"I4s the first new interpretation of the stat?s history in more than 40 years. This new book tells the story of South Dakota† for the first time from a wide-ranging cultural perspective. Rather than attempting to minimize the problems of the past, this history seeks to raise questions about the way we understand South Dakot?s past and to offer new perspectives on the stat?s history and, in so doing, offer a greater understanding of the issues facing South Dakota in the future.