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Bison Classic Editions

Launched in 1961 as the University of Nebraska Press’s first trade imprint, Bison Books reflects the Press’s commitment to general-interest books that appeal to the educated reader. Originally published as inexpensive paperbacks, Bisons (as they became known) quickly caught on, publishing well-known authors from Mari Sandoz and Loren Eiseley to Wallace Stegner and Frederick Manfred. The Bison Classic Editions offer updated introductions contextualizing older works for modern readers and are an essential addition to any western history enthusiast’s library.

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A Bride Goes West

A Bride Goes West

New Edition

Nannie T. Alderson and
Helena Huntington Smith
Foreword by Jeanie Alderson
Drawings by J. O'H. Cosgrave II

June 2023

Bison Books

The Soul of the Indian

The Soul of the Indian

An Interpretation

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Charles A. Eastman (Ohiyesa)
New introduction by Brenda J. Child

April 2020

Bison Books

The Killing of Chief Crazy Horse

The Killing of Chief Crazy Horse

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Three eyewitness views by the Indian, Chief He Dog, the Indian-white, William Garnett, and the white doctor, Valentine McGillycuddy
Edited and with a new introduction by Robert A. Clark
Commentary by Carroll Friswold

August 2018

Bison Books

A Cycle of the West

A Cycle of the West

The Song of Three Friends, The Song of Hugh Glass, The Song of Jed Smith, The Song of the Indian Wars, The Song of the Messiah

A Bison Classic Edition

John G. Neihardt
Annotated by Joe Green
New introduction by Alan Birkelbach

August 2018

Bison Books

Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat

Left Handed, Son of Old Man Hat

A Navajo Autobiography

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Left Handed
Recorded by Walter Dyk
Foreword by Edward Sapir
New introduction by Jennifer Denetdale

August 2018

Bison Books

Saga of Chief Joseph

Saga of Chief Joseph

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Helen Addison Howard
New introduction by Nicole Tonkovich
Maps and illustrations by George D. McGrath

December 2017

Bison Books

The Song of the Lark

The Song of the Lark

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Willa Cather

June 2013

Bison Books

Vanished Arizona

Vanished Arizona

Recollections of the Army Life of a New England Woman, Second Edition

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Martha Summerhayes
Introduction by Louise Barnett

March 2014

Bison Books

Conquering Horse

Conquering Horse

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Frederick Manfred
Foreword by Delbert E. Wylder
Introduction by Charles L. Woodard

November 2013

Bison Books

Scarlet Plume

Scarlet Plume

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Frederick Manfred
Foreword by Arthur R. Huseboe
Introduction by John Calvin Rezmerski

October 2012

Bison Books

Lord Grizzly

Lord Grizzly

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Frederick Manfred
Foreword by John R. Milton
Introduction by Freya Manfred

June 2011

Bison Books

King of Spades

King of Spades

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Frederick Manfred
Introduction by Joel Johnson

October 2014

Bison Books

Riders of Judgment

Riders of Judgment

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Frederick Manfred
Introduction by Thomas Pope

April 2014

Bison Books

Old Indian Legends

Old Indian Legends

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Zitkala-Sa
Foreword by Agnes M. Picotte
Illustrated by Angel De Cora

July 2013

Bison Books

My Ántonia

My Ántonia

Special edition, A Bison Classic Edition

Willa Cather
Illustrated by W. T. Benda

June 2013

Bison Books

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