The Nebraska Sandhills - by Monica Norby & Judy Diamond & Aaron Sutherlen & Sherilyn C Fritz & Kim Hachiya & Doug Norby & Michael Forsberg

About the Book

The Nebraska Sandhills features nearly forty essays about the history, people, geography, geology, ecology, and conservation of the Nebraska Sandhills, illustrated with hundreds of remarkable color photographs of the region.

Book Synopsis

"Like a rumpled wool blanket, the Nebraska Sandhills spreads out over twenty thousand square miles of north central Nebraska and is the largest stabilized dune field in the Western Hemisphere. It is also the largest intact mixed-grass prairie left on the continent."

This description by photographer Michael Forsberg alludes to the exceptional physical geography of the Nebraska Sandhills, a place of rolling grasslands, rivers, and wetlands created by the Ogallala Aquifer that underlies the region. Home to abundant wildlife, from pronghorn antelope to sandhill cranes, the Sandhills are an ecological treasure. Dotted with ranches and small towns, the Sandhills are rich with deep cultural history, including those of Indigenous peoples, settlers, Black homesteaders, immigrants, ecotourists, and some adventurous golfers.

The Nebraska Sandhills features nearly forty essays about the history, people, geography, geology, ecology, and conservation of the Nebraska Sandhills. Illustrated with hundreds of remarkable color photographs of the area, this is the most up-to-date and illuminating portrayal of this remarkable yet largely unknown region of the United States.

Review Quotes

"The Nebraska Sandhills provides an up-to-date, highly readable, beautiful, and very reasonably priced introduction to this unusual region that covers a quarter of our state."--David L. Bristow, Nebraska History

"Inspired by this remarkable book, I see the region in a whole new light. I can't wait for my next visit."--John C. Hamilton, Roundup Magazine

"By the book's end, the reader will be familiar with the history, geography, and topography of the region as well as the daily lives of the hardy cattle ranchers who now reside within. . . . The book should appeal to anyone residing within driving distance of the Sandhills."--J. Kemper Campbell, Lincoln Journal Star