Minnesota Historical Society Press imprint: 155 books
by Jon Gjerde, Carlton C. Qualey
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2010
The Norwegians, who first arrived in territorial days, created lasting farming settlements, especially in the Red River Valley. Their Lutheran churches continue to dot the landscape. But their experience was also urban, as they entered the trades and industries of the Twin Cities. Today, the Norwegian...
Wild and Rare
Tracking Endangered Species in the Upper Midwest
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2018
The elusive Canada lynx bears kittens in Minnesota's northeastern woods. In the far southeastern part of the state, the succulent Leedy's roseroot clings to cold cliffs. On the northwestern grasslands, the western prairie fringed orchid grows only on ancient glacial beach ridges. In the rivers of...
by Dave Kenney, Thomas Saylor
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2013
A History of the 1970s in Minnesota, looking closely at this transitional time, a ten-year evolution of the state from the anti-establishment tumult of the Sixties to the Reagan conservatism of the Eighties. Based on primary documents, oral histories, collection photographs, and close look at history,...
The Voyageur's Highway
Minnesota's Border Lake Land
Language: English
Release Date: October 7, 2009
The voyageur's highway was the route from Lake Superior along inland waterways to the Minnesota North Country. Countless people—explorers, fur traders, missionaries, map makers, lumberjacks, miners, naturalists—were drawn to the region's woods and lakeshores. Indians, French Canadians,Scandinavians,...
Twin Cities Picture Show
A Century of Moviegoing
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
From the stories of our classic theaters to tales of industry and intrigue featuring the savvy and tough entrepreneurs of movie entertainment, this first-ever history of cinema in the Twin Cities reveals the influence of Hollywood on the lives and imaginations of Minnesotans—and that of Minnesotans...
Blues Vision
African American Writing from Minnesota
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
A rich Minnesota literary tradition is brought into the spotlight in this groundbreaking collection of incisive prose and powerful poetry by forty-three black writers who educate, inspire, and reveal the unabashed truth.
Historically significant figures tell their stories, demonstrating how...
by Philip J. Anderson
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Largely developed by Norwegians, Swedes, and Swedish-speaking Finns who spread in a short time across eight distinct settlements, the isolated community of Hovland, Minnesota, quickly established a reputation for its natural beauty and the lively activity and hospitality of its people. Excerpted and...
North for the Harvest
Mexican Workers, Growers, and the Sugar Beet Industry
Language: English
Release Date: July 24, 2009
Examines the complex and often suprising relationships between the participants in the sugar beet industry.
Throughout most of the twentieth century, thousands of Mexicans traveled north to work the sugar beet fields of the Minnesota–North Dakota Red River Valley. North for the Harvest examines...
by Kevin Kling
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: November 14, 2013
From 21A, the one-man show that launched a career and a whole new perspective on riding the bus, to a sneak peek at the new Minnesota Public Radio–sponsored Gulliver Unraveled, On Stage with Kevin Kling gives readers a behind-the-curtain view of one of Minnesota’s most popular storytellers. This...
by William W. Warren
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
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 sympathetic view...
The Conflicted Mission
Faith, Disputes, and Deception on the Dakota Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
From the mid-1830s to the 1860s, the missionaries sent to Minnesota by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions (ABCFM) wrote thousands of letters to their supervisors and supporters claiming success in converting the Dakota people. But author Linda M. Clemmons reveals that the reality...
Building Museums
A Handbook for Small and Midsize Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: January 15, 2012
Perhaps your museum's archives have run out of space, or its public programs have outgrown their facility. Perhaps a generous donor or an energetic campaign has provided the funding for a renovation, a new wing, or a new building. Whatever the circumstances, small and midsized museums can find themselves...
The Settlers
The Emigrant Novels: Book III
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Considered one of Sweden's greatest 20th-century writers, Vilhelm Moberg created Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson to portray the joys and tragedies of daily life for early Swedish pioneers in America. His consistently faithful depiction of these humble people's lives is a major strength of the Emigrant...
The Emigrants
The Emigrant Novels: Book I
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2009
Considered one of Sweden's greatest 20th-century writers, Vilhelm Moberg created Karl Oskar and Kristina Nilsson to portray the joys and tragedies of daily life for early Swedish pioneers in America. His consistently faithful depiction of these humble people's lives is a major strength of the Emigrant...