Author: George H. Mayer
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 382

View

Book Description

Author: Kevin Boyle
Publisher: SUNY Press
ISBN: 9780791439524
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 292

View

Book Description
Traces the rise and fall of organized labor's political power over the course of the twentieth century.

Author: Millard L. Gieske
Publisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452910871
Category : Minnesota
Languages : en
Pages : 403

View

Book Description

Author: Sherman Wick & Holly Day
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467141933
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 208

View

Book Description
Minneapolis began at the Falls of St. Anthony, the sole waterfall on the Mississippi River. The cataract, the great hydrological engine, propelled the city's economic growth and physical expansion, and two distinct municipal identities emerged. A city of seasons, Minneapolis celebrates winter flurries and chills with ice skating and hot chocolate at the annual Holidazzle Festival. In the sultry midsummer heat, the Aquatennial brings swimmers and boating enthusiasts to the Chain of Lakes and the river. Landmarks, too, define the topography-Spoonbridge and Cherry, the Stone Arch and Hennepin Avenue Bridges, the Foshay Tower and the IDS Center. Join local authors Sherman Wick and Holly Day on a trip beyond the typical guidebook as they explore the architecture, parks and historical figures of the Mill City.

Author: Elliott Robert Barkan
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN: 157607529X
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 486

View

Book Description
This collection of over 400 biographies of eminent ethnic Americans celebrates a wide array of inspiring individuals and their contributions to U.S. history. The stories of these 400 eminent ethnic Americans are a testimony to the enduring power of the American dream. These men and women, from 90 different ethnic groups, certainly faced unequal access to opportunities. Yet they all became renowned artists, writers, political and religious leaders, scientists, and athletes. Kahlil Gibran, Daniel Inouye, Zbigniew Brzezinski, Thurgood Marshall, Madeleine Albright, and many others are living proof that the land of opportunity sometimes lives up to its name. Alongside these success stories, as historian Elliot R. Barkan notes in his introduction to this volume, there have been many failures and many immigrants who did not stay in the United States. Nevertheless, the stories of these trailblazers, visionaries, and champions portray the breadth of possibilities, from organizing a nascent community to winning the Nobel prize. They also provide irrefutable evidence that no single generation and no single cultural heritage can claim credit for what America is.

Author: Carl Solberg
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 9780873514736
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 582

View

Book Description
The most authoritative biography of the consummate liberal politician of the second half of the twentieth century.

Author: William James Stewart
Publisher: Hyde Park, N.Y : General Services Administration, National Archives and Records Service, Franklin D. Roosevelt Library
ISBN:
Category : United States
Languages : en
Pages : 186

View

Book Description

Author: Irving Bernstein
Publisher: Haymarket Books
ISBN: 1608460649
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 896

View

Book Description
"A broad panorama in brilliant prose." --American Historical Review In this groundbreaking work of labor history, Irving Bernstein uncovers a period when industrial trade unionism, working-class power, and socialism became the rallying cry for millions of workers in the fields, mills, mines, and factories of America. With an introduction by Frances Fox Piven.

Author: Robert S. McElvaine
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807898813
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 276

View

Book Description
Down and Out in the Great Depression is a moving, revealing collection of letters by the forgotten men, women, and children who suffered through one of the greatest periods of hardship in American history. Sifting through some 15,000 letters from government and private sources, Robert McElvaine has culled nearly 200 communications that best show the problems, thoughts, and emotions of ordinary people during this time. Unlike views of Depression life "from the bottom up" that rely on recollections recorded several decades later, this book captures the daily anguish of people during the thirties. It puts the reader in direct contact with Depression victims, evoking a feeling of what it was like to live through this disaster. Following Franklin D. Roosevelt's inauguration, both the number of letters received by the White House and the percentage of them coming from the poor were unprecedented. The average number of daily communications jumped to between 5,000 and 8,000, a trend that continued throughout the Rosevelt administration. The White House staff for answering such letters--most of which were directed to FDR, Eleanor Roosevelt, or Harry Hopkins--quickly grew from one person to fifty. Mainly because of his radio talks, many felt they knew the president personally and could confide in him. They viewed the Roosevelts as parent figures, offering solace, help, and protection. Roosevelt himself valued the letters, perceiving them as a way to gauge public sentiment. The writers came from a number of different groups--middle-class people, blacks, rural residents, the elderly, and children. Their letters display emotional reactions to the Depression--despair, cynicism, and anger--and attitudes toward relief. In his extensive introduction, McElvaine sets the stage for the letters, discussing their significance and some of the themes that emerge from them. By preserving their original spelling, syntax, grammar, and capitalization, he conveys their full flavor. The Depression was far more than an economic collapse. It was the major personal event in the lives of tens of millions of Americans. McElvaine shows that, contrary to popular belief, many sufferers were not passive victims of history. Rather, he says, they were "also actors and, to an extent, playwrights, producers, and directors as well," taking an active role in trying to deal with their plight and solve their problems. For this twenty-fifth anniversary edition, McElvaine provides a new foreword recounting the history of the book, its impact on the historiography of the Depression, and its continued importance today.

Author: Rhoda R. Gilman
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
ISBN: 0873518578
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 169

View

Book Description
A brief and readable overview of the political protest movements that have shaped Minnesota, a state of extremes.