"Source Material" and The Frontier Army

If money is the “mother’s milk” of politics, then “source material” is the same to the study of the frontier American army. Primary sources from the nineteenth century—letters, diaries, reminiscences, American Indian oral histories, maps, eyewitness accounts buried in public records, official government records, and photographs—serve as the foundation of the research carried out by the contributors to The Frontier Army.

June 2019

A Century of Wildlife Recovery in Custer State Park

As it marks its one hundredth anniversary, Custer State Park's role in preserving the region's native wildlife stands as perhaps its most significant contribution.

June 2019