Welcome to Minnesota's Past
Author | : Minnesota Historical Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Historic sites |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Minnesota Historical Society |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 1 |
Release | : 1977 |
Genre | : Historic sites |
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Author | : Pauline Luegge Welcome |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 60 |
Release | : 1964 |
Genre | : Welcome (Minn.) |
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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.
Author | : Edanelle Ekstrand |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 96 |
Release | : 1990 |
Genre | : Welcome (Minn.) |
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Author | : Anthony R. Scott |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2020 |
Genre | : Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | : 9781681341316 |
An inspiring celebration of the accomplishments of African American professionals in Minnesota, highlighting the contributions of individuals and organizations in a wide range of fields.
Author | : Rhoda R. Gilman |
Publisher | : Borealis Book |
Total Pages | : 231 |
Release | : 1991 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9780873512671 |
Surveys the history of Minnesota, from the Ice Age through the 1980s.
Author | : National Geographic Society (U.S.) |
Publisher | : National Geographic Books |
Total Pages | : 324 |
Release | : 2015 |
Genre | : Illustrated books |
ISBN | : 1426215649 |
"Plan where, when, and how to plot your adventure with National Geographic's worldwide network of travel experts and insider tips from locals"--Cover.
Author | : |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 682 |
Release | : 1919 |
Genre | : Minnesota |
ISBN | : |
Vol. 6 includes the 23d Biennial report of the Society, 1923/24, as an extra number.
Author | : David M. Krueger |
Publisher | : U of Minnesota Press |
Total Pages | : 184 |
Release | : 2015-10-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1452945438 |
What do our myths say about us? Why do we choose to believe stories that have been disproven? David M. Krueger takes an in-depth look at a legend that held tremendous power in one corner of Minnesota, helping to define both a community’s and a state’s identity for decades. In 1898, a Swedish immigrant farmer claimed to have discovered a large rock with writing carved into its surface in a field near Kensington, Minnesota. The writing told a North American origin story, predating Christopher Columbus’s exploration, in which Viking missionaries reached what is now Minnesota in 1362 only to be massacred by Indians. The tale’s credibility was quickly challenged and ultimately undermined by experts, but the myth took hold. Faith in the authenticity of the Kensington Rune Stone was a crucial part of the local Nordic identity. Accepted and proclaimed as truth, the story of the Rune Stone recast Native Americans as villains. The community used the account as the basis for civic celebrations for years, and advocates for the stone continue to promote its validity despite the overwhelming evidence that it was a hoax. Krueger puts this stubborn conviction in context and shows how confidence in the legitimacy of the stone has deep implications for a wide variety of Minnesotans who embraced it, including Scandinavian immigrants, Catholics, small-town boosters, and those who desired to commemorate the white settlers who died in the Dakota War of 1862. Krueger demonstrates how the resilient belief in the Rune Stone is a form of civil religion, with aspects that defy logic but illustrate how communities characterize themselves. He reveals something unique about America’s preoccupation with divine right and its troubled way of coming to terms with the history of the continent’s first residents. By considering who is included, who is left out, and how heroes and villains are created in the stories we tell about the past, Myths of the Rune Stone offers an enlightening perspective on not just Minnesota but the United States as well.
Author | : Minnesota. Commission on Resettlement of Displaced Persons |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 28 |
Release | : 1950 |
Genre | : Minnesota |
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