PART I : THE HISTORY OF THE NATIONAL GRASSLANDS: "No darker chapter nor greater tragedy" --
Land, the first essential --
A strange and dramatic moment --
Broken-up Badlands, thin threads of trees --
Highest purpose of the grasslands --
PART II : A GUIDE TO THE NATIONAL GRASSLANDS: An abundance of sage hens --
National Grasslands Visitor Center --
Western States grasslands. Crooked River National Grassland ; Curlew National Grassland ; Butte Valley National Grassland --
Northern Great Plains grasslands. Little Missouri National Grassland ; Sheyenne River National Grassland ; Cedar River National Grassland ; Grand River National Grassland ; Fort Pierre National Grassland ; Buffalo Gap National Grassland ; Oglala National Grassland ; Thunder Basin National Grassland --
Southern Great Plains grasslands. Pawnee National Grassland ; Comanche National Grassland ; Cimarron National Grassland ; Rita Blanca National Grassland ; Kiowa National Grassland ; Black Kettle National Grassland ; McClellan Creek National Grassland ; Caddo National Grassland ; Lyndon B. Johnson National Grassland --
Grasslands National Park of Canada --
PART III : BISON INSTEAD OF CATTLE?