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Myths of the Rune Stone Viking Martyrs and the Birthplace of America David M. Krueger 2015 Fall

Why the Kensington Rune Stone myth matters to American culture

Taconite Dreams The Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range, 1915-2000 Jeffrey T. Manuel 2015 Fall

The first history of the fight to maintain an industry and a way of life on Minnesota’s Iron Range

The Meaning of Wilderness Essential Articles and Speeches Sigurd F. Olson David Backes, Editor 2015 Fall

An indispensable collection of Olson’s rarest writings—at last in paperback

North Shore A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast Chel Anderson and Adelheid Fischer 2015 Spring

The environmental history of Minnesota’s spectacular North Shore

Degrees of Freedom The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912 William D. Green 2015 Spring

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

Chi-mewinzha Ojibwe Stories from Leech Lake Dorothy Dora Whipple 2015 Spring

Stories of an Ojibwe elder in the original Ojibwe, with English translation

A Peculiar Imbalance The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Minnesota, 1837–1869 William D. Green 2015 Spring

The untold story of what it meant to be a black member of early Minnesota society

Citizen Swain Tales from a Minnesota Life Tom H. Swain 2015 Spring

An entertaining personal history of the state, told by one of its leading citizens

Tony Oliva The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend Thom Henninger 2015 Spring

The astounding success and personal struggle of the Twins’ beloved outfielder and batting champion—from his arrival from Cuba at age twenty-two to the present

Water and What We Know Following the Roots of a Northern Life Karen Babine 2015 Spring

Personal essays exploring the link between natural history and memory, landscape and identity, place and meaning

By the Waters of Minnetonka Eric Dregni 2014 Fall

Come explore the unruly and fascinating history of Lake Minnetonka—Minnesota’s most famous lake

From America to Norway II Norwegian-American Immigrant Letters 1838-1914, Volume II: 1871-1892 Orm Øverland, Editor 2015 Spring

The experience of early Norwegian-American immigrants, told in their letters home

Twin Ports by Trolley The Streetcar Era in Duluth–Superior Aaron Isaacs 2014 Fall

The lost era of the streetcar in the Twin Ports comes to life in this detailed, richly illustrated history

Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer 2015 Spring

A charming retelling of a children's classic in a distinctly northwoods voice

Vikings in the Attic In Search of Nordic America Eric Dregni 2014 Fall

Who are these rather odd Scandinavians in our midst?

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