$34.95
Archaeology of Minnesota
Archaeology of Minnesota
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: November 20, 2012
Archaeology of Minnesota
$34.95Histories of Minnesota typically begin with seventeenth-century French fur traders exploring the western shores of Lake Superior. And yet, archaeology reveals that Native Americans lived in the region at least 13,000 years before such European incursions. “Archaeology of Minnesota “tells their story–or as much as the region’s wealth of artifacts, evidence of human...
$39.95
Minnesota Railroads – A Photographic History
Minnesota Railroads – A Photographic History
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: September 25, 2012
Minnesota Railroads – A Photographic History
$39.95“The Great Northern Railway, in the eventful year of 1941, met every requirement made of it as the Nation hurriedly prepared for war.” So Great Northern’s president spoke of the Minnesota railroad that transported the tanks and airplanes, materiel and troops, that were critical to America’s military success. This illustrated volume offers an enlightening–and...
$19.95
The Minnesota Book of Skills
The Minnesota Book of Skills
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: October 1, 2012
The Minnesota Book of Skills
$19.95Minnesotans are a highly skilled bunch, whether pursuing traditional activities like wild ricing and pickling, or tastefully displaying taxidermy, or selecting the right fishing bait. Skills particularly appropriate to Minnesota– such as creating seed art or baking a Bundt cake–may be fully on display at the state fair, a prime opportunity to join with neighbors in celebrating our many...
$34.99
The Oranges Are Sweet
The Oranges Are Sweet
Publisher: Loden Books
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: May 1, 2011
The Oranges Are Sweet
$34.99From Minnesota author Paul Sailer comes “The Oranges are Sweet” which is a deeply moving story about Major Don M. Beerbower, who was from Hill City, Minnesota, and the men who served with him during World War II. When he died strafing a German airdrome north of Reims, France, on August 9, 1944, he was the leading ace in the Ninth Air Force with 15.5 aerial victories and the commanding...
$15.99
Walk in Their Dust
Walk in Their Dust
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: March 1, 2012
Walk in Their Dust
$15.99What was life really like for our pioneering ancestors as they trekked across our country in the mid-1800s? Two men can tell you. They followed those trails for over two thousand miles, walking the equivalent of a marathon nearly every day for three months! Walk in Their Dust is about the experiences Grand Rapid natives Barry Lane and his colleague Niels Henriksen had in 1973 while hiking from...
$16.95
Little Minnesota
Little Minnesota
Publisher: Adventure Publications
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: November 1, 2011
Little Minnesota
$16.95When you think Minnesota, you might immediately picture the scenic North Shore or the bustling Mall of America. But Minnesota is much more than that. The Land of 10,000 Lakes is peppered with small communities, and Little Minnesota spotlights 100 towns with populations around or below 100. Each entry features folks who know what it means to help their neighbors and locales that range from quaint...
$16.95
Minnesota’s Hidden Alphabet
Minnesota’s Hidden Alphabet
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: November 1, 2010
Minnesota’s Hidden Alphabet
$16.95A turtle’s shell, an etched rock, a false morel, a trout lily–all inspire a closer look, a chance to see A to Z in Minnesota’s natural scenes. Minnesota author David LaRochelle and Minnesota photographer Joe Rossi team up to create this wonderful children’s picture books! Simple text and beautiful photographs depict nature scenes in Minnesota with elements that resemble...
$15.95
Left Home at 16
Left Home at 16
Publisher: Frank Antilla
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: December 1 , 2010
Left Home at 16
$15.95Frank Antilla has experienced his fair share of life-altering events. He said his “strong will, perseverance, and deep faith” has guided him through his challenging life. Frank Antilla’s life story began in North Dakota in 1927 as the youngest of 15 children. Survival was unimaginably tough and by the time he was five, Frank had lost his father and moved to Minnesota with his mother and...
$19.95
Puck Heaven
Puck Heaven
Publisher: Adventure
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: November 1, 2011
Puck Heaven
$19.95Think you’re a true hockey fan? Prove it! The author of the best-selling Minnesota Twins Trivia explores the fascinating world of Minnesota state high school hockey–its rivalries, heroic comebacks, glaring disappointments, injuries, winning streaks and remarkable feats of individual athleticism. The perfect gift for any MN hockey enthusiast! Author: Jim Hoey Publisher: Adventure...
