First published in 1941 as part of the American Guide Series, this lively book describes Minnesota's popular northern region. Special features include 15 canoe trips; 5 maps; 37 photographs; 47 city, town, and village profiles; 4 road tours; a chronology; a glossary; and a bibliography with updated suggestions for further reading in fiction and nonfiction about the region.
Mayer's diary is a travel narrative, an eyewitness account of a critical treaty signing, and a candid personal view of the development of an artist in mid-19th-century America. His words and drawings offer a lively and important resource for historians of art and the frontier, as well as readers of regional history.
Minnesotans have always had a love/hate relationship with winter. Here, in historic photographs from the Minnesota Historical Society's collections, are astounding and humorous images that celebrate that relationship. This postcard book conjures thoughts of sub-zero temperatures and arctic conditions exaggerated by Minnesotans who proudly describe their survival skills. They find numerous ways to ...