Description: Today few would define South Dakota as the West but rather as the Midwest, but that takes nothing away from the stories told by Gustav Gottlieb Wenzlaff in his 1912 book “Sketches and Legends of the West” published by the Capital Supply Company of Pierre, South Dakota. This little known (or available) book tells the story of The Green Prairies, The Boy on the Farm, Where-the-Lights-Go-Out, Spirit Mound, Old Scattergold, The Home of Waziya, Legend of the Good Man, The Great Sentinel, Legend of the Old Oak, Fort Randall and The City of the Skies. There is a single black and white illustration opposite the half title page of a monument erected to mark the location of the first schoolhouse in the “territory now comprising the states of South Dakota, North Dakota, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana – 1860”. A book for the young reader that can be enjoyed no matter where they might live. Gustav Gottlieb Wenzlaff (1865 – 1939) was an American German-Russian émigré educator, author of prose, poetry, philosophy and psychology. Born in the village of Johannesthal on the Black Sea he arrived with his family in America in 1874 when they immediately traveled to South Dakota. In the 1915 “History of Dakota Territory” it states, “Dr. Gustav G.
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: Pierre, South Dakota
Signed: No
Dimensions: 8x5.25x.5
Publisher: Capital Supply Company
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Year Printed: 1912
Language: English
Special Attributes: Illustrated, 1st Edition
Author: Gustav Gottlieb Wenzlaff
Region: North America
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Dakota Territory Short Stories
