Read MN 2023: Minnesota History
READ MINNESOTA 2023: 30% OFF BOOKS FROM UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA PRESS
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NATURAL HISTORY // ENVIRONMENT AND NATURE WRITING // FICTION
NONFICTION AND MEMOIR // MINNESOTA HISTORY // MUSIC & ARTS
CHILDREN'S PICTURE BOOKS AND MIDDLE-GRADE FICTION
NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY // SCANDINAVIA
RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE // MYSTERY AND YOUNG ADULT FICTION
COOKBOOKS // GARDENING // SPORTS AND FISHING // ARCHITECTURE
TRAVEL STORIES // TRAVEL GUIDES // RAILROADS // SHIPWRECKS
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- F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota The Writer and His Friends at Home Dave Page 2017 Spring
- A look at the life of the Great American Novelist in St. Paul
- Flying Funny My Life without a Net Dudley Riggs 2017 Spring
- The fun of storytelling with the wry insights and observations of growing up in show business
- The Ford Century in Minnesota Brian McMahon 2016 Fall
- How the Ford Motor Company transformed Minnesota over the past 100 years
- Canoes A Natural History in North America Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims 2016 Fall
- A natural history of one of North America’s most enduring cultural artifacts
- Let’s Go Fishing! Fish Tales from the North Woods Eric Dregni 2016 Spring
- An illustrated compendium of the lore and legacy of fishing in the northland
- Everybody’s Heard about the Bird The True Story of 1960s Rock ’n’ Roll in Minnesota Rick Shefchik 2015 Fall
- The first comprehensive history to trace the evolution of Minnesota 1960s rock and roll
- Minnesota Modern Architecture and Life at Midcentury Larry Millett 2015 Fall
- An expert, illustrated guide through the style that defined midcentury Minnesota
- By the Waters of Minnetonka Eric Dregni 2014 Fall
- Come explore the unruly and fascinating history of Lake Minnetonka—Minnesota’s most famous lake
- November’s Fury The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913 Michael Schumacher 2014 Fall
- The first complete—and fully illustrated—account of the deadliest storm in Great Lakes history
- The Bohemian Flats A Novel Mary Relindes Ellis 2014 Spring
- The story of a man caught up in the immigrant culture of a river village in Minnesota, and in the throes of World War I
- Minneapolis Madams The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront Penny A. Petersen 2013 Spring
- A real-life detective story uncovering the history of brothels in nineteenth-century Minneapolis
- Survival Schools The American Indian Movement and Community Education in the Twin Cities Julie L. Davis 2013 Spring
- The first history of two alternative schools founded by AIM in the Twin Cities in 1972—and their role in revitalizing Native culture and community
- St. Paul Union Depot 2013 Spring
- A landmark history of St. Paul’s historic Union Depot and a tale of a bygone era when travel and adventure meant passenger trains
- Thirty Rooms to Hide In Insanity, Addiction, and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic Luke Longstreet Sullivan 2014 Spring
- The remarkable story of six brothers growing up in the ’50s and ’60s as their father—a highly respected Mayo Clinic surgeon—slowly goes insane
- Minneapolis and the Age of Railways Don L. Hofsommer 2012 Fall
- The fascinating, intertwined history of the city of Minneapolis and its railways
- Mighty Fitz The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald Michael Schumacher 2012 Fall
- A moving account of the legendary Great Lakes shipwreck
- Minnesota Railroads A Photographic History, 1940–2012 Steve Glischinski 2012 Fall
- A lavishly illustrated history of Minnesota railroads from the romance of steam locomotives and luxurious passenger travel to the prosperous engines of transportation today
- From Fields to Fairways Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota Rick Shefchik 2012 Spring
- The first history of Minnesota’s celebrated golf clubs and courses, including rarely seen photographs and long-lost details about the game’s most famous architects
- Once There Were Castles Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities Larry Millett 2011 Fall
- Take a tour of the lost mansions of the Twin Cities
- North Country The Making of Minnesota Mary Lethert Wingerd 2010 Spring
- The untold history of how the land of the Dakota and Ojibwe became the State of Minnesota
- Twilight Rails The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest H. Roger Grant 2010 Spring
- The first book to document the final wave of railroad construction in the Midwest, written by a preeminent railroad historian
- Seven Iron Men The Merritts and the Discovery of the Mesabi Range Paul de Kruif 2007 Fall
- The true and tragic story of discovery and swindling on Minnesota’s Iron Range
- The White Pine Industry in Minnesota A History Agnes M. Larson 2007 Fall
- The long-awaited return of this authoritative and influential history
- By the Ore Docks A Working People’s History of Duluth Richard Hudelson and Carl Ross 2006 Spring
- A history of the people who built Duluth and their fight for fair labor
- The Street Where You Live A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul Donald L. Empson 2006 Fall
- St. Paul’s classic street guide revised and expanded—coming soon to a neighborhood near you
- Greed, Rage, and Love Gone Wrong Murder in Minnesota Bruce Rubenstein 2006 Fall
- A grisly collection of murder mysteries rooted in Minnesota
- The Lake District of Minneapolis A History of the Calhoun-Isles Community David A. Lanegran and Ernest R. Sandeen 2004 Spring
- A colorful history of one of the city’s most beloved neighborhoods—now back in print!
- St. Paul’s Historic Summit Avenue Ernest R. Sandeen 2004 Spring
- A lively history of the best-preserved Victorian boulevard in America—now back in print!
- The Great Northern Railway A History Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott and Don L. Hofsommer 2004 Spring
- The definitive history of one of the nation’s great transcontinental railroads
- Root Beer Lady The Story of Dorothy Molter Bob Cary 2002 Spring
- An ice-cold glass of root beer and a warm welcome greeted thousands of weary paddlers who stopped at the Isle of Pines to meet Dorothy Molter, the courageous, independent woman who became a North Woods legend. Bob Cary, Dorothy’s longtime friend, captures her life and spirit in Root Beer Lady.