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Creating Minnesota: A History from the Inside Out

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Creating Minnesota: A History from the Inside Out

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.

Country	USA
Author	Annette Atkins
Binding	Paperback
Brand	Brand: Minnesota Historical Society Press
EAN	9780873516334
Edition	1
Feature	Used Book in Good Condition
ISBN	0873516338
Label	Minnesota Historical Society Press
Manufacturer	Minnesota Historical Society Press
NumberOfItems	1
NumberOfPages	336
PublicationDate	2008-08-01
Publisher	Minnesota Historical Society Press
Studio	Minnesota Historical Society Press
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

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