$19.95
Weird Minnesota
Weird Minnesota
Publisher: Sterling
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: August 2006
Weird Minnesota
$19.95Hail Minnesota! For its beautiful lakes, charming towns, and hardy citizens. We have so much that other states envy: giant Indian mounds, the world’s largest Paul Bunyan, and the Twins and the Vikings. We spawn musicians of all types, from the Andrews Sisters to Bob Dylan, and we’ve never lacked for presidential candidates: Eugene McCarthy, Walter Mondale, and, of course, Harold...
$34.95
The Opposite of Cold – The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition
The Opposite of Cold – The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition
Photographer: Aaron Hautala
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: September 14, 2010
The Opposite of Cold – The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition
$34.95A full-color history and celebration of Finnish sauna in the western Great Lakes region. One of our best-selling books of 2010! Great Christmas gift! As many in the north country can attest, one of life’s great pleasures resides in the tradition of sauna-sitting in 180-plus-degree heat and throwing cool water on oven-hot stones to create a blast of steam (called “loyly”),...
$9.95
Little Minnesota
Little Minnesota
Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press
Binding: Board Books
Pub Date: March 1, 2012
Little Minnesota
$9.95State birds, flowers, trees, and animals brought to board book form for the youngest book lovers. Toddlers will delight in this boardbook filled with rhyming riddles framed by brightly painted clues,introducing elements that make Minnesota so special! GRAND RAPIDS native Kathy-jo Wargin is the author of more than 45 books and has earned national acclaim through award-winning children’s...
$25.95
Voices of Pokegama – A History of the Place Around a Lake (Hardcover)
Voices of Pokegama – A History of the Place Around a Lake (Hardcover)
Publisher: Greater Pokegama Lake Association
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 2005
Voices of Pokegama – A History of the Place Around a Lake (Hardcover)
$25.95This book is a history of Pokegama, the area around the lake that started as a glacial lake and is now a reservoir of the Upper Mississippi. Over the last 140 years, Pokegama has been farmed, timbered, and mined, all the while becoming a prime place for living and vacationing Minnesota’s North Woods. This book gives voice to the many people who have lived around Pokegama Lake. NEW...
$15.95
Voices of Pokegama – A History of the Place Around a Lake (Paperback)
Voices of Pokegama – A History of the Place Around a Lake (Paperback)
Publisher: Greater Pokegama Lake Association
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2005
Voices of Pokegama – A History of the Place Around a Lake (Paperback)
$15.95This book is a history of Pokegama, the area around the lake that started as a glacial lake and is now a reservoir of the Upper Mississippi. Over the last 140 years, Pokegama has been farmed, timbered, and mined, all the while becoming a prime place for living and vacationing Minnesota’s North Woods. This book gives voice to the many people who have lived around Pokegama Lake. NEW LOWER...
$16.95
Tim-BERRR! Pine Logging in the Big Fork River Country
Tim-BERRR! Pine Logging in the Big Fork River Country
Publisher: Versa Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 1992
Tim-BERRR! Pine Logging in the Big Fork River Country
$16.95A member of a logging family, Rajala had a lifelong interest in the drama of the lumberjack scene. He has worked in every facet of the lumber industry, doing every job from cruising the timber to marketing the finished lumber. In this book, the author describes lumberjack life as he saw it, set in the historical context of those who came first and the economic framework of the...
