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Unto a Good Land (The Emigrants, Book II) (Bk. 2) מאת Vilhelm Moberg Book Two opens in the summer of 1850 as the emigrants disembark in New York City. Their journey to a new home in Minnesota Territory takes them by riverboat, steam wagon, Great Lakes steamship, and oxcart to Chisago County....

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The Ojibwa Dance Drum: Its History and Construction מאת Thomas Vennum Hiding in a lake under lily pads after fleeing U.S. soldiers, a Dakota woman was given a vision over the course of four days instructing her to build a large drum and teaching her the songs that would bring peace and end the killing of her people. From the Dakota, the "big drum" spread througho...

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Minnesota Prints and Printmakers, 1900-1945 מאת Robert L. Crump Prior to World War I, printmaking in the United States was, with a few exceptions, primarily the domain of commercial enterprises that produced largely picturesque European scenes or depictions of popular towns on the East Coast. Prints of Minnesota scenes, especially by Minnesota artists, form...

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AIA Guide to the Minneapolis Lake District מאת Larry Millett Let architecture critic Larry Millett be your guide to one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in the Twin Cities, a treasure trove of architectural styles and storied homes. Whether you are discovering the Purcell-Cutts House near Lake of the Isles or the Suburban World Theater, this guidebo...

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I Go to America: Swedish American Women and the Life of Mina Anderson מאת Joy K. Lintelman Near the end of her life, Mina Anderson penned a lively memoir that helped Swedish novelist Vilhelm Moberg create "Kristina," the central female character of his beloved emigrant novels, a woman who constantly yearns for her homeland. But Mina's story was quite different. Showcasing her pr...

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Haymakers: A Chronicle Of Five Farm Families (Minnesota) מאת Steven R. Hoffbeck Making hay has always been hard work, just about the hardest work on a farm. Spanning 150 years this book tells the story of the labour and heartbreak suffered by five families struggling to make the hay that fed their livestock, a story not just about grass, alfalfa, and clover but also about sweat...

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AIA Guide to St. Paul's Summit Avenue and Hill District מאת Larry Millett Let architecture critic Larry Millett be your guide to one of the most picturesque neighborhoods in the Twin Cities, a treasure trove of architectural styles and storied homes. Whether you are gazing at the magnificnet James J. Hill House or the lovely little Virginia Street Church, this guide...

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Last Full Measure: The Life and Death of the First Minnesota Volunteers מאת Richard Moe Since its publication, Richard Moe’s THE LAST FULL MEASURE has garnered a reputation as one of a handful of classic regimental histories of the Civil War and the definitive history of the First Minnesota Regiment. Moe’s chronicle of the First Minnesota has received wide acclaim from revie...

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Night flying woman - AN OJIBWAY NARRATIVE Ignatia Broker

Night flying woman - AN OJIBWAY NARRATIVE מאת Ignatia Broker

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The Nearly Departed: Minnesota Ghost Stories and Legends מאת Michael Norman Veteran ghost hunter Michael Norman uncovers almost three dozen stories of Minnesota eeriness–just in time for Halloween. ...

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The Citizen Solution: How You Can Make a Difference מאת Harry C. Boyte Nationally known community organizer and activist Harry C. Boyte incites readers to join today's "citizen movement," offering practical tools for how we can change the face of America by focusing on issues close to home. Targeting useful techniques for individuals to raise public con...

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Tales of the Road: Highway 61 מאת Cathy Wurzer Highway 61 traces approximately 440 miles through Minnesota, from Pigeon Falls at the Canadian border south to La Crescent. Along the way, the road hugs the North Shore, zips through St. Paul, and navigates bluffs along the Mississippi River. While places such as Split Rock Lighthouse or Sugar ...

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Minnesota Goes to War: The Home Front during World War II מאת Dave Kenney "World War II was a war that the American people willingly accepted, dedicated themselves to, at home and on the front, and celebrated together its end. In his book, Mr. Kenney has captured this spirit as it was embraced by the people of Minnesota." --U.S. Senator Eugene McCarthy With original...

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Too Hot, Went To Lake: Seasonal Photos from Minnesota's Past מאת Peg Meier Boys with a sprinkler, nuns at a ball game, proud hunters with their quarry--this collection of more than three hundred pictures dating from the earliest cameras to the mid-twentieth century offers a trip back in time. Peg Meier, award-winning former reporter for the Star Tribune, also s...

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History of the Ojibway People מאת William Warren William W. Warren's History of the Ojibway People has long been recognized as a classic source on Ojibwe History and culture. Warren, the son of an Ojibwe woman, wrote his history in the hope of saving traditional stories for posterity even as he presented to the American public a sympat...

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The Forest for the Trees: How Humans Shaped the North Woods מאת Jeff Forester "This is a book that can and should be embraced by conservationists, members of the timber industry, backpackers, hunters, and anyone who has hiked through a stand of timber, looked up through the sun-streaked canopy, and felt a giddy, primeval sense of wonder that only a still-wild forest can ...

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Potluck Paradise: Favorite Fare from Church and Community Cookbooks מאת Rae Katherine Eighmey Here is the book that answers the age-old question: What should I bring? Foodies Rae Katherine Eighmey and Debbie Miller combed through hundreds of folksy cookbooks--often spiral-bound or homemade --compiled by groups around the Midwest. Then they tested hundreds of the most popular recipes be...

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Wildflowers of the Boundary Waters: Hiking through the Seasons מאת Betty Vos Hemstad Travelers in the Boundary Waters find much to draw the eye, not least of which is a profusion of wildflowers at every turn. For the unstudied hiker, what better way to meet these plants than with a friend to guide your vision and your understanding. Betty Vos Hemstad, a summer resident off th...

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A Hard-Water World: Ice Fishing and Why We Do It מאת Greg Breining To the uninitiated, ice fishing seems improbable, wacky, and dangerous. But every winter, more than 2 million hardy northerners go to their place on the lake: literally on the lake.   Striking storytelling photographs by Layne Kennedy and engaging essays by outdoor writer and fisherman Greg Br...