Mariah Press

"Ella Deloria has given us a precious gift of her herself, her talents, and her intense desire for us to learn from our elders, which means embracing the Dakota way of life. That in turn means a commitment to mutual understanding, mutual enrichment, and mutual respect. "It is my hope and prayer that The Dakota Way of Life will be, for educators and institutions of higher learning, an essential motivator to build on the literary treasure that has been presented to us by Ella Deloria in such an unselfish manner. At the very least, the material should be required reading. "Ho, hecetu yelo,"

For the past century the South Dakota High School Activities Association has coordinated South Dakota high school athletic and fine arts events. The Association was organized initially to govern the first state high school track meet in 1906. This initial effort has expanded to the present the supervision of seven varsity boys' sports, seven varsity girls' sports, and four fine arts activities. A Celebration of One Hundred Years of South Dakota High School Athletics and Activities showcases the one hundred years of organized high school athletics and fine arts activities in South Dakota high schools. This text is of immeasurable value as a reference tool that can be utilized for years to come. A Celebration contains essential documentation for each of the sports and activities.

Independent baseball has been an important aspect of professional baseball for over a century. This history attempts to document the development of this phenomenon during the past decade. We have included all available statistics. Both Miles Wolff and myself decided early in our involvement in the rise of this new era of independent baseball to collect and preserve the available statistical records and narratives which document the formal activities of each attempt at creating new independent teams and leagues. Our narrative presents basic documentation of every independent league attempted. This practice has been carried out by publishers of baseball material for the past century. We believe the text fulfills this essential historical documentation.

"Bullet" Rogan was a star pitcher and outfielder for the legendary K.C. Monarchs for nearly two decades. Dixon's years of original research documents Rogan's career using over 100 photographs, many previously unpublished. This book is the definitive work on Rogan and the Monarchs. A must for the knowledgeable baseball fan.

"Wayne Fanebust has written an entertaining, thoroughly researched, absolutely first-rate account of Richard Pettigrew's life. "Readers should not miss this opportunity to treat themselves to one of the finest biographies that has come along in many years." —South Dakota Magazine, May/June 1998 "Wayne Fanebust of Sioux Falls provides another meticulously researched piece of local history." —Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, Nov. 30, 1997

"Oscar Micheaux (1884-1951), has long deserved a full biographical study. In producing a total of seven novels and over forty films during his long and successful career, his place in history is primarily secure as the first African-American to produce feature-length films. "Betti VanEpps-Taylor's biography of Micheaux places his life and philosophy in context and provides an objective assessment of his work. Readers who want to understand Micheaux and his important role as author and film-maker will find this intriguing biography the place to begin." —James McLaird Professor of history, Dakota Wesleyan University

In the same vein as its popular predecessor, Tales of Dakota Territory, Volume I, this book contains ten true stories about life on the wild Dakota frontier. Among them are riveting stories about gun fights in Pierre; stagecoach robberies in the Black Hills; Theodore Roosevelt roughing it in the remote, northern Dakota badlands; and revealed for the first time, the dark, tragic tale of outlaw Jim Gilmore, an Ohio lad whose western sojourn ended at the gallows in Deadwood. Step into our historic past and discover intriguing characters and their legacies in Tales of Dakota Territory, Volume II.

Baseball has been an important part of the social life of the people of Minnehaha County for the past century. This text celebrates the performance of baseball in the area with accounts of baseball playing in the region during the 20th Century. The description of baseball by local writers has a colorful and interesting tradition. Through this work, we hope to introduce the reader to this fine tradition.

"David Gilbertson, in his first book, has captured with an honest and sincere liking the phenomenon of the Prairie of Professional Baseball. It disbanded after only three seasons, but it was fun while it lasted. Gilbertson's work captures the humor and sadness that engulfs every minor league town. From the disgusting apartment of four single minor leaguers to the fruitless marketing ventures, Gilbertson tells it like it is." —Mark Derewicz, Baseball America