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Author : Laurence Oliphant
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 360 pages
Book Rating : 4.B/5 (1 download)
Download or read book Minnesota and the Far West written by Laurence Oliphant and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 360 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laurence Oliphant
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781343010390
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Minnesota and the Far West written by Laurence Oliphant and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-09-18 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Mary Lethert Wingerd
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452942609
Total Pages : 600 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)
Download or read book North Country written by Mary Lethert Wingerd and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2010-06-07 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1862, four years after Minnesota was ratified as the thirty-second state in the Union, simmering tensions between indigenous Dakota and white settlers culminated in the violent, six-week-long U.S.–Dakota War. Hundreds of lives were lost on both sides, and the war ended with the execution of thirty-eight Dakotas on December 26, 1862, in Mankato, Minnesota—the largest mass execution in American history. The following April, after suffering a long internment at Fort Snelling, the Dakota and Winnebago peoples were forcefully removed to South Dakota, precipitating the near destruction of the area’s native communities while simultaneously laying the foundation for what we know and recognize today as Minnesota. In North Country: The Making of Minnesota, Mary Lethert Wingerd unlocks the complex origins of the state—origins that have often been ignored in favor of legend and a far more benign narrative of immigration, settlement, and cultural exchange. Moving from the earliest years of contact between Europeans and the indigenous peoples of the western Great Lakes region to the era of French and British influence during the fur trade and beyond, Wingerd charts how for two centuries prior to official statehood Native people and Europeans in the region maintained a hesitant, largely cobeneficial relationship. Founded on intermarriage, kinship, and trade between the two parties, this racially hybridized society was a meeting point for cultural and economic exchange until the western expansion of American capitalism and violation of treaties by the U.S. government during the 1850s wore sharply at this tremulous bond, ultimately leading to what Wingerd calls Minnesota’s Civil War. A cornerstone text in the chronicle of Minnesota’s history, Wingerd’s narrative is augmented by more than 170 illustrations chosen and described by Kirsten Delegard in comprehensive captions that depict the fascinating, often haunting representations of the region and its inhabitants over two and a half centuries. North Country is the unflinching account of how the land the Dakota named Mini Sota Makoce became the State of Minnesota and of the people who have called it, at one time or another, home.
Author : Laurence 1829-1888 Oliphant
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ISBN 13 : 9781373087898
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (878 download)
Download or read book MINNESOTA & THE FAR WEST written by Laurence 1829-1888 Oliphant and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-28 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Laurence Oliphant
Publisher : Palala Press
ISBN 13 : 9781340753580
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (535 download)
Download or read book Minnesota and the Far West written by Laurence Oliphant and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2015-08-31 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Laurence Oliphant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781296367220
Total Pages : 334 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (672 download)
Download or read book Minnesota and the Far West - Scholar's Choice Edition written by Laurence Oliphant and published by . This book was released on 2015-02-19 with total page 334 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Author : Laurence Oliphant
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781330948231
Total Pages : 342 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (482 download)
Download or read book Minnesota and the Far West (Classic Reprint) written by Laurence Oliphant and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-08 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Minnesota and the Far West At a time when the greatest Powers of Europe have combined to resist barbarian aggression, and public interest is concentrated upon the East, the rapid advance of civilisation in the West possesses claims upon our notice which are in danger of being overlooked. I have therefore ventured to direct attention to the revolution which is now being effected in the physical and moral condition of a great country, and which is likely to be attended with results scarcely less important to the interests of humanity, than those that are expected to follow from the war in which we are now engaged - where the ploughshare, and not the sword, is used as the precursor of civilisation. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Author : Eric Dregni
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 1402739087
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (27 download)
Download or read book Weird Minnesota written by Eric Dregni and published by Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.. This book was released on 2006 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : William Whipple Warren
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 552 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book History of the Ojibways, Based Upon Traditions and Oral Statements written by William Whipple Warren and published by . This book was released on 1885 with total page 552 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : E. Sandford Seymour
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 302 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (7 download)
Download or read book Sketches of Minnesota written by E. Sandford Seymour and published by . This book was released on 1850 with total page 302 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Beginning with a historical and geographical overview, this traveler's account of the newly formed Minnesota Territory provides practical information for readers interested in relocating to the region. Seymour describes "everything" in Minnesota as "in a crude state, or process of formation," but compares its scenery, pine forests, and extensive waterpower to New England. He also notes that both regions are at a northern latitude and have a "healthy climate" conducive to habits of "industry and enterprise." Sketches of Minnesota has detailed if generally unfavorable things to say about Native American religious practices and intertribal relations. It also discusses life at various missionary and trading stations, and Seymour's exploration of both Fountain and Carver's Caves, and gives detailed information about waterways, quality of water, steamboats, and lodging for travelers. A foldout map is included.
Author : Reuben Rieke
Publisher : Hellgate Press
ISBN 13 : 9781555719333
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (193 download)
Download or read book Fire in the North: The Minnesota Uprising and the Sioux War in Dakota Territory written by Reuben Rieke and published by Hellgate Press. This book was released on 2018-09-13 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Until exceeded by the tragic events of September 11, 2001, a little-known occurrence on the northern frontier would represent the highest number of civilians - perhaps as many as 800 - ever killed by hostile action on American soil. This is the story of a major Indian war that exploded suddenly in the relatively settled region of southern Minnesota in 1862 - a conflict that has come to be known as the Minnesota Uprising - and over the months that followed extended far west into the vast reaches of the Great Plains. Interspersed in that broader tale is the true-life story of members of three families brought together in the chaos of war by remarkable circumstances. Compiled from detailed family records, photographs, and correspondence, Fire in the North chronicles their triumphs and travails during this exceptional period in American history. Though often lost in the shadow cast by the cataclysmic events of the Civil War raging at the same time, the conflict along America's frontier is an important episode in our history and deserves the detailed recounting that Fire in the North so aptly provides.
