Minnesota Historical Society Press
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Daughters of Arraweelo: Stories of Somali Women
$17.95 Add to cartSomali women tell their stories, sharing experiences of love, war, displacement, family, identity, and everyday life.
After civil war broke out in Somalia in 1991, thousands of families fled the count
- Author: Adan, Ayaan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 236
- Publish Date: January 18 2022
- ISBN10: 1681341824
- Language: English
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John Dillinger Slept Here: A Crooks’ Tour of Crime and Corruption in St. Paul, 1920-1936
$29.95 Add to cart“Paul Maccabee’s John Dillinger Slept Here is not just one of the best books ever written about Minneapolis-St. Paul, it is one of the best books of local history I have ever read — about any city an
- Series: Minnesota
- Author: Maccabee, Paul
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 384
- Publish Date: August 15 1995
- ISBN10: 0873513169
- Language: English
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Anishinaabe Syndicated: A View from the Rez
$19.95 Add to cartA thoroughly traditional, modern man lives the seasonal round on the rez and writes about the changes he sees.
The topics of the day fly fast and furious over Jim Northrup’s moccasin telegraph: The gam
- Author: Northrup, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 248
- Publish Date: January 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0873518233
- Language: English
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Keeping Christmas: Yuletide Traditions in Norway and the New Land
$29.95 Add to cartThe modern Norwegian-American Christmas is a warm and regenerative family holiday for millions of Americans whose ancestors came from Norway–celebrated with family feasts of lutefisk, lefse, r mmegr
- Author: Stokker, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 379
- Publish Date: October 01, 2001
- ISBN10: 0873513908
- Language: English
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Somalis in Minnesota
$17.95 Add to cartAn enlightening introduction to Minnesota’s Somalis, who have adjusted to a new climate, new language, and new culture in a region wholly different from their homeland.
The story of Somalis in Minneso- Series: People of Minnesota
- Author: Yusuf, Ahmed I.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 92
- Publish Date: December 15 2012
- ISBN10: 0873518675
- Language: English
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Caring for American Indian Objects: A Practical and Cultural Guide
$39.95 Read moreAmerican Indian cultural objects, like most objects, deteriorate over time. Precious and irreplaceable pieces of a people’s heritage can turn to dust, either slowly or rapidly, depending upon their co… [more below]
- Author: Ogden, Sherelyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 258
- Publish Date: August 16 2004
- ISBN10: 0873515056
- Language: English
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The Northern Gardener: From Apples to Zinnias
$26.95 Add to cartGardening in a northern clime has its own unique set of challenges. Yet, despite the shorter growing season, gardening remains a popular passion for millions of green thumbs in Minnesota and the Upper… [more below]
- Author: Schier, Mary Lahr
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 15 2017
- ISBN10: 1681340461
- Language: English
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Finns in Minnesota
$17.95 Add to cartThis succinct yet comprehensive volume outlines the contributions and culture of Minnesota’s Finnish Americans, perhaps best known for their cooperative ventures, their political involvement, and, of … [more below]
- Series: People of Minnesota
- Author: Alanen, Arnold R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 124
- Publish Date: May 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0873518543
- Language: English
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Hmong in Minnesota
$17.95 Add to cartAn engaging history of the arrival of the Hmong in Minnesota in the 1970s, their struggle to build community in a new land, and the challenges they face today.
From bountiful booths at local farmers’- Series: People of Minnesota
- Author: Vang, Chia Youyee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: January 15 2008
- ISBN10: 0873515986
- Language: English
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Chippewa Customs
$22.95 Add to cartChippewa Customs, first published in 1929, remains an authoritative source for the tribal history, customs, legends, traditions, art, music, economy, and leisure activities of the Chippewa (Ojibway) I… [more below]
- Series: Borealis Books
- Author: Densmore, Frances
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 218
- Publish Date: October 15 1979
- ISBN10: 0873511425
- Language: English
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Tourney Time: Stories from the Minnesota Boys State Hockey Tournament
$29.95 Add to cartSeventy-five years of big names and memorable games–chronicling the highs and lows, the memories, and the legends from the Minnesota boys’ state high school tournament.
- Author: La Vaque, David
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: February 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1681341492
- Language: English
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Heyday: 35 Years of Music in Minneapolis
$24.95 Add to cartA look back at four decades of music in Minneapolis through the lens of one of the most prolific and renowned photographers on the scene.
Daniel Corrigan was a photographer on the Minneapolis music sc- Author: Corrigan, Daniel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1681341239
- Language: English
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History of the Ojibway People, Second Edition
$24.95 Add to cartFor the first time since its initial publication in 1885, this classic history of the Ojibwe is available with new annotations and a new introduction by Theresa Schenck.
William W. Warren’s History of
- Author: Warren, William W.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 448
- Publish Date: March 15 2009
- ISBN10: 0873516435
- Language: English
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Wild Things: A Trans-Glam-Punk-Rock Love Story
$29.95 Add to cartA cisgender woman and her trans spouse learn, change, and grow together, navigating the transition, the communities they found, and the hostility they faced.
“The person I married, who I am still mar- Author: Reini-Grandell, Lynette
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: March 14 2023
- ISBN10: 168134243X
- Language: English
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Lake Fish: Modern Cooking with Freshwater Fish
$24.95 Read moreThe Midwest is home to streams and lakes and even inland seas, and these assorted freshwater sources offer up much bounty, from classic panfish and trout to world-famous walleye to Lake Superior cisco… [more below]
- Author: Amdahl, Keane
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 01 2017
- ISBN10: 1681340283
- Language: English
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Downtown: Minneapolis in the 1970s
$34.95 Add to cartDayton’s was in its prime, the new Nicollet Mall was full of people, the Foshay Tower was still king, and the IDS Center was beginning its rise. Bustling sidewalks teemed with shoppers and businessmen… [more below]
- Author: Evangelist, Mike
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1681341174
- Language: English
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The Minnesota Book of Skills: Your Guide to Smoking Whitefish, Sauna Etiquette, Tick Extraction, and More
$17.95 Read moreThis playful yet practical guide-outlining skills from building a campfire to identifying urban wildlife to carving a duck decoy-will fully prepare Minnesota natives and newcomers alike for life in th… [more below]
- Author: Niskanen, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1681340259
- Language: English
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Pale Horse at Plum Run: The First Minnesota at Gettysburg
$18.95 Add to cartThis stirring narrative reconstructs in amazing detail the story of a remarkable band of soldiers at this seminal Civil War battle.
- Author: Leehan, Brian
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 243
- Publish Date: July 19 2004
- ISBN10: 0873515110
- Language: English
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Daybreak Woman: An Anglo-Dakota Life
$18.95 Add to cartA woman’s remarkable life provides a new perspective on a century of turbulent change.
Daybreak Woman, also known as Jane Anderson Robertson, was born at a trading post on the Minnesota River in 1812 a
- Author: Carroll, Jane Lamm
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: October 06 2020
- ISBN10: 1681341662
- Language: English
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Prince: Before the Rain
$29.95 Add to cartPhotographer Allen Beaulieu worked with Prince from the late 1970s into the early ’80s, capturing the musician’s progression from rising star to his ultimate purple superstardom. Always at Prince’s si… [more below]
- Author: Beaulieu, Allen
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 01 2018
- ISBN10: 1681341212
- Language: English
