Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

Metropolitan Dreams The Scandalous Rise and Stunning Fall of a Minneapolis Masterpiece Larry Millett 2018 Fall

The story of one of Minnesota’s most famous and most mourned buildings, set against the history of downtown Minneapolis

The Great Minnesota Cookie Book Award-Winning Recipes from the Star Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson 2018 Fall

Eighty delicious, imaginative recipes from the Star Tribune’s beloved annual cookie contest, with mouth-watering pictures and bakers’ stories

A Field Guide to the Natural World of the Twin Cities John J. Moriarty 2018 Fall

An illustrated guide to the natural habitats and rich diversity of wildlife in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area

Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota The Complete Guide to Species Identification Welby R. Smith 2018 Spring

The first comprehensive, fully illustrated field guide to Minnesota’s nearly 250 species of sedges and rushes

Iron and Water My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment Grant J. Merritt 2018 Spring

A memoir of family, mining pioneers and unscrupulous magnates, and the fight for Minnesota’s natural resources

Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between Phyllis Root 2018 Spring

A beautifully illustrated, family-friendly guide to Minnesota’s native wildflowers and how to find them

Breakfast with Beatrice 250 Recipes from Sweet Cream Waffles to Swedish Farmer’s Omelets Beatrice Ojakangas 2018 Spring

Time-tested recipes for delectable breakfasts from around the world, especially Scandinavia

The Crusade for Forgotten Souls Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946-1954 Susan Bartlett Foote 2018 Spring

The stirring story of the reform movement that laid the groundwork for a modern mental health system in Minnesota

Fawn Island Douglas Wood 2018 Spring

Join the beloved author of Old Turtle as he embarks on journeys large and small

Flames of Discontent The 1916 Minnesota Iron Ore Strike Gary Kaunonen 2017 Fall

A working-class history of a 1916 miners’ strike in northern Minnesota, one of the most important events in organized labor of the early twentieth century

The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour One Cyclist’s Journey along the Shores of the Inland Seas Thomas Shevory 2017 Fall

A chronicle of travels by bicycle around the Great Lakes, combining personal observations with reflections on the geology, ecology, history, and culture of the region

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen Sean Sherman 2017 Fall

Award-winning recipes, stories, and wisdom from the celebrated indigenous chef and his team

Miles Lord The Maverick Judge Who Brought Corporate America to Justice Roberta Walburn

The life of a crusading federal judge who stood up and fought for “the little guy”

Border Country The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906–1916 Martha Greene Phillips 2017 Spring

A unique archival account of the early twentieth-century north woods, with friends and family, canoes, a ready wit, and a Graflex camera

Pothole Confidential My Life as Mayor of Minneapolis R.T. Rybak 2017 Fall

A clear-eyed look inside the life and times of Minneapolis and its dynamic three-term mayor

Coming soon

University of Minnesota Press

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