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Colonel Hans Christian Heg and the Norwegian American Experience
This first full-length biography of Colonel Heg examines the life of a Civil War hero while illuminating the experiences of Norwegian American immigrants who found both hardship …
The Heart of the Heartland: Norwegian American Community in the Twin Cities
An in-depth look at the Norwegian American community of Minneapolis-St. Paul and its deep and complex role in the economic, political, and cultural life of the Twin Cities over …
Calling This Place Home: Women on the Wisconsin Frontier, 1850-1925
An intimate view of frontier women, Anglo and Indian, and the communities they forged.
The Bride Price: A Hmong Wedding Story
When Mai Neng Moua decides to get married, her mother, a widow, wants the groom to follow Hmong custom and pay a bride price, which both honors the work the bride's family has done …
The Boat of Longing
A compelling novel of immigrant life, set in Minneapolis in the early 1900s, by the acclaimed author of Giants in the Earth.
Remedies and Rituals: Folk Medicine in Norway and the New Land
Spells are conjured, herbs collected, and potions concocted in this fascinating history of the practices and beliefs of Norway's folk healers at home and in the New Land.
Bowwow Powwow
Windy Girl is blessed with a vivid imagination. From Uncle she gathers stories of long-ago traditions, about dances and sharing and gratitude. Windy can tell such stories …
Remedies and Rituals
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 …
Soo Fariista / Come Sit Down: A Somali American Cookbook
Somali Americans celebrate a shared heritage at mealtime. No matter how they found their way to America, members of this community come together over kackac, bur, and halwad (that …
Queer Voices: Poetry, Prose, and Pride
Since its beginnings in 1993, the Queer Voices reading series has featured both emerging and established Minnesota-based writers of the LGBTQIA+ community. With a track record …
Loud Fast Words: Soul Asylum Collected Lyrics
Soul Asylum has been a leading force on the alternative rock scene since the 1980s behind Dave Pirner's passionate and inspired songwriting. Beginning with his high school band, …
Alone at the Top: Climbing Denali in the Dead of Winter
The dramatic story of one man's ascent of North America's highest peak under the harshest conditions-and the climb that nearly killed him.