BOOK 5 INFORMATION

“Did You Know That. . .?” is a book filled with 47 fascinating stories about people who have lived in North Dakota.  This book is Volume 5 in a series and contains over 50 photographs and a comprehensive index.  In the section “Themes,” individuals are linked through a thematic approach.

The individuals profiled in this volume are:

Nathaniel Pryor-------------Officer with Lewis & Clark & Noted Indian eace Negotiator

Russell Blakeley-----------Riverboat & Stagecoach Entrepreneur Who Pushed for Women’s Suffrage

Alanson Barnes------------County Named for Pioneer Supreme Court Justice

Martin Marty------------------“Angel of the West”

George Northrup-----------“Kit Carson of the Northwest”

Pat Donan--------------------Confederate Officer Promoted Northern Dakota as “Red River Eden”

Myles Keogh-----------------Trivia Legend Killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn

Joseph Colton---------------Founder of Burlington & Lisbon, North Dakota

Evan S. Tyler------------------Fargo Mayor Missed Becoming State’s First Governor by Four Votes

Budd Reeve-------------------“The Sage of Buxton”

Adolphus Greely-------------Medal of Honor Winner Connected Northern Dakota with Outside World

George Walsh----------------Man Who Obtained the University for Grand Forks

Fingal Enger-------------------Penniless Norwegian Immigrant Became a Bonanza Farmer

George E. Lord---------------Cruel Fate Responsible for Surgeon’s Death at the Little Big Horn

Roger Allin---------------------Governor’s Campaign Promise Nearly Destroyed North Dakota Colleges

Red Tomahawk---------------Lakota Indian Who Became Symbol of North Dakota State Patrol

Henry F. Douglas-------------Bismarck Pioneer Constructed Most Elegant Hotel in Yellowstone Park

Winfield S. Stambaugh------Successor of Wild Bill Hickok Became a Noted North Dakota Attorney

Martin Hector-------------------Man Behind North Dakota’s First International Airport

Alfred Noyes--------------------Judge Helped Swindle Alaskan Prospectors of Their Gold

Oscar Will-----------------------Seed King of the Upper Great Plains

Charles Amidon---------------High School Principal and Judge Who Became Confidant of Theodore Roosevelt

John Wellcome----------------Minot Pioneer Illegally Purchased the Election for a U.S. Senator

Richard Mellon-----------------Bismarck Banker Became One of the Country’s Wealthiest Men

Laura Eisenhuth---------------First Woman in the U.S. Elected to a Statewide Administrative Office

John Knauf----------------------Smear Tactics Deprived Man from Being Elected to State Supreme Court

Berta Baker----------------------State’s Most Successful Office Seeker for Three Decades

Bob Unglaub--------------------State’s First Star Professional Baseball Player Killed in Tragic Train Mishap

Harold Bachman---------------Man Behind the “Million Dollar Band”

George Will----------------------Successful Businessman & Preeminent Scholar

Willis Bradley--------------------Medal of Honor Recipient, Governor, & U.S. Congressman

Billy Fawcett---------------------“Captain Billy” Established a Publishing Empire

Ralph “Doc” Hubbard---------Man Who Taught Millions of Americans to Appreciate Native-American Culture

William Langer------------------North Dakota’s Most Colorful Politician

Josephine Gates Kelly--------America’s First Female Tribal Chair

John Aasen-----------------------Movie Giant from North Dakota

Lynn Stambaugh----------------Hitler’s North Dakota Enemy

Leonard Larson-----------------State Doctor Who Defeated President Kennedy’s Medicare Proposal

Richard Black--------------------Antarctic Explorer, War Hero, & Amelia Earhart’s Last Contact

Charley Retzlaff------------------Quest for Heavyweight Title Stopped by Joe Louis

Lynn Nelson----------------------Undefeated Professional Boxer Set Record as Major League Baseball Player

Reuben Askanase--------------Entrepreneur & Close Friend of Opposing Candidates in 1988 Presidential Election

Leonard, Gilbert, &

Raymond Check-----------------Siblings Who Were War Heroes

Eric Sevareid----------------------Voice of Reason on the CBS Evening News

Earl Bartholome &

Ken Bartholomew----------------Siblings Inducted into Halls of Fame in Two Different Sports

William Dunn----------------------First American Ace of World War II

Nelson Preus----------------------Head of North Dakota Branch of Dynastic Lutheran Church Leaders