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Other Non-Fiction by LindaWhat's Here?
These non-fiction books are on topics other than Linda's ranch, though they are chock-full of Linda's descriptive writing. Bison: Monarch of the Plains The lovely coffee-table book with glorious photos Roadside History of South Dakota Travel across South Dakota without leaving home Journal of a Mountain Man: by James Clyman This historical journal was edited by Linda Featured Books Read some behind-the-scenes details about Linda's books: Q&A with Linda, expanded notes about content, information on book jacket photos, and more. Land Circle: Writings Collected from the Land Roadside History of South Dakota Windbreak: A Woman Rancher on the Northern Plains Index to Windbreak back to top 
Nonfiction Published 1998 128 pages Size: 10 X 13 $39.95 – hardcover ISBN 1-55868-406-9 Oversized with full-color dust jacket and slip cover. Shown here in slip cover. 
Bison: Monarch of the Plains shown without the slipcover. In case it is unclear in this tiny website photo, that's a close-up of part of a bison head on the cover-- the horn in the center and one eye in the lower right corner. Bison: Monarch of the Plains
Text by Linda M. Hasselstrom Photography by David Fitzgerald * Independent Publishers Association award: best environmental and nature book of 1999. More than any other animal, the bison symbolizes the American West. Linda recounts the natural history and Native American connection of the bison, while David Fitzgerald's photographs capture the grandeur and appeal of this awesome beast. With 100 color photos, map, notes, suggested further reading and index. Published by: Graphic Arts Center Publishing P.O. Box 10306 Portland OR 97296-0306 Phone: (800) 452-3032 Fax: 800-355-9685 Website: www.gacpc.com Please note: Linda does not carry this book for sale, sorry. back to top 
Nonfiction, guide to major highways, towns Published 1994; reprinted 467 pages Size: 6 X 9 $18.00 – paperback ISBN 0-87842-262-5 Roadside History of South Dakota
Linda takes readers on a tour across South Dakota's major and minor highways, introducing its towns and characters, both past and present. She also addresses Indian-white relations, the rise of tourism and the plight of twentieth-century agriculture. With maps, chronology, bibliography, index and b&w photographs. Please note: This was a featured book on this website. To read a list of corrections to this text and an exclusive essay by Linda about her experiences writing this book, and why the corrections have never been made to subsequent editions, click here. Published by: Mountain Press PO Box 2399 Missoula, MT 59806 Phone: (800) 234-5308 or (406) 728-1900 Fax: 406-728-1635 Website: www.mountain-press.com E-mail: info@mtnpress.com back to top 
Nonfiction Published 1984 by Mountain Press reprinted 1998 by Tamarack Books 295 pages Size: 6 X 9 $18.95 – paperback ISBN 1-886609-09-8 Journal of a Mountain Man -- By James Clyman Edited and introduced by Linda M. Hasselstrom Now part of Scurlock Publishing Company's "Classics of the Fur Trade" series, this is a journal and correspondence of a fur trapper and explorer during the heyday of the American fur trade, and during the peak of emigration to Oregon and California. James Clyman was a member of Jedediah Smith's first brigade, and he encountered the Donner Party in 1846. With chapter notes, bibliography, map and index. Published by: Scurlock Publishing Co., Inc. RR 5 Box 347-M Texarkana TX 75503 Phone: (800) 228-6389 or (903) 832-4726 Website: www.muzzleloadermag.com E-mail: scurlockpubl@txk.net Please note: If you are interested in the Mountain Man era you may also enjoy historical reenactments with Rendezvous camping and black powder muzzle loading. Linda has written several rendezvous stories which may be found in Windbreak, Land Circle, and Between Grass and Sky. Read the Rendezvous article on the Books & More Page of this website for a bibliography of Linda's Rendezvous stories and to see photos of Linda's Rendezvous experiences. back to top |
