A Common land, a diverse people
Subtitle: ethnic identity on the prairie plains
By: edited by Harry F. Thompson, Arthur R. Huseboe, Sandra Olsen Looney.
Contributors: Thompson, Harry F. 1953-; Huseboe, Arthur R., 1931-; Looney, Sandra.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Nordland Heritage Foundation
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Sioux Falls, S.D
Language: eng
Number of pages: 190
Subjects: Ethnology -- Great Plains -- Congresses.; Ethnology -- South Dakota -- Congresses.; Ethnicity -- Great Plains -- Congresses.; Ethnicity -- South Dakota -- Congresses.; Great Plains -- Social life and customs -- Congresses.; South Dakota -- Social life and customs -- Congresses.
Notes: Includes bibliographies.
"The essays were originally presented as papers at the Berdahl-Rölvaag Lecture Series (Nordland Fest), the Seminar for South Dakota Humanities Scholars, and the Augustana Journalism Forum--all held at Augustana College between 1984 and 1986"--P. 1.
Table of contents: title: Ethnic identity on the prairie plains / by Harry F. Thompson, Arthur R. Huseboe, and Sandra Olsen Looney; title: Norwegian roots on an American tree / by Robert Bly; title: The slip-up settlement and Ole Rölvaag; title: The pioneer heroine as idea / by Ruth Ann Alexander; title: The mystique of Siouxland / by Frederick Manfred; title: The German language on the Great Plains / by Paul Schach; title: Idols of the tribe, idols of the theater / by Ronald Robinson; title: Women of the circle / by Virginia Driving Hawk Sneve; title: Community and tradition in native American society / by Donna Hess; title: The pipe and cross / by Martin Brokenleg.