Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Retrospective Theses and Dissertations Dissertations 1991 Siouxland cultivation: Frederick Manfred's farm novels Keith E. Fynaardt Iowa State University Follow this and additional works at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd Part of the American Literature Commons, Fiction Commons, and the Literature in English, North America Commons Recommended Citation Fynaardt, Keith E., "Siouxland cultivation: Frederick Manfred's farm novels" (1991). Retrospective Theses and Dissertations. 129. https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/rtd/129 This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Iowa State University Capstones, Theses and Dissertations at Iowa State University Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Retrospective Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of Iowa State University Digital Repository. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Siouxland cultivation: Frederick Manfred's farm novels by Keith Edward Fynaardt A Thesis Submitted to the Graduate Faculty in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of MASTER OF ARTS Department: English Major: English (Literature) Approved: Signature redacted for privacy In Charge of Major Work Signature redacted for privacy For the Major Department Signature redacted for privacy For the Graduate College Iowa State University Ames, Iowa 1991 ii TABLE OF CONTENTS Page BOOKS BY FREDERICK MANFRED iii INTRODUCTION 1 FREDERICK MANFRED AND THE MIDWESTERN AMERICAN FARM NOVEL 3 MANFRED'S DEVELOPMENT OF "THE LONG VIEW" AND "SIOUXLAND" 11 THE THREE FARM NOVELS 19 CONCLUSION 43 WORKS CITED 45 ------------~---- ---~~- iii BOOKS BY FREDERICK MANFRED (From 1944 through 1952 Winter Count. (poems). 1966. Manfred published under the name Feike Feikema) King of Spades.