Title: The last West; a history of the Great Plains of North America.
Authors: McKee, Russell.
Publisher: Crowell
Year: 1974
Subjects: Great Plains History.
Abstract: Narrates the historical evolution of the Great Plains, citing the Indians, explorers, settlers, cattlemen, and contemporary inhabitants who have fashioned the region's heritage.
Contents: 1. The Last West -- 2. Rock Bottom -- 3. The First Plainsmen -- 4. Arrivals from Europe -- 5. Three Flags from Four Directions -- 6. The Forgotten Plainsmen -- 7. A Trio of Canadians -- 8. The World's Biggest Real Estate Swindle -- 9. The Great American Desert -- 10. Pathfinders Across the Northern Plains -- 11. The Rise of the Merchant Plainsmen -- 12. The Ties That Bind a Nation Together -- 13. Trails North and Trails West -- 14. Peopling the Plains -- 15. Present Tense, Future Tenser.