History of Nebraska / Ronald C. Naugle, John J. Montag, and James C. Olson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naugle, Ronald C. (Ronald Clinton), 1942- author.

Montag, John J., author.

Olson, James C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Nebraska--History.

Nebraska.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1050 p.)

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Lincoln, NB : University of Nebraska Press, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<P>Ronald C. Naugle is professor emeritus of history at Nebraska Wesleyan University. The author and editor of numerous books, he is coeditor of <I>Nebraska Quilts and Quiltmakers</I> and the online edition of Encyclopedia Britannica's <I>Nebraska</I>. </P><P>John J. Montag is professor emeritus of library and information technology at Nebraska Wesleyan University. </P><P>James C. Olson (1917-2005) was president emeritus of the University of Missouri. He is the author of several books, including <I>Stuart Symington: A Life</I>.

Contents:

""Cover""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Contents""; ""List of Illustrations""; ""List of Maps""; ""List of Tables""; ""Preface to the Fourth Edition""; ""1. The Environment: Land, Water, People""; ""2. Historic Peoples and European Contact""; ""3. An American Empire""; ""4. Indian Country""; ""5. The Platte River Road""; ""6. Nebraska Territory""; ""7. The Politics of Statehood""; ""8. Building Connections""; ""9. Rails across the State""; ""10. Cultures in Conflict""; ""11. Shifting Power on the Plains""; ""12. Years of Settlement""; ""13. Agrarian Hardships""

""14. Cattle and Cow Towns""""15. The Passing of the Frontier""; ""16. Power to the People: Populism""; ""17. Populism to Progressivism""; ""18. Prosperity and the Great War""; ""19. Postwar Challenges""; ""20. Postwar Progress and Modernity""; ""21. Depression, Relief, and Recovery""; ""22. Nebraska and World War II""; ""23. Progressive Legacies""; ""24. Prosperity and Party Ascendancy""; ""25. Beyond the Centennial: New Realities""; ""26. Holding the Line on Expanding Costs""; ""27. Recession, Banking Crises, and Recession Again""; ""28. Economic Development and Nuclear Waste""

""29. Change and Continuity: Demands and Costs""""30. The New Millennium""; ""Appendix 1. Officials of the Territory of Nebraska, 1854�67""; ""Appendix 2. Governors of the State of Nebraska""; ""Notes""; ""Selected Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""About Ronald C. Naugle""; ""About John J. Montag""; ""About James C. Olson""

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780803286306

0803286309

9780803286320

0803286325

OCLC:

897858061