"The geology of the Great Plains is a product of long epochs of sedimentary buildup followed by equally long epochs of erosion. The result today is a dramatic landscape of bluffs, pinnacles and badlands that contains the rich story of ancient sea creatures, dinosaurs and long extinct, giant land mammals. But it was the rising up of the Black Hills in the vast Great Plains that created incredibly dramatic geological features"--Container

Monuments by date founded; Plains National Monuments by state; Plains National Monuments by president with biographies and pictures. Extra historical documents: Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Act; National Historic Preservation Act of 1966; National Antiquities Act 1906; Homestead Act 1862; Archaeological Resources Protection Act

Volume 1: Geologic wonders of the Northern Plains; Volume 2: Sioux Indian Wars; Volume 3: Manifest Destiny; Volume 4: The Southern Plains.