In this poignant memoir, poet-novelist Freya Manfred recounts the artistic life and death of her father, the prolific and highly regarded author Frederick Manfred. Using family letters and passages fr
How does an ordinary person make a sophisticated, crowd-pleasing cake in a snap?With a bundt pan, of course! Foodie Susanna Short brings back the beautiful bundts of yesteryear with mouthwateri
“[Here] we listen to stories of individual settlers and . . . watch and interact with them as each community evolves through the decades.” Ann M. Legreid, Department of Political S
In Minnesota in the Mail, curator and postcard collector Bonnie Wilson highlights both the images and the curious stories behind them. Using 185 postcards selected from the extensive collection of the
In St. Paul, where they were outnumbered by Germans immigrants, they nonetheless left a lasting legacy, so that today most Minnesotans think of St. Paul as an Irish town. As farmers and laborers, poli
"[My parents] got tired of eating potatoes, and prairie dogs weren't kosher." —Isadore Pitts, son of Jewish immigrants to South Dakota, about 1913Linking the personal and the historical, Linda Mack Sc
David, Betsy, and Sammy Berman were nine, six, and four years old in May 1943 when the U.S. Army sent their father, Dr. Reuben Berman, to Europe. Over the next two and a half years, the children regul
Among the most dynamic Aboriginal peoples in western Canada today are the Ojibwa, who have played an especially vital role in the development of an Aboriginal political voice at both levels of governm
In 120 black-and-white images, Minnesota in Our Time: A Photographic Portrait showcases the work of twelve talented photographers who sought to capture the essence of the state and its people at the t
In August 1862 the Dakota or Eastern Sioux, frustrated at being defrauded by the United States government and at losing their land and livelihood, resorted to armed conflict against the white settlers
Amidst the din of battle and the chaos of armies on the move, William G. Le Duc of Hastings, Minnesota, writes of the frenzied life of an officer in the Quartermaster Department during the Civil War.
Between 1862 and 1867, eight wagon trains carrying at least 1,400 people set out from Minnesota for the gold fields of Montana. These carefully edited letters and diaries trace their progress, reveali
Jonathan Carver’s Travels through the Interior Parts of North America, in the Years 1766, 1767, and 1768 became a bestseller in London in the 1780s, and arguments over its author’s accuracy and honest
Clarence W. ("Cap") Wigington was a man of firsts—the first registered African American architect in Minnesota and the first African American municipal architect in the nation. The public buildings th
Winner of the 1989 Canadian Historical Association Regional History Certificate of MeritAmong Anglo-Canadian fur traders of the early 19th century, George Nelson stands out for his interest in the lif
he Myers family—practical, idealistic father, dainty, dignified mother, serious older brother Bob, rascally younger brother Everett, and Marjorie, the middle child and only girl—moved to the island co
Peterson (art history, U. of Minnesota-Morris) analyzes the structures in a German Catholic community in the Midwest, revealing how the immigrants' inherited folk culture, aesthetic values, and religi
What is it about Minnesota? It is the land of Ventura and of Keillor, a state with both America's most visited wilderness area and the nation's largest shopping mall, and a state with a population equ
Written when Nelson was between the ages of 15 and 17, these journals track his growth from homesick boy to weathered and experienced trader. The volume also tells of his daily work as a fur clerk, a
The Minnesota Book of Days is a entertaining and educational day-by-day account of Minnesota history, chronicling important events, famous firsts, notable individuals, and interesting incidents.Tony G
