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Nebraska author Mari Sandoz remarked that most people see Nebraska as &;that long flat state that sets between me and any place I want to go.&; If so, they&;re missing plenty, as this entertaining volume makes abundantly clear. Susan A. Wunder and John R. Wunder&;s new, expanded, and updated edition of Donald R. Hickey&;s classic account of defining Nebraska moments showcases triumph, tragedy, comedy, and accomplishments that could have happened nowhere else and that reveal the rich culture and history under the state&;s deceptively quiet surface.
 
There are moments that shine&;surviving the Oregon and Mormon trails; completing the Union Pacific Railroad; and winning national football championships, Nobel and Pulitzer prizes, and presidential nominations. There are also moments of darkness such as the murders of Crazy Horse, Malcolm X, and Brandon Teena; the lynchings of Will Brown and Juan Gonzalez; and the Blizzard of 1888. Together they evoke a dramatic history populated with the likes of Pedro Villasur, Willa Cather, and William Jennings Bryan. This new edition also mines Nebraska&;s most recent history, adding to the ever-changing, ever-intriguing picture of this Great Plains state.

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Donald R. Hickey is a professor of history at Wayne State College. Susan A. Wunder is an associate professor of education at the University of Nebraska&;Lincoln. John R. Wunder is a professor of history and journalism at the University of Nebraska&;Lincoln.

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