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 elcome to Dakota West Books, your online source for books, videos and tapes about the history of Native American Indians, the cowboy culture, and pioneer history. If you are interested in the history of the Native American Indian and the old west you are in the right place. Browse our selection of great books to find your favorite interest. We are located in Rapid City, South Dakota, next to the Black Hills, the sacred land of the Sioux Indians, and in the heart of Lakota and Oglala Sioux country where there are two Indian Reservations, the Pine Ridge Reservation and Rosebud Reservation, and a large population of Native Americans.
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Black Hills Hay Camp
Hay Camp has struggled, sputtered and flourished by turns since it was staked out, slightly askew, not far from the banks of Rapid Creek February 25, 1876, destined in the dreams of its founders to become the new Denver. Nearly 120 years later, as the Star of the West shines bright, Dave Strain and Charles Nauman pay tribute to the waves of the intrepid nomads, adventurers, entrepreneurs and just plain folk who transformed a dusty crossroads into Rapid City, the Gate City of the Black Hills in the first six decades of her existance.
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Buffalo Gap Frontier
By: Bernie Keating, Tom Norma, Pat Cuny
A compelling story of pioneers, ranchers and oglala lakota and the same landscape they share in tenous peace. Relationships that grow over the years amongst the families that lived in Buffalo Gap and continue to live at the openning at the edge of the Black Hills that place called Buffalo Gap, a natural route for Buffalo that summered in the mountains, where Indians pitched their tents and the passageway for stagecoaches that traveled to the Black Hills in search of gold.
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Been Told its Out-of-stock?
Maybe, maybe not. We carry many books that the big book stores no longer
have in-stock.
Search our online store or contact us, you never know what we
can find.
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The Wounded Knee Massacre
"I, the man that stand here, am a God fearing man. Therefore all things that I at this time speak of will be voiced by me in accordance with His command to me. Later when He judges the truth and that which is not the truth, I do not want Him to judge me for anything that may be untrue I fear this. I am one of the survivors of the Wounded Knee Massacre. I did not at that time see everything that occurred, but I did see with my own eyes and know part of that which did occur. No one could have stood there unconcerned and realized everything that happened when the soldiers started in to shoot us." Joseph Black Hair, 1932, by James H. McGregor - 132 pp., 5 1/2x8, b/w photos, 12th edition, paperback.
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Our books are organized in a number of categories including Lakota Indians, cowboy poetry, the
Badlands of South Dakota, Lewis and Clark, and Laura Ingalls Wilder. Browse through the categories
for reading or reference. If you are looking for something specific, use our site search. Can't find
what you're looking for? Contact us and we'll see if we can help.
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Explore the unique history of the Lakota and Oglala Sioux Indian tribes with our selection of books, videos and
tapes. Learn about Lakota Sioux Culture, the beliefs of the Lakota, Native American religion and spirituality. Discover
the life and duties of Oglala Sioux women, including the traditional foods of the Plains Indians, brain tanning,
beading and art. Study the weapons of the Plains Indians, their sweat lodge ceremonies and dances like the ghost
dance, sun dance, and hoop dance. If you have an interest in learning the Lakota Language, be sure to check out
our dictionaries, books and tapes for translation and study.
Sioux legends and stories abound and you'll find no shortage of them here. The history of
Sitting Bull and Chief
Crazy Horse are intriguing and are just two of the famous Indian chiefs who have numerous books written about
them. Be sure to visit our Lakota Classics section for facsimiles of the earliest publications on Lakota history,
language and culture. The Indian wars are well represented in our book selections including the Fall of
General George Armstrong Custer and the massacre at
Wounded Knee, both told from the Indian warrior's perspective.
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The old west cowboys live on in legend and lore. Discover what is fact and what is fiction with our books on
the history of South Dakota, the Black Hills, and Deadwood. Read about the real cowboys, who lived and fought in
the old west and worked on the cattle ranges and sheep ranges. But cowboys didn't just herd cattle and sheep, they
also wrote and are known for their funny cowboy poetry. Visit our cowboy and pioneer section to find
cowboy logs, poems, and old west photos.
Lewis and Clark were the first white men to pass through what would become South Dakota, documenting every discovery
in their daily journals. Lewis and Clark are well represented here with the maps and journals of the Lewis and
Clark Expedition and their biographies.
The prospectors were the first white people to come and stay in South Dakota, lured by the gold discoveries in the
Black Hills. South Dakota's ghost towns are the landmarks that document
the places and the way they and their families lived, and a great history and location guide book is available on our site.
Homesteading in the U.S. spread to every corner of the country including South Dakota's plains, badlands, and reservations. You will find several accounts here by the pioneering homesteaders and their descendants. The childhood of Laura Ingalls Wilder as told in several of her famous books is an excellent representation of homesteading in South Dakota. You will find a complete selection of books on homesteading, including Wilders' book here.
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Children love stories of the old west, the pioneers and the Native Americans who came before. Don't miss browsing
our great selection of books and activities just for kids that tell the South Dakota story of Indians, pioneers,
nature, wildlife, and the environment, including the award-winning Paul Goble books about the American Indian. Suitable
for children of all ages, from the young child to the young adult, some can also be used as teaching manuals.
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Dakota West Books
402 E. Custer Street • Rapid City, SD 57701 • 605-718-1320 • Contact Us
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