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After the Leaves Fall: A Winter in the Northwoods
by Jack Becklund, John J. Koblas
Paperback from North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Book Published: 01 August, 2001

Blue Ribbon: A Social and Pictorial History of the Minnesota State Fair
by Karal Ann Marling
Paperback from Minnesota Historical Society
Book Published: October, 1990

By Water and Rail: A History of Lake County, Minnesota
by Hugh E. Bishop
Paperback from Lake Superior Port Cities
Book Published: October, 2000

Behind Barbed Wire: German Prisoner of War Camps in Minnesota
by Anita Buck
(Paperback - June 1998)

Batter Up!: Celebrating a Century of Minnesota Baseball
by Ross Bernstein, Genny Zak Kieley
Listed under Baseball History

Birds of Minnesota Field Guide
by Stan Tekiela

Birding Minnesota (FalconGuide)
by Jay Michael Strangis

The Clay Giants: The Stoneware of Red Wing, Goodhue County, Minnesota
by Lyndon C. Viel
Listed under Redwing Pottery

Cooperative Commonwealth: Co-Ops in Rural Minnesota, 1859-1939
by Steven J. Keillor
(Hardcover - March 2000)

Cold Wars: 40 Years of Packer-Viking Rivalry
by Todd Mishler, Todd Misher
Paperback from Prairie Oak Press
Book Published: August, 2002

Controlling Vice: Regulating Brothel Prostitution in St. Paul, 1865-1883 (History of Crime and Criminal Justice Series)
by Joel Best, Jeffrey S. Adler, David R. Johnson
Paperback from Ohio State Univ Pr (Txt)
Book Published: January, 1999

Chased By The Light
by Jim Brandenburg
Paperback from NorthWord Press
Book Published: 01 October, 2001

Cut and Run: Loggin' Off the Big Woods
by Mike Monte
Paperback from Schiffer Publishing, Ltd.
Book Published: June, 2002
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Down & Out: The Life and Death of Minneapolis's Skid Row
by Joseph Hart (Photographer), Edwin C. Hirschoff (Photographer)
(Paperback - October 2002)

A Drummer Boy's Diary: Comprising Four Years of Service With the Second Regiment Minnesota Veteran Volunteers, 1861 to 1865: With History of William Bircher History of Drum
by William Bircher, Newell L. Chester
Listed under Civil War Minnesota

Family Farm: A Compilation Of Short Stories About Growing Up In Rural Minnesota In The 40's, 50's, and 60's
by Kathleen Fixsen Hupalo
Paperback from HCM Publishing
Book Published: March, 2002

From the Ashes: The Story of the Hinckley Fire of 1894
by Grace Stageberg Swenson
(Paperback)

Gentlemen from England (Borealis Books)
by Maud Hart Lovelace, Sarah P. Rubinstein, Delos Wheeler Lovelace
Paperback from Minnesota Historical Society
Book Published: October, 1993

The Great Cole Younger and Frank James Historical Wild West Show
by John J. Koblas
Paperback from North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Book Published: July, 2002

The Grand Portage Story
by Carolyn Gilman, Alan R. Woolworth
Paperback from Minnesota Historical Society
Book Published: October, 1992

Hibbing Minnesota (Images of America)
by Heather Jo Maki, Hibbing Historical Society
Paperback from Arcadia
Book Published: 01 May, 2001

In the Shadow of Glory: The Thirteenth Minnesota in the Spanish-American and Philippine-American Wars, 1898-1899
by Kyle Roy Ward
Hardcover from North Star Press of St. Cloud, Inc.
Book Published: September, 2000

Images of America - Duluth Minnesota
by Sheldon T. Aubut, Maryanne C. Norton
(Paperback)
 
Jerome Liebling: The Minnesota Photographs, 1949-1969
Jerome Liebling: The Minnesota Photographs, 1949-1969
by Jerome Liebling, Alan Trachtenberg
Book Description: When photographer Jerome Liebling arrived in Minnesota from his native New York City in 1949, he was a young man of twenty-five launching what would be nationally recognized as a distinguished career in fine art photography.

