Literary Works of
John G. Neihardt

Many of these books are available for purchase through this
website or at the Neihardt State Historic Site.

Literary Works of
John G. Neihardt

Many of these books are available for purchase through this
website or at the Neihardt State Historic Site.

Written or originally published while in Wayne, Nebraska

1900

The Divine Enchantment:

Neihardt’s first published work, a mystical poem and his poetic philosophy (reprinted with Poetic Values, 1989); paper, SUNY press, December 2008

Written or originally published while in Bancroft, Nebraska

A Bundle of Myrrh

(5 copies printed on author’s press)
— 1902

A Bundle of Myrrh

; paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1907

The Lonesome Trail

(stories reprinted in The End of the Dream, 1991)
— 1907

Man Song

(available in cloth, 1991, Univ. of NE Press; paper, SUNY press, October 2008)
— 1909

The River and I

(rev. edition 1927, available in cloth, Landmark Printing Edition, 1992, Univ. of NE Press; hardcover, SUNY press, October 2008)
— 1910

The Dawn Builder

(available in cloth, 1991, Univ of NE Press; paper, SUNY press, December 2008)
— 1911

The Stranger at the Gate

— 1912

The Death of Agrippina

(reprinted in Lyric and Dramatic Poems, 1991)
— 1913

Life’s Lure

paper, SUNY press, December 2008 (available in cloth, 1991, Univ of NE Press)
— 1914

The Song of Hugh Glass

(rev. edition for schools, 1919 ; hardcover, SUNY press, October 2008; reprinted in The Mountain Men, 1971 and A Cycle of the West, 1992)
— 1915

The Quest

poems, paper, SUNY press, December 2008 (reprinted in Lyric and Dramatic Poems, 1991)
— 1916

The Song of Three Friends

(reprinted in The Mountain Men, 1971, and A Cycle of the West, 1992); paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1919

The Splendid Wayfaring: life of American explorer Jedediah Smith

(available in paper, 1984, Univ of NE Press; paper, SUNY press, December 2008)
— 1920

Written or originally published while in Branson, Missouri

Two Mothers

(“The Death of Agrippina;” “Eight Hundred Rubles”; reprinted in Lyric and Dramatic Poems, 1991)
— 1921

Laureate Address

— 1921

The Song of the Indian Wars

(annotated for schools, 1928; reprinted in The Twilight of the Sioux, 1971, and A Cycle of the West, 1992)
— 1925

Poetic Values

(reprinted with The Divine Enchantment, 1989)
— 1925

Collected Poems, Lyrics

(available in cloth as Lyric and Dramatic Poems, 1991, Univ of NE Press)
— 1926

Indian Tales and Others: volume containing
Neihardt’s short stories

(available in cloth or paper, 1988, Univ of NE Press); paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1926

Black Elk Speaks: the life story of an Oglala holy man

(available in *paper, 1961, or *cloth, 1988, Univ of NE Press; also Pocket Books edition, Simon Schuster, 1972; paper, SUNY press, October 2008)
— 1932

The Song of the Messiah

(reprinted in The Twilight of the Sioux, 1971, and A Cycle of the West, 1992)
— 1935

The Song of Jed Smith

(reprinted in The Mountain Men, 1971, and A Cycle of the West, 1992)
— 1941

Written or originally published while in Columbia, Missouri

A Cycle of the West

(in sequence, as originally intended)
— 1949

The Mountain Men: The Song of Three Friends, The Song of Hugh Glass, The Song of Jed Smith

paper, Univ. of NE Press; paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1971

The Twilight of the Sioux: The Song of the Indian Wars, The Song of the Messiah

paper, Univ of NE Press; hardcover, SUNY press, October 2008
— 1971

A Cycle of the West

First Landmark Printing Edition, cloth, Univ of NE Press
— 1992

When the Tree Flowered: the story of Eagle Voice, a Sioux Indian

(available in paper, 1991, Univ of NE Press)
— 1951

Epic America, The Twilight of the Sioux

(TV course, Univ of Missouri)
— 1961

Written or originally published while in Lincoln, Nebraska

All Is But A Beginning: Youth Remembered, 1881-1901

(available in paper, 1986, Univ of NE Press)
— 1972

Patterns and Coincidences: A Sequel to All Is But A Beginning

(available in cloth, Univ of Missouri Press)
— 1978

Posthumous Collections

The Divine Enchantment and Poetic Values

(available in cloth, Univ of NE Press)
— 1989

The End of the Dream and Other Stories

(available in cloth, Univ of NE Press)
— 1991

The Ancient Memory and Other Stories

(available in cloth, Univ of NE Press)
— 1991

The Giving Earth: A John G. Neihardt Reader

(available in cloth, Univ of NE Press)
— 1991

International Editions

German Edition - Ich Rufe Mein Volk

— 1953

Flemish Edition - Zwarte Eland Spreek

— 1953

Dutch Edition - Zwarte Eland Spreekt

— 1963

Italian Edition - Alce Nero Parla

— 1968

Danish Edition - Black Elk Taler

— 1969

Serbo - Croatian Edition

— 1969

Spanish Edition - Los Ultimos Sioux

— 1970

British Edition

— 1972

French Edition

— 1976

Japanese Edition

— 1976

 

