History of North Dakota (book)

The History of North Dakota is a book written by Elwyn B. Robinson covering the history of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The book's coverage spans from several thousand years ago at the time when Native Americans first settled the area that would become present-day North Dakota up through the 20th Century. The book, published by University of Nebraska Press in 1966, was the first scholarly book covering the full-scope of North Dakota's history and has remained the definitive history of the state. The first edition contained 599 pages, 32 pages of illustration, and line drawings by Jack Brodie.[1]

For the history of the state, see History of North Dakota.
History of North Dakota
AuthorElwyn B. Robinson
IllustratorJack Brodie
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectNorth Dakota--History
PublisherUniversity of Nebraska Press
Publication date
1966
Media typePrint
Pages610 pp
ISBN0-911042-43-1
OCLC33266680
978.4
LC ClassF636 .R6 1995

Elwyn B. Robinson (1905–1985) was a professor of history at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. At the 75th Anniversary Convocation of UND on November 6, 1958, Robinson presented a speech entitled "The Themes of North Dakota History."[2] The speech received great attention and would eventually result in the publication of History of North Dakota in 1966. The book won the Award of Merit of the American Association for State and Local History.[3]

Themes in North Dakota history

In his seminal History of North Dakota, Robinson identified six themes in North Dakota history:[2]

  • Remoteness
  • Dependence
  • Radicalism
  • Economic disadvantage
  • The "too-much mistake"
  • Adjustment
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See also

Notes
  1. Library of Congress Online Catalog. Accessed 15 April 2006
  2. Robinson's "The Themes of North Dakota History" speech Archived 2007-02-16 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "UND Special Collections information on Robinson". Archived from the original on 2007-02-06. Retrieved 2007-02-11.
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