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

Bowman: Tell Your Family Story: A Writing Workshop with Jo Ann Winistorfer & Cathy Langemo

7/7/2008 1:00 PM
With extensive backgrounds in writing, publishing, and geneology, award-winning authors and avid genealogists Jo Ann B. Winistorfer and Cathy A. Langemo will present information from their popular "Tracing Your Dakota Roots" to get attendees excited about creating and recording their own family stories.

New Town: Tell Your Family Story: A Writing Workshop with Jo Ann Winistorfer & Cathy Langemo

7/8/2008 1:00 PM
With extensive backgrounds in writing, publishing, and geneology, award-winning authors and avid genealogists Jo Ann B. Winistorfer and Cathy A. Langemo will present information from their popular "Tracing Your Dakota Roots" to get attendees excited about creating and recording their own family stories.