In This Issue
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"It was in Armenia that I learned fear": Rose Wilder Lane and the Armenian Genocide
In “‘It was in Armenia that I learned fear’: Rose Wilder Lane and the Armenian Genocide,” Sallie Ketcham focuses on Lane’s reporting on events in southeastern Europe and western Asia in the early 1920s. As a journalist working for the San Francisco Call and Post , Lane witnessed the murder, starvation and mass deportation of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire. Lane is best known for her later role as editor of the Little House books written by her mother, Laura Ingalls Wilder. Ketcham is the author of “Laura Ingalls Wilder: American Writer on the Prairie” and “Fairy Tale, Folklore, and the Little House in the Deep Dark Woods” in “Pioneer Girl Perspectives: Exploring Laura Ingalls Wilder,” among other books and articles.
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"We consider ourselves human beings": The Education of Clarence Three Stars
Philip Burnham’s article, “‘We consider ourselves human beings’: The Education of Clarence Three Stars,” examines the life of a Lakota advocate who lived through a time of significant change. Born before the establishment of the reservation system, Three Stars was educated in Indian boarding schools in the East and died shortly before the Indian Reorganization Act of 1934. As a teacher, lawyer and tribal leader, he fought for improvements in the lives of the Lakota population. Burnham has a Ph.D. in American Studies and taught at Sinte Gleska University on the Rosebud Indian Reservation. He is a former correspondent for “Indian Country Today.”
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Book Reviews
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DAKOTA IMAGES | Charles N. Herreid
As South Dakota’s governor from 1901 to 1905, Charles N. Herreid presided over a period of increased agricultural production. During his two terms, Herreid focused on maintaining that economic prosperity for the state’s farmers. Born 20 October 1857 near Madison, Wisconsin, Herreid spent his childhood on his parents’ farm before attending Galesville University in the late 1870s. After teaching for a year, he enrolled at the University of Wisconsin where he received a bachelor of law degree in 1881. That same year, he married Eunice Jeanette Slye and began practicing law in Madison. In 1884, Herreid traveled to Dakota Territory to assist a client and decided to move there after being taken with the rolling prairie landscape. He soon helped found the town of Leola, where he eventually became president of the Bank of Leola, established a law practice, and took on partial ownership of the Leola Blade . In 1889, he was elected McPherson County’s register of deeds and, later, judge of the probate court. Herreid officially entered state politics in 1892 when he was elected lieutenant governor under Charles M. Sheldon. In presiding over the state senate, he became known for his organizational skills. This reputation led to his appointment as chairman of the Republican State Committee for the 1898 election. Two years later, voters elected Herreid governor. He oversaw the expansion of roads and education and created the Office of History, the foundation for the South Dakota State Historical Society. Early in his first term, however, he faced problems with local railroads as the state courts invalidated Populist efforts to decrease freight and passenger rates. Recognizing that high transportation prices would negatively affect local farmers, he led Republican efforts to have the railroad companies reduce their rates voluntarily. After his two terms as governor, Herreid moved to Aberdeen and returned to practicing law. He acted as South Dakota’s food administrator during World War I and served as the State Historical Society president between 1923 and 1925. Following a bout with pneumonia that weakened his heart, he reduced much of his public activity. Herreid died in Aberdeen on 6 July 1928 at the age of seventy and is buried in the city’s Riverside Memorial Park.
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Fighting Bob's Brother: William T. La Follette, Populism, and Agrarian Progressivism
“Fighting Bob’s Brother: William T. La Follette, Populism, and Agrarian Progressivism” by Jeff Wells examines the career of a little-known South Dakota politician in the late 1800s and early 1900s. La Follette influenced the rise of agrarian populism and progressivism in the state, forming a coalition between the People’s Party and the Democrats. His actions also swayed the political development of his more famous brother, Progressive senator Robert M. La Follette of Wisconsin. Wells is associate professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Nebraska at Kearney and associate editor of “Middle West Review.”
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In Memory of John E. Miller, 1945-2020
Historian John E. Miller died suddenly on May 1, 2020. A professor of history at South Dakota State University for nearly 30 years, Miller became known as the dean of the state’s history, publishing numerous articles and books focused on the region throughout his career, including multiple contributions to South Dakota History . This memorial feature includes a brief biography of Miller and a short bibliography of his works.