Here, in 118 photographs, is portrayed Liebling's Minnesota. During two decades marked by social, political, and cultural change, Liebling traveled the state and found his largest subject-the depiction and interpretation of commonplace human experience. The images range from the grain elevators and skid row of Minneapolis to the slaughterhouses of South St. Paul, and the poor, working-class streets of St. Paul's West Side; from the Iron Range and the Red Lake Indian reservation in the north to the farming towns in the south. 

The vision of Minnesota that emerges from these extraordinary photographs is uniquely that of the artist, yet it leads viewers effortlessly to an enhanced understanding of the place, the times, and, always, the people. 
Hardcover from Minnesota Historical Society
Book Published: October, 1997

 
John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks' Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936
by Paul Maccabee
(Paperback)

The Jesse James Northfield Raid : Confessions of the Ninth Man
by John J. Koblas
Listed under Jesse James

The Kashubian Polish Community of Southeastern Minnesota (Images of America)
by The Polish Cultural Institute (Editor)
Listed under Minnesota Genealogy

Knights and Knaves of Autumn: 40 Years of Pro Football and the Minnesota Vikings
by Jim Klobuchar
Listed under Minnesota Vikings

Letters from Side Lake: A Chronicle of Life in the North Woods
by Peter M. Leschak
(Paperback - November 1992)

Listening Point (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)
by Sigurd F. Olson, Francis Lee Jaques (Illustrator)
(Paperback - August 1997)

The Lonely Land (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)

Lake Wobegon Days (Minnesota Public Radio)
by Garrison Keillor (Reader)

Lanesboro, Minnesota: Historic Destination (Images of America)
by Don Ward, Ted St. Mane, Theodore St Mane, Donald Ward
Paperback from Arcadia
Book Published: October, 2002

Lob Trees in the Wilderness: The Human and Natural History of the Boundary Waters
by Clifford Ahlgren, Isabel Ahlgren, Isabel Ahlgren
Paperback from University of Minnesota Press
Book Published: June, 2001

Lost Minnesota: Stories of Vanished Places
by Jack El-Hai
Paperback from Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd)
Book Published: 21 August, 2000

Mapping the Farm: The Chronicle of a Family (Borealis (Saint Paul, Minn.).)
by John Hildebrand
Paperback from Minnesota Historical Society
Book Published: October, 2001
 
Mill City: A Visual History of the Minneapolis Mill District (Minnesota)
Mill City: A Visual History of the Minneapolis Mill District (Minnesota)
by Shannon M. Pennefeather, Nina M. Archabal, Kate Roberts
Book Description
Dramatic first-person narratives and historic photographs bring to life the history of the Minneapolis riverfront, its industries, and its people. 
St. Anthony Falls--the birthplace of Minneapolis--has a storied past. This astonishing work of nature drew the awe and admiration of explorers, its tremendous waterpower provided a basis for economic wealth, and the industries it powered offered settlers countless opportunities to make their living. Over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Minneapolis evolved from a tourist destination to a sawdust town to the nation's Mill City, firmly establishing itself as the premier city of the Northwest. 

In MILL CITY, explorers, excursionists, early settlers, entrepreneurs, and laborers tell the story of St. Anthony Falls in their own words. Their vivid accounts are paired with historic photographs and artworks that bring their experiences to life. 

St. Anthony Falls is the only significant waterfall along the Mississippi River. Nineteenth-century visitors were quick to note the waterpower potential of the cataract, and it wasn't long before sawmills and then flour mills were located along the shore. Drawing on energy generated by the cataract's fifteen-foot drop, Minneapolis was a leading manufacturer of lumber from 1848 to 1887 and the nation's leading producer of flour from 1880 to 1930. 

This book includes accounts by the earliest European visitors to St. Anthony Falls, the children who played in the 1880s lumberyards along the banks of the Mississippi River, and workers in twentieth-century flour mills. Primary documents describe innovations in waterpower and the milling process that contributed to the successes of the Mill City. And witnesses to disasters along its shores--including the 1869 tunnel collapse that nearly destroyed the falls and the 1878 Washburn A Mill explosion that killed eighteen workers and leveled the west side milling district--provide vivid narratives of these events and the unity of purpose with which the Mill City's residents worked to ensure the survival of its industries. 

