South Dakota 125: A Pictorial History (Used Paperback) - Bernie Hunhoff

Condition: This book is in Very Good Condition, with only a small scuff on the bottom edge of the cover.

Inside this book you will find one picture chosen to illustrate and represent each of South Dakota's first 125 years.

Oh, there are other treats as well - short histories for each decade, and long captions for each of the photos - but the bulk of "South Dakota 125" is the photo chronology.

We all know that a photo is worth a thousand words, so do the math. Who wants to read a 125,000-word book these days? Plus, it's hard to capture much of what you'll see with mere language because words can't describe the jaunty gaze of Maggie Montgomery, Belvidere's "Queen of the Wild West," or the cocksure body language of Casey Tibbs at his first rodeo.
Words pale to the charm of Cheryl Stoppelmoor, our "charlie's Angel." And they fail to show the grief of a fallen soldier's mother.

This book was assembled by a team of people who write for a living at South Dakota Magazine. But our wordsmiths and editors concede that a celebration of South Dakota's first 125 years is best accomplished through the magic of photography.

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