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Frank Lloyd Wright’s Stockman House (1908), in Mason City Iowa, has a wonderful history. The family who had the vision to have it built does, too. I wrote this volume as a gift back to the Stockman House, and all sales go to its upkeep.  I lead tours here every other week during the summer season.

An online ordering link will be available soon.

Purchase through ShopIowa (LINK COMING SOON)

This volume of South Dakota History, the quarterly journal of the South Dakota State Historical Society, includes an article about photography and art from the Hard Winter of 1880-81, and how it helps our understanding of what happened that season. It is available for purchase through the South Dakota Historical Society Press via the button below.

Purchase South Dakota History Vol. 53 No. 4 Winter 2023

I was one of twenty participants in a week-long trip to Colorado sites featured in James Michener’s book Centennial (and the subsequent mini-series). Afterwards, a magazine was created using photos and written reflections of the trip, and I wrote several of the vignettes as well as a feature-length article that was published in a Colorado newspaper. We were also joined by actor Gregory Harrison for the last two of the five days. This is the resulting 116-page magazine about the trip.

Purchase from Blurb

Thank you for visiting! Both of these books were a labor of love. To say that sharing these stories and interacting with audiences has been an incredible joy is an understatement. This journey has transformed my life, and I am eternally grateful to the amazing people who have lifted me up to this new phase of life, which until fairly recently was focused on high-tech and communications. Research and storytelling is much more fun.

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Where Should I Order a Book?
If you order the physical book through Itasca, I as the author will receive a higher percentage (40-50% higher) of the sale price compared to online mega-retailers. Another request is to consider supporting one of the Ingalls-Wilder Home Sites by ordering from them (the Resources page lists the Home Sites.) Bookshop.org is another excellent option, and supports local book sellers. If you enjoy these books and would be willing to leave a review (a star-rating is sufficient!), please do so. Amazon and Goodreads reviews are an important component in a book’s visibility. Thank you for taking the time to submit a review.

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“Anybody can love the mountains, but it takes a soul to love the prairie.” — Willa Cather

"ALMOST all of the original tallgrass prairie has vanished. Lost to the plow, to development, and to—perhaps—a lack of imagination.”
― Cindy Crosby

“Elsewhere the sky is the roof of the world; but here the earth was the floor of the sky.” — Willa Cather

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