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The story of Minnesota's past / Rhoda R. Gilman.
- Title
- The story of Minnesota's past / Rhoda R. Gilman.
- Author
- Gilman, Rhoda R.
- Publication
- St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [1991]
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | F606.3 .G55 1991 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- 231 p. : ill. (some col.); 28 cm.
- Summary
- Surveys the history of Minnesota, from the Ice Age through the 1980s.
- Uniform Title
- Northern lights
- Alternative Title
- Northern lights
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- History
- Juvenile works
- Note
- Originally published: Northern lights. St. Paul : Minnesota Historical Society Press, 1989.
- Includes index.
- Processing Action (note)
- committed to retain
- Contents
- Red Wing : a river town -- Hawley : a farm-centered town -- Hibbing : a town built on iron -- St. Paul's West Side : a stopping place for newcomers -- How long is a thousand years? -- Strangers from another world -- The fur trade : where two worlds meet -- New boundaries on the prairies and in the woods -- The new Minnesotans -- War in the South -- War at home -- Breaking the sod -- Towns, timber, and iron rails -- Life in the new state -- Machines, mills, and mines -- The new cities -- World War I -- Depression on the farms and in the cities -- World War II and after -- Trends and problems -- The idea of Minnesota.
- ISBN
- 0873512677 (pbk.)
- 9780873512671 (pbk.)
- 0873512413
- 9780873512411
- LCCN
- ^^^91011189^
- OCLC
- 23768393
- SCSB-13198100
- Owning Institutions
- Harvard Library