Contents

Articles

C.C. Becker: McIntosh County German-Russian Pioneer
 Gordon L. Iseminger

Obstacles to Urbanization on the Northern Great Plains of the United States
 Lawrence H. Larsen and Roger T. Johnson

"To Dakota and What We Saw There:" A Visit to the Red River Valley in 1880
 William Smyth
 Compiled by Charles Lesher

Features

Historic Buildings of North Dakota: Powers Hotel - Fargo

Northern Plains Reviews

Author's Gallery

Editor's Choice: Grand River Ghost Dance Shirt
 Robert C. Hollow