$15.00
100 Years Bovey Farmer’s Day
100 Years Bovey Farmer’s Day
Publisher: City of Bovey
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2011
100 Years Bovey Farmer’s Day
$15.00Local historians come together again with two new books to celebrate the centennial of Bovey, Minnesota! Author: Donald Boese & Patricia Walls Publisher: City of Bovey US SRP: $15.00 Binding: Paperback Pub Date: 2011
$20.95
Bovey – A Century of Change II
Bovey – A Century of Change II
Publisher: City of Bovey
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: 2011
Bovey – A Century of Change II
$20.95Local historians come together again with two new books to celebrate the centennial of Bovey, Minnesota! Authors: Donald Boese & Patricia Walls Publisher: City of Bovey US SRP: $20.95 Binding: Paperback Pub Date: 2011
$14.95
Ka-Ka-Ska-Ska (Headwaters to the Gulf in a Kayak)
Ka-Ka-Ska-Ska (Headwaters to the Gulf in a Kayak)
Publisher: BookSurge LLC
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: October 8, 2009
Ka-Ka-Ska-Ska (Headwaters to the Gulf in a Kayak)
$14.95Ka-Ka-Ska-Ska” (“Headwaters to the Gulf” – in a kayak) is a very entertaining story of four friends’ adventure down the Mississippi River. The expedition was not a scheme to fulfill a lifelong fantasy of man against nature or even an attempt to satisfy an unruly midlife itch, but simply the result of an impulsive decision over a cup of coffee. With little thought to detailed planning,...
$12.95
The Last of the Giants
The Last of the Giants
Binding: Paperback
The Last of the Giants
$12.95The LAST OF THE GIANTS is a book that is a must read for anyone interested in great stories of little known preachers and ministries of the past. Frank Higgins, John Sornberger, and Al Channer make up a sold out trio of tree-toppers and Bible-thumpers that had a profound spiritual impact on the logging camps of Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota at the close of the 19th century ad the dawn of the...
$11.95
Bringing Back the White Pine
Bringing Back the White Pine
Publisher: Jack Rajala
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: January 1, 1998
Bringing Back the White Pine
$11.95One of the state’s foremost authorities on white pine trees, Jack Rajala, has written Bringing Back the White Pine, a 150-page historical and how-to guide for landowners, tree lovers and policy makers. Conversations and concerns about declines in Minnesota’s white pine resource have run broad and deep in the state during recent years. “The passion and rhetoric about forestry...
$19.95
We Homesteaded
We Homesteaded
US SRP: $19.95
Binding: Paperback
Originally Published by Printcraft in 1975
We Homesteaded
$19.95We Homesteaded is a first-hand account of pioneer life in the Big Fork River Valley of northern Minnesota. Events and the joys and sorrows of pioneer life are vividly described in this recording of Minnesota history. Author: James K Knight US SRP: $19.95 Binding: Paperback Originally Published by Printcraft in...
$16.95
Overburden – Modern Life on the Iron Range
Overburden – Modern Life on the Iron Range
Publisher: Red Step Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: October 1, 2010
Overburden – Modern Life on the Iron Range
$16.95Winner of the 2008 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award. The culture of Minnesota’s Iron Range is transforming before the eyes of its inhabitants. Nowhere is this change captured better than in Aaron Brown’s book Overburden. As a columnist for the Hibbing Daily Tribune and a father of three boys, Aaron is one of a rare breed of “modern” Iron Rangers who are stepping away from...
$19.95
Minnesota’s Iron Country – Rich Ore, Rich Lives
Minnesota’s Iron Country – Rich Ore, Rich Lives
Publisher: Lake Superior Port Cities
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: January 1, 2004
Minnesota’s Iron Country – Rich Ore, Rich Lives
$19.95Northern Minnesota is a land of beauty and heritage, but also a land wealthy in natural resources. Its rich iron ore has shaped the destiny of the United States and in times of war helped to protect the world. Marv Lamppa recounted this history in his acclaimed PBS television series “Iron Country.” Now, the full story is available as a book – an exploration of Minnesota’s Iron Country...
$29.95
Prairie, Lake, Forest – Minnesota’s State Parks
Prairie, Lake, Forest – Minnesota’s State Parks
Photographer: Doug Ohman
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: April 1, 2010
Prairie, Lake, Forest – Minnesota’s State Parks
$29.95Waterfalls and underground caverns, lady’s slippers and dwarf trout lilies, cross-country skiing and fishing adventures–alluring photographs and captivating stories survey these and other delights of Minnesota’s popular state parks. Author: Chris Niskanen Photographer: Doug Ohman Publisher: Minnesota Historical Press US SRP: $29.95 Binding: Hardcover Pub Date: April 1,...
