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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 …
Swedes in the Twin Cities: Immingrant Life and Minnesota's Urban Frontier
A detailed portrait of Swedish immigrant life and culture in the Twin Cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis, told in 22 essays by leading scholars from the U.S. and Sweden.
History of Minnesota Volume 4
Considered the most authoritative history of the state, the four volume set was first published in the 1920s. Volume Four covers special topics on iron mining, public education, …
First Minnesota Volunteers at Gettysburg, The 150th Anniversary
The chapter on the First Minnesota's moment of supreme sacrifice at Gettysburg is the best thing of its kind that I have ever read. --James M. McPherson??This excerpted e-short …
Her Honor: Rosalie Wahl and the Minnesota Women's Movement
While there is no single hero of the Minnesota women's movement, Rosalie Wahl, the first woman on the Minnesota Supreme Court, changed the way her fellow judges saw the cases they …
Whiteness in Plain View: A History of Racial Exclusion in Minnesota
An examination of White Minnesotans' efforts to exclude African Americans from local communities, jobs, and housing across the state and through the decades. Minnesota is a …
Swedes in Minnesota
No ethnic group is so identified with a single state as the Swedes are with Minnesota. From before statehood, Swedish immigrants flooded into the small frontier towns of St. Paul …
Tempt Me: The Fine Art of Minnesota Cooking
First-rate illustrations, vintage advertising, bygone recipes, and the storied history of Minnesota's food industries--the pages of Tempt Me offer a true feast for the senses. …
Murder in Minnesota
My investigation of Minnesota murders over the years revealed no new motives for killing anyone. The old ones are perfectly satisfactory. . . . I hope you will find these murders …
Ten Plants That Changed Minnesota
"If we cannot name and recognize plants, how can we value them and realize how essential they are to our environment and our well-being as humans?" --from the IntroductionIn 2012 a …
Germans in Minnesota
Minnesota is often associated with its Scandinavian heritage, but in fact Germans are the largest single immigrant group in Minnesota history and were the largest ancestry group in …
Minescapes: Reclaiming Minnesota's Mined Lands
Stories from Minnesota's Iron Range highlight the challenges of competing needs on lands that offer opportunities for both mining and recreation. The Mesabi Iron Range in …