Historic Photos of Nebraska
It has been home to the Lakota and Pawnee, to Buffalo Bill and the "Great Commoner.” From its earliest days, Nebraska has held a strategic place in the history of the nation’s westward expansion. The spirit of the state is visible in the faces of its pioneer settlers, its political and literary luminaries, and its epic landmarks.
Historic Photos of Nebraska will take one back to 1880s sod houses and frontier forts, to one-room schoolhouses and laborers putting in a hard day’s work. It includes faces of both the famous and the obscure, cityscapes from yesteryear and the farmers who helped build the state’s agricultural heritage. The struggles caused by severe weather and economic downturns are chronicled here, as are moments of triumph and achievement.
With nearly 200 black-and-white images reproduced in vivid detail and captions and introductions provided by a fifth-generation Nebraskan, this book strikes a tone that is sometimes poignant, sometimes humorous, but always faithful to the soul of Nebraska.
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Book details
- Author
- Tad Stryker
- Imprint
- Turner Publishing Company
- Published
- Pages
- 206
- Formats
- Hardcover
- Series
- Historic Photos
- Subjects
- History › United States › State & Local › Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Photography › Subjects & Themes - Topics
- Nebraska history · historical photography · westward expansion · pioneer life · Native American history · frontier settlements · agricultural heritage · American Midwest
- ISBN-13
- 9781596525702
About the author
TAD STRYKER is a freelance writer, journalist, and editor who has published four books. His recent books include Straight, Not Narrow: An Evangelical Church Learns About Grace, Historic Photos of Nebraska and Maranatha: The Miracle Camp on the Plains.
Stryker holds a bachelor’s degree in history and journalism from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. He is editor of NebraskaPedia.com, an online encyclopedia of Nebraska history and towns, and has worked for outlets including the Callaway Courier, North Platte Telegraph, North Platte Bulletin, HuskerMax.com, and News Link.
When he’s not writing, Stryker draws on five generations of Nebraska roots to document the history and communities of his home state. That deep regional knowledge runs through each of his books.
Tad lives in Hickman.