Minnesota and the Upper Midwest

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

Land of 10,000 Loves A History of Queer Minnesota Stewart Van Cleve 2012 Fall

A groundbreaking, comprehensively illustrated portrait of queer history in Minnesota

Minneapolis and the Age of Railways Don L. Hofsommer 2012 Fall

The fascinating, intertwined history of the city of Minneapolis and its railways

Northern Pike Ecology, Conservation, and Management History Rodney B. Pierce 2012 Fall

The definitive scientific resource on the ecology, history, and management of the northern pike

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