Minnesota Book of Days

Minnesota Book of Days
Author: Tony Greiner; Howard Mohr
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2009-10-28
Genre: History
ISBN: 0873517415

A chronological compendium of remarkable and curious events in the history of the North Star State

Creating Minnesota

Creating Minnesota
Author: Annette Atkins
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Total Pages: 484
Release: 2009-11-16
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 0873516648

Winner of a Spur Award, presented by the Western Writers of America (WWA), for the Best Western Nonfiction Historical Book. Renowned historian Annette Atkins presents a fresh understanding of how a complex and modern Minnesota came into being in Creating Minnesota. Each chapter of this innovative state history focuses on a telling detail, a revealing incident, or a meaningful issue that illuminates a larger event, social trends, or politics during a period in our past. A three-act play about Minnesota's statehood vividly depicts the competing interests of Natives, traders, and politicians who lived in the same territory but moved in different worlds. Oranges are the focal point of a chapter about railroads and transportation: how did a St. Paul family manage to celebrate their 1898 Christmas with fruit that grew no closer than 1,500 miles from their home? A photo essay brings to life three communities of the 1920s, seen through the lenses of local and itinerant photographers. The much-sought state fish helps to explain the new Minnesota, where pan-fried walleye and walleye quesadillas coexist on the same north woods menu. In Creating Minnesota Atkins invites readers to experience the texture of people's lives through the decades, offering a fascinating and unparalleled approach to the history of our state.

A History of Minnesota

A History of Minnesota
Author: William Watts Folwell
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Total Pages: 592
Release: 1921
Genre: History
ISBN:

Volume 1 covers Minnesota's early development from the days of French exploration and trade with American Indians through territorial times to the eve of statehood in 1857. Volume 2 continues the story from 1858 to 1865, with emphasis on the state's participation in the Civil War and the Sioux Uprising (Dakota Conflict) of 1862. Volume 3 completes the chronological record with a comprehensive picture of Minnesota politics from 1865 to 1925. Volume 4 focuses on special topics such as iron mining, public education, the Chippewa (Ojibway), election procedures, and a dozen outstanding Minnesotans. Includes a consolidated index to Volumes 1-4.

In the Shadow of Liberty

In the Shadow of Liberty
Author: Kenneth C. Davis
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Total Pages: 333
Release: 2016-09-20
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1627793127

Did you know that many of America’s Founding Fathers—who fought for liberty and justice for all—were slave owners? Through the powerful stories of five enslaved people who were “owned” by four of our greatest presidents, this book helps set the record straight about the role slavery played in the founding of America. From Billy Lee, valet to George Washington, to Alfred Jackson, faithful servant of Andrew Jackson, these dramatic narratives explore our country’s great tragedy—that a nation “conceived in liberty” was also born in shackles. These stories help us know the real people who were essential to the birth of this nation but traditionally have been left out of the history books. Their stories are true—and they should be heard. This thoroughly-researched and documented book can be worked into multiple aspects of the common core curriculum.

The City as Campus

The City as Campus
Author: Sharon Haar
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2011
Genre: Education
ISBN: 0816665648

A social and design history of the urban campus.

Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask

Everything You Wanted to Know about Indians But Were Afraid to Ask
Author: Anton Treuer
Publisher: Borealis Books
Total Pages: 196
Release: 2012
Genre: History
ISBN: 0873518624

Treuer, an Ojibwe scholar and cultural preservationist, answers the most commonly asked questions about American Indians, both historical and modern. He gives a frank, funny, and personal tour of what's up with Indians, anyway.

Minnesota, 1918

Minnesota, 1918
Author: Curt Brown
Publisher:
Total Pages: 278
Release: 2018
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781681340807

A story of trauma, tragedy, and perseverance in a year that proved to be a turning point in the making of modern America.

Schoolhouses of Minnesota

Schoolhouses of Minnesota
Author:
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society
Total Pages: 140
Release: 2006
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780873515481

Stunning photographs by the popular Ohman and short tales by award-winning storyteller Heynen combine in this rich showcase of Minnesota's vintage schoolhouses.