Popular History of Minnesota

Name: Popular History of Minnesota
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ISBN: 9780873515320

ISBN-10: 0873515323

ISBN-13: 9780873515320

Edition: 2005

Authors: Norman K. Risjord

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What do Paul Bunyan, Charles Lindbergh, and Jesse Ventura have in common--Minnesota, of course! In A Popular History of Minnesota, historian Norman K. Risjord offers a grand tour of the state's remarkable history, taking readers through the centuries and into the lives of those colorful characters who populate Minnesota's past. This highly readable volume details everything from the glacial formation of the land to the arrival of the Dakota and the Ojibwe people, from Minnesota's contributions to the Northern cause during the Civil War to the key players in reform politics who helped sculpt the identity of the state today. A Popular History of Minnesota highlights the historical…

Book details

List price: $22.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Publication date: 3/1/2005
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 6.00" wide x 8.75" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English



Risjord, A Popular History of Minnesota Preface



Of Ice and Early Man



Explorers and Fur Traders



From Wilderness to Statehood



Minnesota's Two-Front Civil War



Empires in Green: Prairies, Pine Forests, and Iron Mountains



The Age of Reform: Grangers-Populists-Progressives



The Birth of a Liberal Tradition, 1916-1940



Maverick in the Mainstream, 1940-2002



Snapshots on the Path to the Present


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index