$16.95
Brown Sugar Syrup and Jack Pine Sand
Brown Sugar Syrup and Jack Pine Sand
Publisher: Red Step Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: May 1, 2010
Brown Sugar Syrup and Jack Pine Sand
$16.95Winner of the 2010 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award. From the author of The Talking Stick’s 2009 first place fiction winner. Award winning author Dennis Herschbach brings to life an engaging new story of growing up a country boy in rural Minnesota. In the 1940s and 1950s, when most of the country was absorbed in the post-World War II world of nuclear bombs and fast cars, Herschbach’s family...
$29.95
Paddle North – Canoeing the Boundary Waters-Quetico Wilderness
Paddle North – Canoeing the Boundary Waters-Quetico Wilderness
Photographer: Lane Kennedy
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: November 1, 2010
Paddle North – Canoeing the Boundary Waters-Quetico Wilderness
$29.95Explore the Quetico- Boundary Waters with seasoned paddlers– one a writer, one a photographer–whose work reflects on the spirit of the place, conveying an open invitation to visit an ages-old wilderness. Author: Greg Breining Photographer: Lane Kennedy Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press US SRP: $29.95 Binding: Hardcover Pub Date: November 1,...
$29.95
Minnesota Simply Beautiful
Minnesota Simply Beautiful
Photographers: Greg Ryan & Sally Beyer
Publisher: Farcountry Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: November 1, 2001
Minnesota Simply Beautiful
$29.95From the close-up subtleties of a wee flower to the wide-angle visas of Lake Superior, Greg Ryan and Sally Beyer capture the flavor of their state and impart an understanding of its many moods. They share this land of craggy shoreline, shimmering lakes, cascading waters, turbulent and crawling rivers, sandstone bluffs, waving grasses, and people out exploring every nook and cranny, this is a...
$19.95
Up North – Reflections, Moments, and Memories
Up North – Reflections, Moments, and Memories
Publisher: Tristan Publishing
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: July 1, 2011
Up North – Reflections, Moments, and Memories
$19.95Up North is a collection of photographs capturing moments up north. Each photograph is coupled with a meaningful reflection that inspires and uplifts the soul. This book takes you back to your up north, wherever that may be. Author: Joseph Brandmeier Publisher: Tristan Publishing US SRP: $19.95 Binding: Hardcover Pub Date: July 1,...
$19.95
Only in Minnesota
Only in Minnesota
Photographer: Roxanne Kjarum
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: May 1, 2003
Only in Minnesota
$19.95This is a pictorial tribute to all that makes the state unique. A combination of the natural, historical and cultural facets of life in Minnesota, it showcases the people and what they do for fun, where they do for fun, where they live, their favorite places, and more. Over 160 dazzling four-color photographs–showing a variety of subjects, from farms and churches to tourist destinations and...
$34.95
North Country – The Making of Minnesota
North Country – The Making of Minnesota
Illustrator: Kirsten Delegard
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: June 7, 2010
North Country – The Making of Minnesota
$34.95In 1862, four years after Minnesota was ratified as the thirty-second state in the Union, simmering tensions between indigenous Dakota and white settlers culminated in the violent, six-week-long U.S.Dakota War. Hundreds of lives were lost on both sides, and the war ended with the execution of thirty-eight Dakotas on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesotathe largest mass execution in American...
$11.95
The Darkest Evening
The Darkest Evening
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: February 7, 2011 (Reprint Edition)
The Darkest Evening
$11.95An adventurous tale of one Finnish American family’s encounter with the “Red Broom” Set in the 1930s, The Darkest Evening chronicles the story of young Jake Maki, whose family moves to the Karelia province in the Soviet Union when the socialist fervor washes over their Finnish mining community in Minnesota. But when Stalin’s secret police begin targeting Americans for arrest, Jake leads...
$11.95
Song of Sampo Lake
Song of Sampo Lake
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Binding: Paperback
Pub Date: February 14, 2011 (Reprint edition)
Song of Sampo Lake
$11.95A gripping depiction of frontier life on the Minnesota Iron Range- For fifteen-year-old Matti Ojala and his family, Finnish immigrants in Minnesota in 1900, starting a new life in America is both a hardship and an opportunity. After a tragic mining accident kills their beloved uncle, the family turns away from the iron mines to pursue the dream of owning a homestead in the...
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