Author: Kate RobertsPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873515948
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A fabulous showcase of individuals, events, and inventions that have made Minnesota.
Minnesota 150
Author: Kate RobertsPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873515948
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 244
Book Description
A fabulous showcase of individuals, events, and inventions that have made Minnesota.
History of Brown County, Minnesota
Author: Louis Albert FritschePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Brown County (Minn.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1144
Book Description
Hmong in Minnesota
Author: Chia Youyee VangPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873515986
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Minnesota has always been a land of immigrants. Successive waves have each made their own way, found their place, and made it their home. The Hmong are one of the most recent immigrant groups, and their remarkable and moving story is told in Hmong in Minnesota. Chia Youyee Vang reveals the colorful, intricate history of Hmong Minnesotans, many of whom were forced to flee their homeland of Laos when the communists seized power during the Vietnam War. Having assisted U.S. troops in the "Secret War," Hmong soldiers and civilians were eligible to settle in the United States. Vang offers a unique window into the lives of the Minnesota Hmong through the stories of individuals who represent the experiences of many. One voice is that of Mao Heu Thao, one of the first refugees to come to Minnesota, sponsored by Catholic Charities in 1976. She tells of the unexpectedly cold weather, the strange food, and the kindness of her hosts. By introducing readers to the immigrants themselves, Hmong in Minnesota conveys a population's struggle to adjust to new environments, build communities, maintain cultural practices, and make its mark on government policies and programs. Chia Youyee Vang was born in Laos and as a child escaped with her family to the United States. An assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, she specializes in the study of Hmong community-building efforts.
A Popular History of Minnesota
Author: Norman K. RisjordPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 9780873515320
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 300
Book Description
A grand tour of the North Star State's geographical, political, and human history, including travelers' guides to historic destinations.
Swedes in Minnesota
Author: Anne Gillespie LewisPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0873517539
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
A concise history of Swedes in Minnesota and the enormous influence that they have had on our state's politics, history, and culture.
Minnesota and Its People
Author: Joseph Alfred Arner BurnquistPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 690
Book Description
Creating Minnesota
Author: Annette AtkinsPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 0873516648
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 484
Book Description
Winner of a Spur Award, presented by the Western Writers of America (WWA), for the Best Western Nonfiction Historical Book. Renowned historian Annette Atkins presents a fresh understanding of how a complex and modern Minnesota came into being in Creating Minnesota. Each chapter of this innovative state history focuses on a telling detail, a revealing incident, or a meaningful issue that illuminates a larger event, social trends, or politics during a period in our past. A three-act play about Minnesota's statehood vividly depicts the competing interests of Natives, traders, and politicians who lived in the same territory but moved in different worlds. Oranges are the focal point of a chapter about railroads and transportation: how did a St. Paul family manage to celebrate their 1898 Christmas with fruit that grew no closer than 1,500 miles from their home? A photo essay brings to life three communities of the 1920s, seen through the lenses of local and itinerant photographers. The much-sought state fish helps to explain the new Minnesota, where pan-fried walleye and walleye quesadillas coexist on the same north woods menu. In Creating Minnesota Atkins invites readers to experience the texture of people's lives through the decades, offering a fascinating and unparalleled approach to the history of our state.
You Know You're in Minnesota When...
Author: Berit ThorkelsonPublisher: Insiders' Guide (CT)
ISBN: 9780762738953
Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
An entertaining collection of 101 quintessential places people events customs lingo and eats that help define the personality of the North Star State
Minnesota and Its People
Author: Joseph Alfred Arner BurnquistPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 618
Book Description
Only in Minnesota
Author: Berit Thorkelson, Roxanne KjarumPublisher:
ISBN: 9781610604642
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 152
Book Description