Read North Dakota

In the summer of 1995, North Dakota History: Journal of the Northern Plains published an edition featuring essays by North Dakota authors about the theme, "Language of the Land: North Dakota 's Literary Heritage." Selected articles from this edition are featured below.

Introduction to "Language of the Land"
by Janet Daley Lysengen

A Journey into Literary North Dakota
by Kathie Ryckman Anderson

Preserving Rural Cultures in the Twenty-First Century
by Richard Critchfield

Glassy-eyed Reviewers and "What is Wrong with the World"
by Lois Phillips Hudson

Language of the Land: Poetry and Commentary
by David R. Solheim

Silence as a Language of the Land
by Larry Watson

Language of the Land: Voices from the North|
by Larry Woiwode

North Dakota author writes new book about life in hometown of Westhope, ND

North Dakota native, Dean Hulse, recalls his idyllic childhood and adolescence in a small town that will look and feel familiar to many.

VIEW VIDEO OF PULITZER PRIZE-WINNING CIVIL WAR HISTORIAN JAMES McPHERSON

Pulitzer Prize-winning Civil War historian Dr. James McPherson presented a free public keynote address at the historic Fargo Theatre Thursday, October 16, 2008. Watch it here.

Dickinson - Book signing with North Dakota author Dean Hulse

5/8/2009 2:00 PM
Join Dean Hulse at R. Books for a book signing of his new memior, "In Westhope: Life as a Former Farm Boy".

Jamestown - Book signing with North Dakota author Dean Hulse

5/9/2009 12:00 PM
Join Dean Hulse at Great Stories Bookstore, for a book signing of his new memior, "In Westhope: Life as a Former Farmboy"