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The ''History of North Dakota'' is a book written by Elwyn B. Robinson covering the history of the U.S. state of North Dakota. The book's coverage spans from several thousand years ago at the time when Native Americans first settled the area that would become present-day North Dakota up through the 20th Century. The book, published by University of Nebraska Press in 1966, was the first scholarly book covering the full-scope of North Dakota's history and has remained the definitive history of the state. The first edition contained 599 pages, 32 pages of illustration, and line drawings by Jack Brodie.〔(Library of Congress ) ''Online Catalog''. Accessed 15 April 2006〕 Elwyn B. Robinson (1905–1985) was a professor of history at the University of North Dakota in Grand Forks. At the 75th Anniversary Convocation of UND on November 6, 1958, Robinson presented a speech entitled "The Themes of North Dakota History."〔(Robinson's "The Themes of North Dakota History" speech )〕 The speech received great attention and would eventually result in the publication of ''History of North Dakota'' in 1966. The book won the Award of Merit of the American Association for State and Local History.〔(UND Special Collections information on Robinson )〕 ==Themes in North Dakota history== In his seminal ''History of North Dakota'', Robinson identified six themes in North Dakota history:〔 *Remoteness *Dependence *Radicalism *Economic disadvantage *The "too-much mistake" *Adjustment 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「History of North Dakota (book)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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