The New All-Too-True-Blue History of North Dakota

Book excerpt: "The New All-too-True-Blue History of North Dakota" is a creative history of North Dakota (or an "alternative" history, if you will). Events that are covered include, but are not limited to: TIME IMMEMORIAL - Megafauna, Bison, and Flickertails 1740 to 1850 - Big Hidatsa Village Occupied 1801 - First Euro-American Settlement 1804 - Lewis and Clark Build Fort Mandan 1880 - Ranching Begins 1883 - Teddy Roosevelt Comes to Dakota to Hunt Bison 1883 - Marquis de Morès Arrives and Fails 1889 - Statehood 1930 - Windstorm 1936 - Most Extreme Temps 1951 to 1982 - Lawrence Welk Show 1959 - Giant Buffalo in Jamestown 1961 - Maris Breaks Homerun Record 1966 - Worst Blizzard 1978 -- Theodore Roosevelt National Park Esablished 1979 -- "The Sacketts" 1996 - "Fargo" 2018 -- Tiddlywinks Hall of Fame Opens Most of the events have explanatory images to help you visualize the history lessons.