Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

Penumbra The Premier Stage for African American Drama Macelle Mahala 2013 Fall

The remarkable history of the nation’s foremost African American theatre company

Ready for Air A Journey through Premature Motherhood Kate Hopper 2013 Fall

The power of childbirth to transform lives, brought home through one woman’s candid account of premature motherhood

Igniting Wonder Plays for Preschoolers Children’s Theatre Company Peter Brosius and Elissa Adams, Editors 2013 Fall

An anthology of four plays produced at the Children’s Theatre Company that will engage, challenge, and inspire preschool-aged children

Turn Here Sweet Corn Organic Farming Works Atina Diffley 2013 Fall

A master class in organic farming, a lesson in entrepreneurship, a love story, and a legal thriller

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

A Love Affair with Birds The Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts Sue Leaf 2013 Spring

The father of Minnesota ornithology, whose life story opens a window on a lost world of nature and conservation in the state’s early days

Minnesota’s Bounty The Farmers Market Cookbook Beth Dooley 2013 Spring

A home chef’s guide to shopping and cooking from Minnesota’s farmers markets

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

The Lure of the North Woods Cultivating Tourism in the Upper Midwest Aaron Shapiro 2013 Spring

The origins of the North Woods vacation across northern Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan

The Swedish Table Helene Henderson 2013 Spring

An engaging and modern guide to Swedish cooking

Memory of Trees A Daughter’s Story of a Family Farm Gayla Marty 2013 Spring

An evocative memoir of life on a dairy farm in Minnesota’s St. Croix Valley

Vikings across the Atlantic Emigration and the Building of a Greater Norway, 1860–1945 Daron W. Olson 2012 Fall

The making of a Greater Norway, in which both the homeland and its emigrants belong

Archaeology of Minnesota The Prehistory of the Upper Mississippi River Region Guy Gibbon 2012 Fall

A precontact history of Minnesota that reveals the relevance of archaeology to our understanding of the world today

Hawk Ridge Minnesota’s Birds of Prey Laura Erickson 2012 Fall

A guide to understanding the eagles, hawks, and falcons of Minnesota, by two of the state’s most beloved authors

Minnesota’s Miracle Learning from the Government That Worked Tom Berg 2012 Fall

The “Minnesota Miracle” as seen from the inside—a lawmaker’s account of how government and politics can actually work

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