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Minnesota Experience
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Nonfiction books about its history, people, literature and landscape.
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Minnesota 101 : Everything You Wanted to Know About Minnesota and Were Going to Ask Anyway Whether you're a lifelong resident or a first-time visitor to the Gopher State, there is no more complete book about Minnesota. If you love Minnesota, you'll love Minnesota 101. 2011 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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This Much I Can Tell You : Stories of Courage and Hope from Refugees in Minnesota Eighteen new Minnesotans, refugees and asylees from nine different countries, share stories of fear, courage, sorrow, and hope for enriched futures in the United States. 2011 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Wishing for a Snow Day : Growing Up in Minnesota In this new collection, Peg Meier explores the themes of childhood—the bitter and the sweet. Thanks to Minnesotans who took the time to write, whether as children in the moment or as adults looking back, Meier unearthed a wealth of material on the subject, ranging from diary entries to reminiscences to newspaper columns, along with plenty of photographs. 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Aamodt, Britt Superheroes Strip Artists & Talking Animals : Minnesota's Contemporary Cartoonists 2011 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Blacklock, Craig Minnesota's North Shore More than thirty years of experience photographing Lake Superior have culminated in Craig Blacklock's Minnesota's North Shore, a melding of his classic, finely-controlled landscapes with digital images of incredible freshness and spontaneity. 2007 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Brick, Greg A. Subterranean Twin Cities Provides readers with an armchair tour of the sometimes dangerous but fascinating collection of tunnels, caves, and industrial spaces that make up the subterranean landscape of Minnesota's Twin Cities. 2009 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Cherland-McCune, Lori Royal C. Moore : the Man Who Built the Streetcar Boats "Tragedy buried the life story of Royal C. Moore, an early Minnesota business giant, until the relatively recent raising and restoration of the Minnehaha, a 1906 Moore-designed and constructed streetcar boat. For lovers of vintage wooden boats, Royal C. Moore: The Man Who Built the Streetcar Boats rings to the forefront one of the Midwest's most prolific wooden-boat builders. For lovers of lakes and boats of all stripes, the volume reveals a deeper layer of understanding of the US heartland's nautical history. The book provides never before seen photographs, and narratives of people, life, and business on the shores of Lake Minnetonka in the half century between 1879 and 1930. 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Dierckins, Tony Lost Duluth : Landmarks Industries Buildings Homes and the Neighborhoods in Which They Stood With over 400 photographs and sketches of now-gone homes, buildings, landmarks, industries and residential neighborhoods, Lost Duluth acts as a journey through the city's past. 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Diffley, Atina Turn Here Sweet Corn : Organic Farming Works A master class in organic farming, a lesson in entrepreneurship, a love story, and a legal thriller 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Gilman, Rhoda Stand Up! : the Story of Minnesota's Protest Tradition When the senatorial election of 2008 between Democrat Al Franken and Republican Norm Coleman stretched on for a contentious six months, people throughout the country wondered about Minnesota's offbeat politics. But Minnesota has been and is now a seedbed for cultural and political movements that have changed the country, and its history weaves a pattern of wide opposition between left and right. 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Goetting, Jay Joined at the Hip : a History of Jazz in the Twin Cities From the early days through Prohibition and the swing era, then to bebop and beyond, this is the story of jazz music, musicians, and venues in Minneapolis and St. Paul. 2011 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Hammel, Bette Jones Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka Hundreds of cottages and cabins, mansions and houses line the shores of Lake Minnetonka, one of Minnesota's most beautiful lakes and site of some of the state's most coveted properties. Legendary Homes of Lake Minnetonka invites readers into thirty of these dwellings - built by families like the Washburns, the Pillsburys, and the Daytons. 2010 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Hartford, Michael Dad's Eye View : 52 Family Adventures in the Twin Cities In Dad’s Eye View, Hartford describes fi fty-two of his family’s favorite Twin Cities spots—one for each week of the year—and dares other dads (and moms) to explore them with gusto. 2011 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Hoverson, Doug Land of Amber Waters: The History of Brewing in Minnesota A visual history of MInnesota beers and breweries traces the evolution of the state's beer industry, from the 1849 construction of the first brewery to the growth of small-town enterprises that gave way to large companies of regional and national prominence, offering a comprehensive list of Minnesota breweries as well as more than three hundred illustrations of beer and breweriana. 2007 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Hrbek, Kent. Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout : a Collection of the Greatest Twins Stories Ever Told In Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout, this fan favorite looks back at his playing career in Minnesota. Many stories revolve around the championship seasons of 1987 and 1991. Hrbek also shares his memories of the late Kirby Puckett and of his close friendship with third baseman Gary Gaetti. Kent Hrbek's Tales from the Minnesota Twins Dugout is a humorous, insightful, and at times heartbreaking story of one of the most memorable eras in team history, from one of Minnesota's very own. 2012 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Koutsky, Kathryn Strand Minnesota State Fair: An Illustrated History Enhanced by more than twelve hundred photographs, a history of the Minnesota State Fair includes recipes from 4-H groups, food stands, and blue ribbon-winning contestants. 2007 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Lass, William E. Minnesota: A History This readable volume tells the story of Minnesota from its beginnings to the end of the twentieth century. The author, a professor of history and director of the Southern Minnesota Historical Center, focuses on the geography, economic history, and political and cultural trends that have made Minnesota unique. 1998 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Leehan, Brian Pale Horse at Plum Run: The First Minnesota at Gettysburg Drawing on soldiers' personal accounts, this book describes the fate of the First Minnesota Regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg in the Civil War. 2002 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Lovoll, Odd Sverre Norwegians On the Prairie: Ethnicity and the Development of the Country Town The history of America, many historians argue, is the history of its small towns. Norwegian American scholar Odd S. Lovoll takes the premise one step further in Norwegians on the Prairie, tracing the development of three midwestern towns whose histories reveal a distinctively ethnic flavor. 2006 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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Marks, Susan In the Mood for Munsingwear : Minnesota's Claim to Underwear Fame At a time when polite society wouldn’t dream of hanging women’s and men’s underwear on the same clothesline, a Minnesota manufacturer dared to advertise the unmentionable. 2011 Adult Nonfiction Book |
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