Written or originally published while in Wayne, Nebraska

The Divine Enchantment:

Neihardt’s first published work, a mystical poem and his poetic philosophy (reprinted with Poetic Values, 1989); paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1900

Written or originally published while in Bancroft, Nebraska

A Bundle of Myrrh

(5 copies printed on author’s press)
— 1902

A Bundle of Myrrh

; paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1907

The Lonesome Trail

(stories reprinted in The End of the Dream, 1991)
— 1907

Man Song

(available in cloth, 1991, Univ. of NE Press; paper, SUNY press, October 2008)
— 1909

The River and I

(rev. edition 1927, available in cloth, Landmark Printing Edition, 1992, Univ. of NE Press; hardcover, SUNY press, October 2008)
— 1910

The Dawn Builder

(available in cloth, 1991, Univ of NE Press; paper, SUNY press, December 2008)
— 1911

The Stranger at the Gate

— 1912

The Death of Agrippina

(reprinted in Lyric and Dramatic Poems, 1991)
— 1913

Life’s Lure

paper, SUNY press, December 2008 (available in cloth, 1991, Univ of NE Press)
— 1914

The Song of Hugh Glass

(rev. edition for schools, 1919 ; hardcover, SUNY press, October 2008; reprinted in The Mountain Men, 1971 and A Cycle of the West, 1992)
— 1915

The Quest

poems, paper, SUNY press, December 2008 (reprinted in Lyric and Dramatic Poems, 1991)
— 1916

The Song of Three Friends

(reprinted in The Mountain Men, 1971, and A Cycle of the West, 1992); paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1919

The Splendid Wayfaring: life of American explorer Jedediah Smith

(available in paper, 1984, Univ of NE Press; paper, SUNY press, December 2008)
— 1920

Written or originally published while in Branson, Missouri

Two Mothers

(“The Death of Agrippina;” “Eight Hundred Rubles”; reprinted in Lyric and Dramatic Poems, 1991)
— 1921

Laureate Address

— 1921

The Song of the Indian Wars

(annotated for schools, 1928; reprinted in The Twilight of the Sioux, 1971, and A Cycle of the West, 1992)
— 1925

Poetic Values

(reprinted with The Divine Enchantment, 1989)
— 1925

Collected Poems, Lyrics

(available in cloth as Lyric and Dramatic Poems, 1991, Univ of NE Press)
— 1926

Indian Tales and Others: volume containing
Neihardt’s short stories

(available in cloth or paper, 1988, Univ of NE Press); paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1926

Black Elk Speaks: the life story of an Oglala holy man

(available in *paper, 1961, or *cloth, 1988, Univ of NE Press; also Pocket Books edition, Simon Schuster, 1972; paper, SUNY press, October 2008)
— 1932

The Song of the Messiah

(reprinted in The Twilight of the Sioux, 1971, and A Cycle of the West, 1992)
— 1935

The Song of Jed Smith

(reprinted in The Mountain Men, 1971, and A Cycle of the West, 1992)
— 1941

Written or originally published while in Columbia, Missouri

A Cycle of the West

(in sequence, as originally intended)
— 1949

The Mountain Men: The Song of Three Friends, The Song of Hugh Glass, The Song of Jed Smith

paper, Univ. of NE Press; paper, SUNY press, December 2008
— 1971

The Twilight of the Sioux: The Song of the Indian Wars, The Song of the Messiah

paper, Univ of NE Press; hardcover, SUNY press, October 2008
— 1971

A Cycle of the West

First Landmark Printing Edition, cloth, Univ of NE Press
— 1992

When the Tree Flowered: the story of Eagle Voice, a Sioux Indian

(available in paper, 1991, Univ of NE Press)
— 1951

Epic America, The Twilight of the Sioux

(TV course, Univ of Missouri)
— 1961

Written or originally published while in Lincoln, Nebraska

All Is But A Beginning: Youth Remembered, 1881-1901

(available in paper, 1986, Univ of NE Press)
— 1972

Patterns and Coincidences: A Sequel to All Is But A Beginning

(available in cloth, Univ of Missouri Press)
— 1978

Posthumous Collections

The Divine Enchantment and Poetic Values

(available in cloth, Univ of NE Press)
— 1989

The End of the Dream and Other Stories

(available in cloth, Univ of NE Press)
— 1991

The Ancient Memory and Other Stories

(available in cloth, Univ of NE Press)
— 1991

The Giving Earth: A John G. Neihardt Reader

(available in cloth, Univ of NE Press)
— 1991

International Editions

German Edition - Ich Rufe Mein Volk

— 1953

Flemish Edition - Zwarte Eland Spreek

— 1953

Dutch Edition - Zwarte Eland Spreekt

— 1963

Italian Edition - Alce Nero Parla

— 1968

Danish Edition - Black Elk Taler

— 1969

Serbo - Croatian Edition

— 1969

Spanish Edition - Los Ultimos Sioux

— 1970

British Edition

— 1972

French Edition

— 1976

Japanese Edition

— 1976