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Course Introduction View this introductory commentary first.
Unit 1: Geography and Early Inhabitants View, complete readings, and respond to discussion board.
Unit 2: Settling In View, complete readings, and respond to discussion board.
Unit 3: Newcomers from Everywhere View, complete readings, and respond to discussio board.
Unit 4: Statehood and State Institutions View, complete readings, and respond to discussion board.
Unit 5: How's the Weather? A Look at North Dakota's Climate View, complete readings, and respond to discussion board.
Unit 6: Life in the Fast Lane: Transportation from Ox Cart Trails to Highways View, complete readings, and respond to discussion board.
Unit 7: Agriculture, Politics, and the State-owned Elevator View, complete readings, and respond to discussion board.
Follow the links to download the articles for each unit of study.
Unit 1: Geography and Early Inhabitants.
Unit 2: Settling In
Reading from Rachel Calof's Story.
Unit 3: Newcomers from Everywhere
Reading from Rachel Calof's Story.
1. The Pearson Girls memoir excerpt part one.
2. The Pearson Girls memoir excerpt part two.
Unit 4: Statehood and State Institutions
Reading from The Legacy of North Dakota's Country Schools.
Unit 5: How's the Weather? A Look at North Dakota's Climate
Reading from The Legacy of North Dakota's Country Schools.
1. "100th Anniversary Chautauqua, 1993."
2. map from "100th Anniversary Chautauqua," pp.16-17
Unit 6: Life in the Fast Lane: Transportation from Ox Cart Trails to Highways
DVD: The Old Red Trail
Unit 7: Agriculture, Politics, and the State-owned Elevator
Reading from Unwanted Bread