Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

Hudson Bay Bound Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic Natalie Warren 2020 Fall

The remarkable eighty-five-day journey of the first two women to canoe the 2,000-mile route from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay

Nellie Francis Fighting for Racial Justice and Women’s Equality in Minnesota William D. Green 2020 Fall

The life and work of an African American suffragist and activist devoted to equality and freedom

Minnesota’s Natural Heritage Second Edition John R. Tester, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Rebecca A. Montgomery and John J. Moriarty 2020 Fall

The definitive work on Minnesota’s natural history and ecology—updated, expanded, and copiously illustrated to account for profound changes to the state’s natural landscape over the past twenty-five years

The Magic Bullet A Locked Room Mystery Featuring Shadwell Rafferty and Sherlock Holmes Larry Millett 2020 Fall

The thrilling sixth novel in local historian Larry Millett’s renowned mystery series

Fear and Loving in South Minneapolis Jim Walsh 2020 Fall

A veteran Twin Cities journalist and raconteur summons the life of the city after reporting and recording its stories for more than thirty years

The Soup and Bread Cookbook Beatrice Ojakangas 2020 Fall

More than one hundred delectable and satisfying soup and bread pairings from beloved James Beard Cookbook Hall of Famer Beatrice Ojakangas

Fix What You Can Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker's Fight for Her Son Mindy Greiling 2020 Fall

One mother’s fight to support her son and change a broken system

"But He Doesn't Know the Territory" The Story behind Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Meredith Willson 2020 Fall

Chronicles the creation of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man—reprinted now as the Broadway Edition

“But He Doesn’t Know the Territory” The Story behind Meredith Willson’s The Music Man Meredith Willson 2020 Fall

Chronicles the creation of Meredith Willson’s The Music Man—reprinted now as the Broadway Edition

Strongwood A Crime Dossier Larry Millett 2020 Fall

The seventh in Larry Millett’s thrilling mystery series pursues the tangled truth behind the killing of the spoiled young heir to an industrial fortune

One Summer Up North John Owens 2020 Fall

A wordless picture-book journey through the Boundary Waters, canoeing and camping with a family as they encounter the northwoods wilderness in all its spectacular beauty

Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify Essays Carolyn Holbrook 2020 Spring

The compassionate and redemptive story of a prominent Black woman in the Twin Cities literary community

Minnesota’s Geologist The Life of Newton Horace Winchell Sue Leaf 2020 Spring

The story of the scientist who first mapped Minnesota’s geology, set against the backdrop of early scientific inquiry in the state

Surgical Renaissance in the Heartland A Memoir of the Wangensteen Era Henry Buchwald 2020 Spring

The golden era in American surgery, described by a young doctor practicing under innovator Owen Wangensteen at the University of Minnesota

Degrees of Freedom The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912 William D. Green 2020 Spring

The true story, and the black citizens, behind the evolution of racial equality in Minnesota

Coming soon

University of Minnesota Press

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