Through stories and images, the history of Minneapolis is firmly connected to St. Anthony Falls, where it all began. 
Paperback from Minnesota Historical Society Press
Book Published: 01 March, 2003

 
Minnesota: A History, Second Edition
by William E. Lass
Paperback from W.W. Norton & Company
Book Published: August, 2000

The Minnesota
by Evan Jones
Paperback from University of Minnesota Press
Book Published: May, 2001

Minnesota Impressionists
by Rena Neumann Coen, William H. Gerdts
Hardcover from Afton Historical Society Press
Book Published: October, 1996

Minnesota Memories
by Joan Claire Graham, Kathy A. Megyeri
Paperback from Graham Megyeri Books
Book Published: 28 June, 2001

Minnesota Place Names : A Geographical Encyclopedia
by Warren Upham, Patricia C. Harpole

Minnesota's Natural Heritage : An Ecological Perspective
by John R. Tester, Mary Keirstead (Editor)

Minnesota (From Sea to Shining Sea, Second Series)
by Judy L. Hasday, Melissa N. Matusevich, Joyce Pettinger
Library Binding from Children's Book Press
Book Published: March, 2003

Minnesota (Heinrichs, Ann. This Land Is Your Land.)
by Ann Heinrichs
School & Library Binding from Compass Point Books
Book Published: January, 2003

North Star Country (The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)
by Meridel Le Sueur, Blanche Gelfant
Paperback from Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd)
Book Published: September, 1998

Northland Wildflowers: The Comprehensive Guide to the Minnesota Region, Revised Edition
by John B. Moyle, Evelyn W. Moyle, John Gregor (Photographer)
 
Norwegians in Minnesota
by Carlton C. Qualey, Jon Gjerde, Carl Qualey
Paperback from Minnesota Historical Society
Book Published: May, 2002
 
Pale Horse at Plum Run: The First Minnesota at Gettysburg
by Brian Leehan
Listed under Civil War Minnesota

Picturing Lake Minnetonka: A Postcard History
by James W. Ogland
Hardcover from Minnesota Historical Society
Book Published: August, 2001

A Place in the Woods
by Helen Hoover, Adrian Hoover
Paperback from Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd)
Book Published: April, 1999

Portage into the Past: By Canoe Along the Minnesota-Ontario Boundary Waters (The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)
by J. Arnold Bolz
(Paperback - April 1999)

The Progressive Era in Minnesota 1899 1918
by Carl H. Chrislock
Hardcover from Minnesota Historical Society
Book Published: May, 1979

Reflections from the North Country (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)
by Sigurd F. Olson, Leslie C. Kouba (Illustrator)
(Paperback - September 1998)

Runes of the North (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)
by Sigurd F. Olson, Robert Hines
Paperback from Univ of Minnesota Pr (Trd)
Book Published: August, 1997

Shoreview Minnesota (Images of America)
by Verna Rusler
(Paperback)

Soldier's Heart : Being the Story of the Enlistment and Due Service of the Boy Charley Goddard in the First Minnesota Volunteers
by Gary Paulsen
Listed under Civil War Minnesota

Swift County Minnesota (Images of America)
by Swift County Historical Society (Editor)
(Paperback - November 2000)

The Singing Wilderness (The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)
by Siguard F. Olson, Francis Lee Jaques (Illustrator)

The Years of the Forest (The Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)
by Helen Hoover, Adrian Hoover (Illustrator)

The Wolves of Minnesota : Howl in the Heartland
by L. David Mech (Editor), David L. Mech (Editor)

The Gift of the Deer (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage Book Series)
by Helen Hoover, Adrian Hoover (Illustrator)

To Be the Main Leaders of Our People: A History of Minnesota Ojibwe Politics, 1825-1898
by Rebecca Kugel
Listed under Ojibway Indians

The Wild Woods Guide : From Minnesota to Maine, the Nature and Lore of the Great North Woods
by Doug Bennet, Tim Tiner
Paperback from HarperResource
Book Published: 01 April, 2003
 
 
 
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