Cultural Region/Midwest
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Buffalo Bird Woman’s Garden: Agriculture of the Hidatsa Indians
$17.95 Add to cartBuffalo Bird Woman, a Hidatsa Indian born about 1839, was an expert gardener. Following centuries-old methods, she and the women of her family raised huge crops of corn, squash, beans, and sunflowers … [more below]
- Series: Borealis Books
- Author: Wilson, Gilbert L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 129
- Publish Date: October 15 1987
- ISBN10: 0873512197
- Language: English
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The Big 50: Detroit Red Wings
$16.95 Read moreLongtime sportswriter Helene St. James explores the living history of the team, counting down from number fifty to number one. This dynamic and comprehensive book brings to life the iconic franchise’s… [more below]
- Series: Big 50
- Author: St James, Helene
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: October 13 2020
- ISBN10: 1629377775
- Language: English
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Gone Missing: A Kate Burkholder Novel
$24.99 Read moreLinda Castillo’s bestselling series has been called “gripping” [People] and “impossible to put down” [Bookpage] and the “teeth chattering suspense” [USA Today] continues with GONE MISSING–a deeply ch
- Series: Kate Burkholder #4
- Author: Castillo, Linda
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: March 12 2013
- ISBN10: 1250022223
- Language: English
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Christmas in Cincinnati
$24.99 Read moreBelieve in the Magic
The most wonderful time of the year has its own special meaning for those who grew up in the Queen City. The elves at Shillito’s and Pogie and Patter the talking reindeer were as
- Author: Beckman, Wendy H.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: October 18 2021
- ISBN10: 1467148318
- Language: English
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Bath Massacre, New Edition: America’s First School Bombing
$22.95 Read moreThe new edition of this Michigan Notable Book includes a new introduction and stories from interviews with two additional survivors, Myrna (Gates) Coulter and Ralph Witchell, which took place after th… [more below]
- Author: Bernstein, Arnie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: January 31 2022
- ISBN10: 0472039032
- Language: English
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The Lake Effect: A Lake Michigan Mosaic
$19.95 Add to cart“I stood ankle deep in Lake Michigan for the first time when I was two years old,” Fred Carlisle writes. His fascination with the lake began then and has continued throughout his life.
The Lake Effect
- Author: Carlisle, Fred
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 138
- Publish Date: October 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1958363189
- Language: English
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Trees of Indiana Field Guide
$14.95 Add to cartLearn to identify Indiana trees with this handy field guide, organized by leaf type and attachment.
With this famous field guide by award-winning author and naturalist Stan Tekiela, you can make tree
- Series: Tree Identification Guides
- Author: Tekiela, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1647553806
- Language: English
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Murder in Chisago County: The Unsolved Johnson Family Mystery
$21.99 Add to cartAt 3:30 a.m. on April 11, 1933, neighbors and firefighters arrived at the farmhouse of Albin and Alvira Johnson to find a smoldering heap where a seemingly happy home once stood. Beneath the ruins, in… [more below]
- Series: True Crime
- Author: Johnson, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: March 04 2019
- ISBN10: 1467142336
- Language: English
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Lake of the Ozarks: Vintage Vacation Paradise
$31.99 Add to cartWhen the Union Electric Company finished constructing Bagnell Dam in 1931, they had done more than build a source of electrical power-they had created a vacation paradise. Bordered by lush hills and a… [more below]
- Author: Weaver, Dwight H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: May 15 2002
- ISBN10: 1531613322
- Language: English
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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Minneapolis and St. Paul: Including Hikes In and Around the Twin Cities
$21.95 Read moreGet outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from the Twin Cities, leading you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.
- Series: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles
- Author: Watson, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1634041224
- Language: English
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44 Years in Darkness: A True Story of Madness, Tragedy and Shattered Love
$15.00 Add to cart44 YEARS IN DARKNESS
A TRUE STORY OF MADNESS, TRAGEDY AND SHATTERED LOVE
BY SYLVIA SHULTSLost in the shadows of Illinois asylums in the nineteenth century is the strange story of Rhoda Derry. Left at
- Author: Shults, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: October 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1892523477
- Language: English
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Animal Tracks of the Midwest Field Guide: Easy-To-Use Guide with 55 Track Illustrations
$18.95 Add to cartTracking Made Easy–from the Backyard to the Backwoods
You’ve seen animal tracks while hiking, camping, or even in your backyard. Now learn what made them. Animal Tracks of the Midwest Field Guide by
- Author: Poppele, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1591935741
- Language: English
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Rockhounding & Prospecting: Upper Midwest: How to Find Gold, Copper, Agates, Thomsonite & Other Favorites
$19.95 Add to cart- AdventureKEEN’s rocks & minerals products are proven sellers: more than 350,000 units sold
- Rock hunting is a growing hobby throughout the USA, and this is a great introduction to finding some of the m
- Author: Magnuson, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1591939453
- Language: English
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She Got Up Off the Couch
$20.99 Add to cartThe # 1 New York Times bestseller A Girl Named Zippy was a rare and welcome treat: a memoir of a happy childhood. Spunky, strong-willed, and too smart for her own good, Zippy Jarvis brought readers de… [more below]
- Author: Kimmel, Haven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 01 2007
- ISBN10: 074328500X
- Language: English
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Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age America
$17.95 Add to cartOn May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country, leading to a sensational trial, that c… [more below]
- Author: Green, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 13 2007
- ISBN10: 1400033225
- Language: English
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Grounded: A Senator’s Lessons on Winning Back Rural America
$19.99 Add to cartAn eye-opening memoir from Montana’s three-term democratic senator showing how Democrats can reconnect with rural voters
Jon Tester is the only United States senator with a full-time job outside of the
- Author: Tester, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0062977490
- Language: English
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Wisconsin Impressions
$12.95 Add to cartIn this portrait of Wisconsin, photographer Darryl R. Beers captures what makes the Badger State one of the most unique places in the nation. The state’s cultural and natural history is presented in s… [more below]
- Author: Beers, Darryl R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1560373784
- Language: English
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Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City
$19.00 Read moreFrom an acclaimed historian, the full and authoritative story of one of the most iconic disasters in American history, told through the vivid memories of those who experienced it
Between October 8-10,
- Author: Smith, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0802159125
- Language: English
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Secret North Shore Chicago
$27.00 Read more- Series: Secret
- Author: Shubart, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 168106488X
- Language: English
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A Raisin in the Sun
$20.00 Add to cart“Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people’s lives been seen on the stage,” observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library (Hardcover)
- Author: Hansberry, Lorraine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 22 1995
- ISBN10: 679601724
- Language: English
