Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

Sky Blue Water Jay D. Peterson and Collette A. Morgan, Editors 2016 Fall

A one-of-a-kind collection of short stories that celebrates Minnesota’s vibrant storytelling tradition

One North Star A Counting Book Phyllis Root 2016 Fall

Who lives here under one north star?

The Fighting Frenchman Minnesota’s Boxing Legend Scott LeDoux 2016 Spring

He battled boxing’s elite, but the real story lies in the way this Minnesota Rocky lived

Key Change New Musicals for Young Audiences Children’s Theatre Company Peter Brosius and Elissa Adams, Editors 2016 Spring

Four crowd-pleasers about appreciating differences—from America’s top children’s theatre

The Search for the Homestead Treasure Ann Treacy 2016 Spring

An adventurous boy uncovers the mystery of family treasure on a homestead fallen on hard times in early twentieth-century Minnesota

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

The King of Skid Row John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis James Eli Shiffer 2016 Spring

The vanished world of Minneapolis’s Skid Row, through the words and photographs of its most colorful character

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

Portage A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life Sue Leaf 2015 Fall

North American waterways by canoe: a memoir of family and nature, history and culture, along the rivers

The Birchwood Cafe Cookbook Good Real Food Tracy Singleton and Marshall Paulsen 2015 Fall

Bring the beloved Birchwood Cafe’s kitchen home with recipes, insights, and stories

Jewels of the Plains Wildflowers of the Great Plains Grasslands and Hills Claude A. Barr 2015 Fall

A revised edition of the classic guide to the wildflowers of the Great Plains

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

University of Minnesota Press