Through the Black Hills and Bad Lands of South Dakota

Front matter

Reading edition

J. Fred Olander Company Pierre, S. D.

To my mother who has been an inspiration and a guide for me throughout my early training, ever helping her family to see and acquire the highest ideals possible; and to my wife who has assisted me in the compilation and revision of this book, the following pages are affectionately dedicated.

Illustration from Through the Black Hills and Bad Lands of South Dakota

THE SPIRIT OF THE WEST By Edwin H. Blashfield This painting is in the Governor’s reception room in the S. D. Capitol building at Pierre.