Cultural Region/Midwest
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The Flavor of Wisconsin: An Informal History of Food and Eating in the Badger State
$29.95 Read moreThe Wisconsin Historical Society published Harva Hachten’s The Flavor of Wisconsin in 1981. It immediately became an invaluable resource on Wisconsin foods and foodways. This updated and expanded edit
- Author: Hachten, Harva
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: June 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 197660012X
- Language: English
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Marshall Field’s: The Store That Helped Build Chicago
$31.99 Add to cartAnyone who has waited in a Christmas line for the Walnut Room’s Great Tree can attest that Chicago’s loyalty to Marshall Field’s is fierce. Dayton-Hudson even had to take out advertising around town t… [more below]
- Author: Soucek, Gayle
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 162
- Publish Date: September 10 2010
- ISBN10: 1540223779
- Language: English
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Minnesota Rocks & Minerals: A Field Guide to the Land of 10,000 Lakes
$14.95 Read moreGet this must-have guide for Minnesota, featuring full-color photographs and information to help you identify rocks and minerals.
Identify and collect rocks and minerals with the perfect guide to the
- Series: Rocks & Minerals Identification Guides
- Author: Lynch, Dan R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: July 20 2011
- ISBN10: 1591933021
- Language: English
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Wildflowers of the Midwest
$29.95 Read moreIdeal for hikers, foragers, and plant lovers, the Timber Press Field Guides are the perfect tools for loving where you live.
Wildflowers of the Midwest is a comprehensive field guide for anyone wishin- Series: Timber Press Field Guide
- Author: Homoya, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 608
- Publish Date: June 21 2022
- ISBN10: 1604699078
- Language: English
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Here on Lake Hallie: In Praise of Barflies, Fix-It Guys, and Other Folks in Our Hometown
$20.00 Read moreIn these humorous and heartfelt essays, Patti See celebrates small-town life in Wisconsin’s Chippewa Valley. Featuring childhood memories of supper clubs, thrift sales, and cribbage games, as well as
- Author: See, Patti
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: May 10, 2022
- ISBN10: 0870209914
- Language: English
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Wigwam Evenings: Sioux Tales Retold
$17.95 Add to cart“Charles Eastman, in collaboration with his wife, Elaine Goodale Eastman, has assembled in this collection a composite, condensed sampling of his tribe’s values, and presents them in a language that i… [more below]
- Author: Eastman, Charles A.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 253
- Publish Date: September 01 1990
- ISBN10: 0803267177
- Language: English
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Land of the Burnt Thigh: A Lively Story of Women Homesteaders on the South Dakota Frontier
$24.95 Add to cartThis tale of two sisters courageously homesteading on the prairie in 1907 provides a lively portrait of frontier life.
“Interesting in its spirit and atmosphere, and it is told simply and well. . . Thi… [more below]
- Series: Borealis Books
- Author: Kohl, Edith Eudora
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 332
- Publish Date: October 15 1986
- ISBN10: 0873511999
- Language: English
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Moon Michigan’s Upper Peninsula: Scenic Drives, Waterfalls, Lakeside Getaways
$19.99 Add to cartMake the most of the natural beauty and adventurous spirit of the “U.P.,” from vast aquamarine waters to charming upland towns, with Moon Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Inside you’ll find:
- Strategic, fle
- Series: Moon U.S. Travel Guide
- Author: Vachon, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: March 12 2024
- ISBN10: 1640499962
- Language: English
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Route 66: Ghost Towns and Roadside Relics
$24.99 Read moreBuckle Up and Get Your Kicks on Route 66
Originally paved in the 1920s, the 2,451 miles of Route 66 have been a staple of the American Road Trip and have become an iconic thread running throu- Author: Wexler, Bruce
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 07 2023
- ISBN10: 1510756639
- Language: English
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The Song of the Lark
$13.95 Add to cartIn this powerful portrait of the self-making of an artist, Willa Cather created one of her most extraordinary heroines.
Thea Kronborg, a minister’s daughter in a provincial Colorado town, seems destin- Series: Vintage Classics
- Author: Cather, Willa
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: July 27 1999
- ISBN10: 0375706453
- Language: English
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Ron Schara’s Minnesota Fishing Guide
$19.95 Add to cart- Author: Schara, Ron
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 276
- Publish Date: May 01 2003
- ISBN10: 097265044X
- Language: English
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It Happened in Michigan: Stories of Events and People That Shaped Great Lakes State History
$16.95 Add to cartThis book offers an inside look at over 30 interesting and unusual episodes that shaped the history of the Great Lakes State.
- Series: It Happened in
- Author: Burcar, Colleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: August 21 2019
- ISBN10: 1493039458
- Language: English
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Hello Cleveland: Things You Should Know about the Most Unique City in the World
$12.95 Add to cart- Author: Perry, Nick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: July 12 2022
- ISBN10: 1621060527
- Language: English
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The Wright 3
$8.99 Add to cartFrom the New York Times-bestselling team behind Chasing Vermeer comes another thought-provoking art mystery featuring Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie house–now in After Words paperback
Spring semester at … [more below]
- Author: Balliett, Blue
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: June 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0439693683
- Language: English
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Ladies of the Lights: Michigan Women in the U.S. Lighthouse Service
$22.95 Add to cart“A great read about some great ladies, Pat Majher’s Ladies of the Lights pays long overdue homage to an overlooked part of Great Lakes maritime history in which a select group of stalwart women beat t
- Author: Majher, Patricia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: September 13 2010
- ISBN10: 0472051431
- Language: English
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Settling Ohio: First Peoples and Beyond
$28.95 Read moreScholars working in archaeology, education, history, geography, and politics tell a nuanced story about the people and dynamics that reshaped this region and determined who would control it. The Ohio… [more below]
- Series: New Approaches to Midwestern History
- Author: Anderson, Timothy G.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 292
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0821425277
- Language: English
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The Other Trail of Tears: The Removal of the Ohio Indians
$29.95 Add to cartThe Story of the Longest and Largest Forced Migration of Native Americans in American History
The Indian Removal Act of 1830 was the culmination of the United States’ policy to force native populatio… [more below]- Author: Stockwell, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 18 2016
- ISBN10: 1594162581
- Language: English
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The Hospital: Life, Death, and Dollars in a Small American Town
$18.99 Add to cartBEST OF THE 2022 RUSA Book & Media AWARDS One of Biblioracle’s 8 favorite nonfiction books of 2021 in the Chicago Tribune The New York Post‘s BEST BOOKS OF 2021 USA Today‘s 5 BOOKS NOT TO MISS
“Alexa- Author: Alexander, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: March 08 2022
- ISBN10: 1250828686
- Language: English
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100 Things to Do in Chicago Before You Die, Special Edition
$22.50 Read moreIt could take a lifetime to experience everything Chicago has to offer, but most tourists only have a day or two. Page gives you weekend-sized itineraries for your to-do list. Whether you’re just maki
- Series: 100 Things to Do Before You Die
- Author: Page, Molly
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 01, 2023
- ISBN10: 1681062399
- Language: English
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Terror in the City of Champions: Murder, Baseball, and the Secret Society that Shocked Depression-era Detroit
$17.95 Add to cartA New York Times Bestseller
Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed New York Times Bestseller about a championship city haunted by a
Foreword Reviews’ INDIEFAB Book of the Year Winner in True Crime- Author: Stanton, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1493030582
- Language: English
