Peril and Promise: Essays on Community in South Dakota and Beyond. Edited by Charles L. Woodard.

Authored by South Dakota State University faculty and staff members and several other writers with SDSU affiliations in a dynamic and engaging exploration of the idea of community. In prose and in poetry, the authors of this book look back in order to look ahead, and they explore with clarity and persuasive emphasis numerous important perspectives which deserve extensive discussion and serious consideration.

Published by the South Dakota Agricultural Heritage Museum Press
Softcover. 246 pages.
ISBN: 13:978-0-615-16927-9

About the author: Charles L. Woodard is a Distinguished Professor Emeritus of English at South Dakota State University, where he taught American literature with special emphasis on American Indian literature, regional writing, and peace and conflict studies. He has written and edited several works exploring community, culture, and regional identity in the Upper Midwest—including Peril and Promise: Essays on Community in South Dakota and Beyond—and helped develop literary and cultural programs at the university.

Image description: The image on the cover shows a colorful and detailed illustration on the top half surrounded by a grey background. The illustration depicts a town, with various buildings, houses, and decorative elements arranged in a quilt-like pattern. The title and subtitle are found under the illustration, and at the bottom the name of the editor is present.