Books about North Dakota
Readers may wish to refer to the following books and other publications for additional reading on the geology, geography, history, and government of North Dakota.
- Athearn, Robert G. Forts of the Upper Missouri. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall, Inc., 1967.
- Beadle, W. H. H. Dakota: Its Geography, History and Resources. St. Paul: D.D. Merrill Publisher, 1888.
- Berg, Francie M. North Dakota: Land of Changing Seasons. Hettinger, North Dakota: Flying Diamond Books, 1977.
- Blackorby, E.C. Prairie Populist: The Life and Times of Usher Burdick. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 2001.
- Carley, Kenneth. The Dakota War of 1862. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1976.
- Clodfelter, Michael. The Dakota War: The United States Army Versus the Sioux, 1862–1865. Jefferson, North Carolina: McFarland & Company, 1998.
- Crawford, Lewis F. History of North Dakota. 3 Volumes. Chicago: American Historical Society, 1931. Drache, Hiram. The Challenge of the Prairie. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1970.
- Drache, Hiram. The Day of the Bonanza. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1964.
- Dresden, Donald. The Marquis de Morès: The Emperor of the Badlands. Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1970.
- Geelan, Agnes. The Dakota Maverick: The Political Life of William Langer, Also Known as “Wild Bill” Langer. Fargo: By the Author, 1975.
- Goodman, L. R., and R. J. Eidem. The Atlas of North Dakota. Fargo: North Dakota Studies, Inc., 1976.
- Gudmundson, Wayne, and Robert Silberman. The Promise of Water: The Garrison Diversion Project. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 2002.
- Hagedorn, Hermann. Roosevelt in the Badlands. Boston: Houghton-Mifflin, 1921.
- Heidenreich, Virginia. The Fur Trade in North Dakota. Bismarck: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1990.
- Herman, Gwyn, and Laverne Johnson. American Indians of North Dakota. Fargo: North Dakota Division of Independent Study, 2007.
- Herman, Gwyn, and Laverne Johnson. Citizenship. Fargo: North Dakota Division of Independent Study, 2007.
- Herman, Gwyn and Laverne Johnson. Frontier Era of North Dakota. Fargo: North Dakota Center for Distance Education, 2007.
- Herman, Gwyn and Laverne Johnson. Geology, Geography, and Climate of North Dakota. Fargo: North Dakota Division of Independent Study, 2007.
- Hintz, Martin. North Dakota. New York: Children’s Press, 2000.
- Hoganson, J.W., and E.C. Murphy. Geology of the Lewis and Clark Trail in North Dakota. Missoula: Mountain Press Publishing Company, 2003.
- Hudson, Lois. The Bones of Plenty. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society, 1984.
- Hunter, William C. Beacon Across the Prairie. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1961.
- Lass, William E. A History of Steamboating on the Upper Missouri River. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1962.
- Lindgren, Elaine. Land in Her Own Name: Women As Homesteaders in North Dakota. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1991.
- Lounsberry, Clement. North Dakota History and People: Outlines of American History. Chicago: S.J. Clarke, 1917.
- McMacken, Robin. The Dakotas: Off the Beaten Path. Old Saybrook, Connecticut: Globe Pequot Press, 1998.
- Morlan, Robert L. Political Prairie Fire: The Nonpartisan League, 1915–1922. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 1955.
- Murray, Stanley Norman. The Valley Comes of Age: A History of Agriculture in the Valley of the Red River of the North, 1812–1920. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1967.
- North Dakota: A Guide to the Northern Prairie State. A Federal Writers’ Project, Works Progress Administration. Bismarck: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1990.
- North Dakota Atlas & Gazetteer: Topography Maps of the Entire State: Back Roads, Outdoor Recreation. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme Mapping Company, 1999.
- Omdahl, Lloyd. Governing North Dakota. Grand Forks: University of North Dakota, Bureau of Governmental Affairs, 2005.
- Piper, Marion J. Dakota Portraits. Mohall, North Dakota: Marion Piper, 1964.
- Raaen, Aagot. Grass of the Earth: Immigrant Life in Dakota Country. St. Paul: Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1994.
- Readings in North Dakota Geography. Grand Forks: University of North Dakota, Department of Geography, North Dakota Studies Series, 1968.
- Reid, Bill G. Five for the Land and Its People. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1989.
- Ridenhower, Marilyn, and Audrey Brigl. Women of North Dakota: Celebrating Their Lives Through Primary and Secondary Sources. Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 1989.
- Robinson, Elwyn B. History of North Dakota. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1995.
- Robinson, Sheila C. The Story of the Garrison Dam: Taming the Big Muddy. Garrison, North Dakota: Dakota Trails Books, 1997.
- Rolfsrud, Erling Nicolai. Extraordinary North Dakotans. Alexandria, Minnesota: Lantern Books, 1954.
- Rolfsrud, Erling Nicolai. Story of the Peace Garden State. Alexandria, Minnesota: Echo Printing, 1990.
- Schneider, Mary Jane. North Dakota Indians: An Introduction. Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall and Hunt, 1986.
- Schneider, Richard. West of the Red: The Role of Transportation in the Development of North Dakota. Fargo: North Dakota State University, Upper Great Plains Transportation Institute, 1977.
- Snyder, Gerald S. In the Footsteps of Lewis and Clark. Washington, D.C.: National Geographic Society, 1970.
- The Centennial Anthology of North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains. Edited by Janet Daley. Bismarck: State Historical Society of North Dakota, 1996.
- The History and Culture of the Mandan, Hidatsa, Sahnish (Arikara). Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 2002.
- The History and Culture of the Mniwakan Oyate. Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 1997.
- The History and Culture of the Standing Rock Oyate. Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 1995.
- The History and Culture of the Turtle Mountain Band of Chippewa. Bismarck: North Dakota Department of Public Instruction, 1997.
- Tweton, D. Jerome. The Marquis de Morès: Dakota Capitalist, French Nationalist. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1972.
- Tweton, D. Jerome, et al., The North Dakota Political Tradition. North Dakota Centennial Heritage Series. Ames: Iowa State University Press, 1981.
- Tweton, D. Jerome, and Theodore Jelliff. North Dakota—The Heritage of a People. Fargo: North Dakota Institute for Regional Studies, 1976.
- 2001–2003 North Dakota Blue Book. Bismarck: North Dakota Secretary of State, 2001.
- 2003–2005 North Dakota Blue Book. Bismarck: North Dakota Secretary of State, 2003.
- 2005–2007 North Dakota Blue Book. Bismarck: North Dakota Secretary of State, 2005.
- Wilkins, Robert P., and Wynona H. Wilkins. North Dakota: A Bicentennial History. New York: Norton, 1977.
