union during the 1830's. Edited by Dr. Elliot Coues.
Laut, Agnes C. The Blazed Trail of the Old Frontier. New York, R. M. McBride and Company, 1926. 271 p. il. The log of the Upper Missouri Historical Expedition of 1925.
Laut, Agnes C. The Conquest of the Great Northwest. New York, Moffat, Yard and Company, 1911. 413 p. 2 v. il. History of the Hudson's Bay Company in Canada and the Northwest.
Laut, Agnes C. The Fur Trade of America. New York, Macmillan, 1921. 341 p. A history of the fur trade with a descriptive section on furbearing animals.
Laut, Agnes C. Pathfinders of the West. Chicago, Macmillan, 1923. 380 p. il. Account of the explorations of Lewis and Clark.
Lewis and Clark. Original Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition 1804-1806. New York, Dodd, Mead and Company, 1904. o. p. 2758 p. il. 7 v. and atlas. The journals of the famous expedition exactly as written during the journey to the Pacific, with introduction, notes, and index by Reuben Gold Thwaites.
Lounsberry, Clement A. Early History of North Dakota. Washington, Liberty Press, 1919. o. p. 247 p. il. Detailed history of State from fur-trading days to twentieth century by a pioneer newspaperman of Bismarck.
Maximilian, Prince of Wied. Travels in the Interior of North America. Cleveland, Arthur H. Clark Company, 1905, o. p. 1134 p. 3 v. Translated from the German's original entries, relating his adventures in the Missouri River Valley. Edited with introduction, notes, and index by Reuben Gold Thwaites.
Meinzer, Edgar G. Brief History of North Dakota. Fargo, E. S. Elliot, 1915. o. p. 24 p.
Miles, General Nelson A. Personal Recollections of General Nelson A. Miles. Chicago, Warner, 1897. o. p. 590 p. il. The author's own experiences in the Northwest.
North Dakota Biography. Chicago, George Ogle and Company, 1900. o. p. 1410 p. il. A compendium of biographical sketches of prominent old settlers, and accounts of early settlement, Indian occupancy, Indian history and traditions, and Territorial and State organization.
Ordway, Sergeant John. The Journals of Captain Meriwether Lewis and Sergeant John Ordway. Madison, State Historical Society, 1916. 44 p. il. A first-hand account of travel in the Northwest.
The People of the Red River Valley. Harpers. Jan. 1859. pp. 169-176. il. An early magazine article on life at old Fort Pembina.
Reid, Russell and Gannon, Clell G. Historical and Pictorial Map of North Dakota. Bismarck, Capital Publishing Company, 1930. Historical items by Reid and illustrations by Gannon.
Scott, Hugh L. Memories of a Soldier. New York, Century Company. n. d. o. p. 673 p. il. Memoirs of an officer in the campaigns and investigations from 1876-91.
Slaughter, Linda. Fortress to Farm. Published as serial in Bismarck Daily Tribune beginning Sept. 30, 1893. o. p. Reminiscences of early days in Burleigh County, North Dakota.
Spokesfield, Walter Ernest. History of Wells County. Valley City, printed by the author, 1929. A sketch of North Dakota history, especially Wells County, and the origin of place names.
Stanton, Edward M. Expedition from Fort Abercrombie to Fort Benton; a letter from the Secretary of War. U. S. Congress. House. 1862. 37th Congress. Third Session House. (Executive Document No. 80.)
State Historical Society of North Dakota Collections. Bismarck, Tribune Publishing Company; Grand Forks, Normanden; 1906-24. 3596 p. 7 v. Edited by Dr. O. G. Libby, secretary of the society. Included in the various volumes are histories of many of the towns and counties in the State, biographies of pioneers, and interesting Indian legends.
Taylor, Joseph Henry. Sketches of Frontier and Indian Lives on the Upper Missouri and Great Plains. Bound with Kaleidoscopic Lives. Valley City, E. P. Getchell, 1932. Reprinted by Washburn's 50th Anniversary Committee. o. p. 200 p. il. The story of the author's life in the Dakotas from 1864-89.
Trinka, Zena Irma. Out Where the West Begins. St. Paul, The Pioneer Company, 1920. o. p. 432 p. il. Early romantic history of North Dakota.
Van de Water, Frederick F. Glory-Hunter. Indianapolis, New York, Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1934. 392 p. il. B. Critical biography of Gen. George A. Custer.
Van Osdel, A. Historic Landmarks. Printed by the author, 1915. o. p. 400 p. il. A narrative of the adventures of early traders in the Northwest Territory.
Waldo, Edna LaMoore. Dakota: an informal study of Territorial Days. Caldwell, Idaho, The Caxton Printers, Ltd., 1936. 297 p. B. The story of pioneer life in Dakota written from articles in contemporary newspapers.
Waldo, Edna LaMoore. Yet She Follows: The Story of Betty Freeman Dearborn. Bismarck, Capital Publishing Company, 1931. 205 p. A pioneer story centering about events in the life of the author's mother.
Walsh, Richard J. The Making of Buffalo Bill. Indianapolis, The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1928. 391 p. A character study.
Wellman, Paul I. Death on the Prairie. New York, Macmillan, 1934. 298 p. il. B. A story of life on the plains of the Northwest from 1862-92.
Wemett, William Marks. The Story of the Flickertail State. Valley City, printed by the author, 1923. o. p. 315 p. il. Simple, entertainingly written history of the State by the head of the history department of the Valley City Teachers College.
Wetmore, Mrs. Helen. Buffalo Bill. Duluth, The Duluth Press Printing Company, 1900. o. p. 267 p. il. The story of Buffalo Bill told by his sister.
Wheeler, Olin D. The Trail of Lewis and Clark, 1804-1904. New York and London, G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1904. o. p. 2 v. il. Includes a description of the old trail based upon actual travel over it, and the changes found a century later.
Williams, Mary A. Fifty Pioneer Mothers of McLean County, North Dakota. Washburn, The Leader, 1932. 200 p. il. Historical sketches of the State from the women's point of view.