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Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2017]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xix, 364 pages : illustations, maps ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Great Lakes--Erie, Huron, Michigan, Ontario and Superior--hold 20 percent of the world's supply of surface fresh water and provide sustenance, work and recreation for tens of millions of Americans. But they are under threat as never before, and their problems are spreading across the continent. The Death and Life of the Great Lakes is prize-winning reporter Dan Egan's compulsively readable portrait of an ecological catastrophe happening right...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
453 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In the winter of 1969, the bodies of four young women were discovered in a cemetery near the tip of Cape Cod. In a place once known as Helltown, the victims had been shot, stabbed, dismembered, and mutilated. As investigators would soon learn, the perpetrator was a young, handsome, serial killer named Tony Costa. A bizarre former taxidermist with a split personality and penchant for violence, Costa ultimately mobilized friends in the hippie community...
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
211 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"'Across the Deep Blue Sea' investigates a chapter in Norwegian immigration history that has never been fully told. Odd S. Lovoll relates how Quebec, Montreal, and other port cities in Canada became the gateway for Norwegian emigrants to North America, replacing New York as the main destination from 1850 until the late 1860s. During those years, 94 percent of Norwegian emigrants landed in Canada. After the introduction of free trade, Norwegian sailing...
85) Hawai'i
Author
Lexile measure
560L
Language
English
Description
Describes the geography, history, government, people, culture, and attractions of the Aloha State.
86) Pine City
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Laden with pines and interspersed with lakes and rivers, Pine City has long served as the gateway to Minnesota's Northwoods. Over the years, people have traveled through the area via the river, military road, railroads, and scenic highway. In the 1880s, as people of European decent were settling in, the crux of the community moved from Chengwatana, Ojibwe for "City of Pines," to a location west of there, nearer the rail line, called Pine City. The...
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
2009
Language
English
Formats
Description
The Minnesota Book of Days is a entertaining and educational day-by-day account of Minnesota history, chronicling important events, famous firsts, notable individuals, and interesting incidents.
Tony Greiner's thorough research and keen sense of the offbeat combine to produce a book that is both serious history and unexpected fun, a perfect gift and a handy compendium. Did you know that the mercury sank below freezing on the Fourth of July in...
Tony Greiner's thorough research and keen sense of the offbeat combine to produce a book that is both serious history and unexpected fun, a perfect gift and a handy compendium. Did you know that the mercury sank below freezing on the Fourth of July in...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Since flying its first mail flight on October 1, 1926, Northwest Airways, now known as Northwest Airlines, has grown to become one of the world's leading airlines. Northwest's legacy of leadership in the aviation industry began with its foundation in the Twin Cities and extended to its pioneering work as part of the U.S. war effort in Alaska, the establishment of the first U.S. commercial air links to Japan and the Orient, and its groundbreaking 1992...
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
In the span of five violent hours on August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina destroyed major Gulf Coast cities and flattened 150 miles of coastline. But it was only the first stage of a shocking triple tragedy. On the heels of one of the three strongest hurricanes ever to make landfall in the United States came the storm-surge flooding, which submerged a half-million homes-followed by the human tragedy of government mismanagement, which proved as cruel...
90) Minnesota
Author
Lexile measure
IG 660L
Language
English
Description
Learn about the history, land, animals, industry, notable people, and cities of the state of Minnesota. Part of a series showcasing the beauty and diversity of the United States.
Author
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xv, 247 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"In Closing Time, William Lindeke and Andy Sturdevant dive into tales from famous and infamous drinking establishments from throughout Twin Cities history. Readers are led on a multigenerational pub crawl through speakeasies, tied houses, rathskellers, cocktail lounges, gin mills, fern bars, social clubs, singles bars, gastropubs, and dives. Featuring beloved bars like Matt's, Palmer's, the Payne Reliever, and Moby Dick's, the book also resurrects...
92) The voyageur
Author
Edition
Reprint ed.