Author : Tim Bewer
Publisher : Moon Travel
ISBN 13 : 1566919274
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (669 download)
Download or read book Moon Minnesota written by Tim Bewer and published by Moon Travel. This book was released on 2007-01-23 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: - Details on hiking through Savanna Portage State Park, dining in the Twin Cities, sight-seeing in Bluff Country, paddleboating through the Dalles of the St. Croix, and biking along the Mississippi- Trip ideas include: Best of Minnesota, A Long Weekend in the Twin Cities, Historic Minnesota, and Wacky Minnesota- The author is a writer-photographer who lives in Minneapolis
Author : Patricia C. Wrede
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
ISBN 13 : 0545512697
Total Pages : 359 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (455 download)
Download or read book The Far West (Frontier Magic, Book 3) written by Patricia C. Wrede and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2012-10-01 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From #1 New York Times bestselling author Patricia C. Wrede, the fantastic conclusion to her tale of magic on the western frontier.Eff is an unlucky thirteenth child...but also the seventh daughter in her family. Her twin brother, Lan, is a powerful double seventh son. Her life at the edge of the Great Barrier Spell is different from anyone else's that she knows.When the government forms an expedition to map the Far West, Eff has the opportunity to travel farther than anyone in the world. With Lan, William, Professor Torgeson, Wash, and Professor Ochiba, Eff finds that nothing on the wild frontier is as they expected. There are strange findings in their research, a long prarie winter spent in too-close quarters, and more new species, magical and otherwise, dangerous and benign, than they ever expected to find. And then spring comes, and the explorers realize how tenuous life near the Great Barrier Spell may be if they don't find a way to stop a magical flood in a hurry. Eff's unique way of viewing magic has saved the settlers time and again, but this time all of Columbia is at stake if she should fail.
Author : David M. Krueger
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
ISBN 13 : 1452945438
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (529 download)
Download or read book Myths of the Rune Stone written by David M. Krueger and published by U of Minnesota Press. This book was released on 2015-10-01 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do our myths say about us? Why do we choose to believe stories that have been disproven? David M. Krueger takes an in-depth look at a legend that held tremendous power in one corner of Minnesota, helping to define both a community’s and a state’s identity for decades. In 1898, a Swedish immigrant farmer claimed to have discovered a large rock with writing carved into its surface in a field near Kensington, Minnesota. The writing told a North American origin story, predating Christopher Columbus’s exploration, in which Viking missionaries reached what is now Minnesota in 1362 only to be massacred by Indians. The tale’s credibility was quickly challenged and ultimately undermined by experts, but the myth took hold. Faith in the authenticity of the Kensington Rune Stone was a crucial part of the local Nordic identity. Accepted and proclaimed as truth, the story of the Rune Stone recast Native Americans as villains. The community used the account as the basis for civic celebrations for years, and advocates for the stone continue to promote its validity despite the overwhelming evidence that it was a hoax. Krueger puts this stubborn conviction in context and shows how confidence in the legitimacy of the stone has deep implications for a wide variety of Minnesotans who embraced it, including Scandinavian immigrants, Catholics, small-town boosters, and those who desired to commemorate the white settlers who died in the Dakota War of 1862. Krueger demonstrates how the resilient belief in the Rune Stone is a form of civil religion, with aspects that defy logic but illustrate how communities characterize themselves. He reveals something unique about America’s preoccupation with divine right and its troubled way of coming to terms with the history of the continent’s first residents. By considering who is included, who is left out, and how heroes and villains are created in the stories we tell about the past, Myths of the Rune Stone offers an enlightening perspective on not just Minnesota but the United States as well.
Author : Newberry Library
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
ISBN 13 : 9780226775791
Total Pages : 890 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (757 download)
Download or read book A Catalogue of the Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana written by Newberry Library and published by University of Chicago Press. This book was released on 1968-11 with total page 890 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Everett D. Graff Collection of Western Americana consists of some 10,000 books, manuscripts, maps, pamphlets, broadsides, broadsheets, and photographs, of which about half are described in the present catalogue. The Graff Collection displays the remarkable breadth of interest, knowledge, and taste of a great bibliophile and student of Western American history. From this rich collection, now in The Newberry Library, Chicago, its former Curator, Colton Storm, has compiled a discriminating and representative Catalogue of the rarer and more unusual materials. Collectors, bibliographers, librarians, historians, and book dealers specializing in Americana will find the Graff Catalogue an interesting and essential tool. Detailed collations and binding descriptions are cited, and many of the more important works have been annotated by Mr. Graff and Mr. Storm. An extensive index of persons and subjects makes the book useful to the scholar as well as to the collector and dealer. The book is not a bibliography but rather a guide to rare or unique source materials now enriching The Newberry Library's outstanding holdings in American history.
Author : Minnesota Federal Writers' Project
Publisher : US History Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1603540229
Total Pages : 612 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (35 download)
Download or read book Minnesota written by Minnesota Federal Writers' Project and published by US History Publishers. This book was released on 1938 with total page 612 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Publisher : Thomas Nelson
ISBN 13 : 9781558530928
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (39 download)
Download or read book Minnesota Trivia written by and published by Thomas Nelson. This book was released on 1990 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Minnesota Trivia is the who, what, when, where, and how book of the great state of Minnesota. Filled with interesting questions and answers about well-known and not-so-well-known facts of this colorful, historic state, Minnesota Trivia will provide hours of entertainment and education. It focuses on the history, culture, people, and places of the fascinating North Star State.
