North Dakota

Home to one of the fiercest winter climates in the United States, North Dakota actually came into its own as a farming state. Although service industries, government, mining, and manufacturing have grown in recent years, agriculture retains its central role in the state economy. The area's history is marked by conflict between white settlers and Native Americans, and many of the state's historical landmarks, such as Sitting Bull's Grave Historic Site, reflect this past. Book jacket.