Minnesota Historical Society Press: 191 books
Land of The Burnt Thigh
A Lively Story of Women Homesteaders On The South Dakota Frontier
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2009
This tale of two sisters courageously homesteading on the prairie in 1907 provides a lively portrait of frontier life.
"Interesting in its spirit and atmosphere, and it is told simply and well. . . This is an unusual record, well worth reading."—New York Times Book Review
"Mrs....
Norwegians and Swedes in the United States
Friends and Neighbors
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2011
To early American immigrants, nineteenth-century newcomers from the Scandinavian peninsula likely seemed all of a type. to immigrants hailing from Norway and Sweden, however, differences in language, culture, and religion sorted them into distinct groupings: not Scandinavian, but Norwegian or Swedish—and...
by Paul Hillmer
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2011
Over the centuries, the Hmong have called many places home, including China, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, and most recently France, Australia, and the United States. Their new neighbors, though welcoming, may know little about how they have come to these places or their views on relationships, religion,...
Norwegian American Women
Migration, Communities, and Identities
Language: English
Release Date: May 15, 2011
The history of Norwegian settlement in the United States has often been told through the eyes of prominent men, while the women are imagined in the form of O. E. Rølvaag's fictionalized heroine Beret Holm, who made the best of life on the frontier but whose gaze seemed ever fixed on her long-lost...
Remedies and Rituals
Folk Medicine in Norway and the New Land
Language: English
Release Date: July 1, 2009
To cure a fever that begins with chills, write the following on a piece of bread and give it to the patient for eight days, one piece each day, and on the ninth day, burn the last piece: Colameris x, Colameri x, Colamer x, Colame x, Colam x, Cola x, Col x, Co x, and C x.
To prevent the huldrefolk...
Alone at the Top
Climbing Denali in the Dead of Winter
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2018
What goes through your mind when you’re dropped alone in the middle of the Alaska Range, the cold and darkness surrounding you without another human being for miles? Arctic explorer Lonnie Dupre had made a career out of working in teams to survive in extreme conditions and places most humans wouldn't...
Living Our Language
Ojibwe Tales and Oral Histories
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
A language carries a people's memories, whether they are recounted as individual reminiscences, as communal history, or as humorous tales. This collection of stories from Anishinaabe elders offers a history of a people at the same time that it seeks to preserve the language of that people.>
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Hmong and American
From Refugees to Citizens
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2012
Farmers in Laos, U.S. allies during the Vietnam War, refugees in Thailand, settlers in the Western world--the stories of the Hmong have been told in detail through books and articles and oral histories over the past several decades. Like any immigrant group, the first generation may yearn for the...
by Will Steger, Paul Schurke
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 15, 2015
On March 7, 1986, the seven men and one woman of the Steger International Polar Expedition set out by dogsled to reach the North Pole. Their spectacular feat of daring, courage, and commitment was deemed by National Geographic to be a "landmark in polar exploration." The melting of the polar ice cap makes it unlikely that anyone will repeat their achievement.
by Vilhelm Moberg
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: February 15, 2014
For centuries, people have celebrated every Midsummer's Eve at an ancient spring near a small Swedish village. On that special night, when unmarried men and women dance and some unusual activities are permitted, the Bridal Spring has special powers.
Vilhelm Moberg introduces four musicians...
Grass of the Earth
The Story of A Norwegian Immigrant Family in Dakota
Language: English
Release Date: November 7, 2015
This is an engaging, richly detailed biography of a family of Norwegian immigrant homesteaders in eastern North Dakota in the late 1800s. Educator and world traveler Aagot Raaen wrote this reminiscence late in her life. Like Giants in the Earth and Old Jules, Grass of the Earth deals frankly with a darker side of pioneer life on the prairie.
by Carolyn Ruff
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2014
In order to earn money to bring Fritz's momma and sisters from Sweden to America, the determined Fritz sets out to master a new skill, working as the youngest stonemason on the crew building the Stone Arch Bridge across the Mississippi River. Along the way, Fritz, always eager to learn, unlocks secrets...
The WPA Guide to Wisconsin
The Federal Writers' Project Guide to 1930s Wisconsin
Language: English
Release Date: June 1, 2010
At the height of the Depression, the government put thousands of writers to work for the Works Progress Administration. Out of their efforts came the American Guide series, the first comprehensive guidebooks to the people, resources, and traditions of each state in the nation.
The WPA Guide...
A Legacy Unrivaled
The Story of John Gagliardi
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2016
John Gagliardi, who served as the head football coach at Saint John's University from 1953 to 2012, won more college football games than any coach from any school or any level of collegiate ball. His innovative and unconventional approach to coaching --- including not allowing tackling during practices...