Author: Merrill J. Mattes
Publisher: Government Printing Office
ISBN: 9780912627571
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 72
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Describes the early exploration of Scotts Bluff by fur traders and the events that led to the establishment of the Scotts Bluff National Monument in Nebraska. Also includes a guide to the area and suggested readings.
Author: Grant Lee Shumway
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Category : Nebraska
Languages : en
Pages : 604
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Author: Donald Dilworth Brand
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Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 83
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Author: Melissa Amateis Marsh
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625849559
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 176
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During World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp Scottsbluff and Camp Atlanta. Many Nebraskans did not view the POWs as "evil Nazis." To them, they were ordinary men and very human. And while their stay was not entirely free from conflict, many former captives returned to the Cornhusker State to begin new lives after the cessation of hostilities. Drawing on first-person accounts from soldiers, former POWs and Nebraska residents, as well as archival research, Melissa Marsh delves into the neglected history of Nebraska's POW camps.
Author: Mary Ann Hafen
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803273405
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 116
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"Called to go with the Swiss company to settle the "Dixieland" region of southern Utah - a hot, dry, inhospitable land - Mary Ann's family lived in thatch, dugout, and adobe houses they built themselves. While still hardly more than a child, Mary Ann cut wheat with a sickle, gleaned cotton fields, made braided straw hats for barter, and spun and dyed cloth for her dresses. Always sustained by her faith in the church, she took part in a millenarian scheme that failed - a communal order - and entered a polygamous marriage, raising almost single-handedly a large family.".
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Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
ISBN: 9780803268517
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 464
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First published in 1939 and never before available in a paperback edition, this remarkable compendium of Nebraskiana includes chapters on the state's history, natural setting, flora and fauna, Indians, government, agriculture and industry, ethnic groups, folklore, architecture, art, and literature. Far more than a tour guide, it is replete with all manner of colorful and unusual sidelights on Nebraska places and people, the kind of information not readily accessible outside of archives. Tom Allan, veteran roving reporter for the Omaha World Herald, has written a new introduction which bridged the years between 1939 and 1979 an reveals some of his own off-the-beaten-path discoveries. Rewarding reading for the armchair traveler and an indispensable companion for the tourist, Nebraska: A Guide to the Cornhusker State will delight and inform all those interested in Nebraska and the Great Plains region.
Author: Dean Knudsen
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 52
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Author: Robert Autobee
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Category : Dams
Languages : en
Pages : 56
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Author: Earl R. Harris
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Category : Scotts Bluff County (Neb.)
Languages : en
Pages : 96
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Author: Star-Herald (Neb.)
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Category : Nebraska
Languages : en
Pages : 128
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