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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

2009 Read North Dakota Featured Biography

The American Journey of Eric Sevareid by Raymond A. Schroth

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.

Bismarck - Raymond Schroth Lecture "The American Journey of Eric Sevareid"

11/12/2009 7:00 PM
Read North Dakota presents the 2009 featured book selection, "The American Journey of Eric Sevareid" with author Raymond A. Schroth.

Eric Sevaried Symposium

4/29/2010 7:00 PM
A four-day symposium in April 2010, co-hosted by the NDHC and Dakota Institue, the symposium will explore the legacy of one of North Dakota's most famous native sons. Eric Sevareid, one of the original Murrow Boys, helped shape broadcast media.