Minnesota

A History of the State

2004
Author:

Theodore C. Blegen

A concise yet comprehensive account of the state’s development from earliest times to the present, with a new concluding chapter by Russell W. Fridley.

A concise yet comprehensive account of the state’s development, following the progress and landmarks in politics, technology, the arts, architecture and more. It deals with the earliest struggles of the fur traders to the modern problems of urban transportation. The second edition includes a concluding chapter by Russell W. Fridley.

Theodore C. Blegen (1891-1969) was professor of history at the University of Minnesota and author of many books including The Land Lies Open, Land of Their Choice: Immigrants Write Home, and Norwegian Migration to America.

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