Language
English
Description
The Voyageur is the authoritative account of a unique and colorful group of men whose exploits, songs, and customs comprise an enduring legacy. French Canadians who guided and paddled the canoes of explorers and fur traders, the voyageurs were experts at traversing the treacherous rapids and dangerous open waters of the canoe routes from Quebec and Montreal to the regions bordering the Great Lakes and on to the Mackenzie and Columbia Rivers. During...
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Buildings, bridges, and much more--these are the treasures in or near Minneapolis parks that are rarely given attention. This book diverts the reader from the traditional park elements of lakes, woods, streams, and playfields and focuses instead on the rich architectural components they offer. Buildings range from the 160-year-old Godfrey house, believed to be the oldest standing house in Minneapolis, to the recently completed shelters in the Wabun...
94) Elk River
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps.
Language
English
Description
Fur trade posts were established along the Upper Mississippi River between St. Anthony and St. Cloud during the first part of the 19th century. One of these trading posts was established by Pierre Bottineau on the bluffs just north of the mouth of the Elk River between Orono (upper town) and Elk River (lower town) in 1850. As the fur trade slowed, the logging industry took over and numerous sawmills sprung up along the rivers. Ard Godfrey, well known...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations, maps, portraits.
Language
English
Description
Featuring over 210 historical photographs, Images of America: Northern Pine County guides readers on an exciting journey into the past as it explores the successes and sorrows as well as the joys and trials of the people of northern Pine County, Minnesota. Each chapter examines a unique aspect of their daily lives. Readers meet loggers and settlers from the county's earliest days, catch a glimpse of many towns and villages, and encounter a variety...
Author
Publisher
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
xi, 397 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"The definitive, lavishly illustrated history of the Green Bay Packers, commemorating the the team's 100-year anniversary. Not only are the PAckers the only fan-owned team in any of North America's major pro sports leagues, but Green Bay (population 104.057) is also the smallest city with a big-time franchise. The Packers are, in other words, unlikely candidates to be pro football's preeminent team. And yet nobody in the NFL has won more championships....
Author
Series
Publisher
Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Formats
Description
The first Finnish immigrants arrived in Red Wing in 1864, the vanguard of thousands who eventually and resolutely placed Minnesota second among the states in terms of Finnish population. Today we may recognize Minnesota's "Finnishness" in the popular sauna, in the characteristic tenacity known as sisu, or in place names and cultural markers that link to homeland. The newest contribution to the People of Minnesota series traces the Finns' migration...
Author
Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations, map.
Language
English
Description
Spring Grove: Minnesota's First Norwegian Settlement is a tribute to the state's earliest Norwegian emigrants, and to generations of Norwegian Americans who have made this small farming community amongst deep valleys, fjord-like bluffs, and winding streams their true vesterheim. It is a tale told through striking historic photographs, many previously unreleased, and personal narratives, often humorous and always insightful. The area was first settled...
99) St. Cloud
Author
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
St. Cloud, located on the Mississippi River and in the center of Minnesota, was incorporated on April 2, 1856, by merging three towns together. Through the magic of vintage postcards, travel through time to early in the last century. Readers can see buildings and street scenes that are long gone or changed so much they are unrecognizable today. Explore the granite industry, here since the early 1860s. Meet Samuel Pandolfo, who decided to build an...
Author
Pub. Date
2015
Physical Desc
7 audio discs (8 hr., 9 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
"The Rustlers of Pecos County" is another fantastic example of Western fiction by the master of the genre, American Author Zane Grey. This book is highly recommended for all lovers of Western fiction and constitutes a must-read for fans of Grey's seminal work. Contents include: "Vaughn Steele And Russ Sittell", "A Kiss And An Arrest", "Sounding The Timber", "Steele Breaks Up The Part", "Cleaning Out Linrock", "Enter Jack Blome", "Diane And Vaughn",...