Herbert Samuel Schell

4699. History of South Dakota Fourth Edition,

revised by Herbert S. Schell (read 23 Apr 2010) I have read some other state histories: North Dakota (2 of them), Wyoming, Nevada, Virginia, Kentucky, and Kansas. They were of interest and this one was also, though there were some dry stretches. The most interesting I thought was the account of the turbulent years from 1860 to 1889, maybe because I knew least about those years. It helped that I have traveled some in the state, live only a few miles from it, my wife was born and raised there, and today a daughter lives in it.… (mere)