It Happened in South Dakota Remarkable Events that Shaped History 2nd Edition by Patrick Straub, Tom D Griffith 9781493023585 1493023586

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• ISBN 10: 1493023586
• ISBN 13: 9781493023585
• Author: Patrick Straub, Tom D Griffith

A fascinating collection of thirty-two compelling stories about events that shaped the Mount Rushmore State, It Happened in South Dakota describes everything from Lewis and Clark raising an American flag on the Missouri to the continuing creation of a monument to Crazy Horse.

Table contents:

Mystery in the Mud: The Crow Creek Massacre—1350
The La Verendrye Brothers: Their Short-Lived French Claim—1743
First Vote West of the Mississippi—1804
La Framboise and Fort Pierre: First Permanent Settlement in South Dakota—1817
Arikara and Ashley: The First Fight—1823
Todd the Lobbyist: Dakota Territory Is Established—1861
Custer’s Gold! Gold Discovered in the Black Hills—1874
Deadwood: South Dakota’s Tall-Tale Factory—1876
Blown Away: The First Tornado Ever Photographed—1884
January Blizzard: South Dakota’s Fatal Snow Day—1888
The Death of a Legend: Sitting Bull’s Last Days—1890
Tragedy at Wounded Knee: Massacre and Conquest of the Sioux—1890
Capital Complex: Mitchell and Pierre Fight over Seat of Government—1904
Too Corny: The World’s Only Corn Palace—1921
The Greatest Monument Never Finished: Mount Rushmore—1927
Pardon, Madam: Poker Alice Saved from Prison—1928
Burning Up the Track: “Smokey” Joe Mendel Wins State Track Meet—1931
Thirsty? Wall Drug Serves Settlers—1931
The Big Bang: South Dakota’s Largest Explosion—1936
Rally ’Em Up: The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Begins—1938
Truly Great Badlands: President Roosevelt Creates Badlands National Monument—1939
A Mountain of a Monument: Crazy Horse Memorial—1948
Power Play: Oahe Dam Is Completed—1962
Shaky Year: The Earthquakes of 1964
Black Hills Run Brown: The Rapid City Flood—1972
Reinjured: Wounded Knee II—1973
The Mammoth Site: Where the Big Boys are Buried—1974
Gambling in Deadwood: The Wild West Is Still Alive—1989
Dances with Hollywood: South Dakota Hits the Big Screen—1989
The Great Flood—1993
Plane Crash: Learjet Crash Kills Golfer Payne Stewart—1999
Roaring Grizzly: Grizzly Gulch Fire Barely Nips Deadwood—2002

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