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Author : Kate Roberts
Publisher : Minnesota Historical Society
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 38,82 MB
Release : 2007
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780873515948
A fabulous showcase of individuals, events, and inventions that have made Minnesota.
Author : Adam Gamble
Publisher : Good Night Books
Page : 20 pages
File Size : 26,70 MB
Release : 2011-11-14
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1602199213
Young readers will squeal with delight as they tour the great state of Minnesota and recognize familiar sites, landmarks, and wildlife including moose and wolves, Duluth Harbor, Fort Snelling, SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium, lakes, Minnesota State Fair, Science Museum of Minnesota, Saint Paul Winter Carnival, ice skating, ice fishing, Paul Bunyan, and more.
Author : Patrick Strait
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 37,27 MB
Release : 2021-02-02
Category : History
ISBN : 9781681341866
An insiders' look at the land of 10,000 laughs--how Minneapolis became a hotspot for comedy. It is a lively look back at the wild '80s scene and the creative legacy it wrought.
Author : Mary Losure
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 34,9 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780816639052
"Construction plans for the reroute of Highway 55 through south Minneapolis sparked an environmental movement that pitted activists against public authorities in one of the most dramatic episodes in the city's history. Mary Losure was there: as a reporter for Minneapolis Public Radio she witnessed the neighborhood's transformation from a quiet street to the center of an emotionally charged standoff. Fueled by idealism and anger, a diverse coalition of Native Americans, neighborhood residents, and young anarchists banded together to try to stop the highway expansion. Beginning in 1998, this group sustained protests for more than a year and eventually faced an unprecedented show of force by law enforcement." "Through her detailed account of this struggle, Losure explores the roles of ecoanarchism and grassroots activism in the age of globalization. This subculture, brought to the spotlight during protests over the World Trade Organization in Seattle and Genoa, has been largely undocumented in the mainstream press. With a practical reporter's eye, Mary Losure portrays the activists' experiences and the establishment's view of them, ultimately revealing the power of the existing order and the fragility and absolute necessity of dissent."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Author : Larry Millett
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 46,79 MB
Release : 2014
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 9780873519298
Larry Millett and photographer Matt Schmitt invite us into twenty-two lovingly preserved homes from across the state through over two hundred color photographs and Millett's captivating stories of their construction, original owners, and restoration.
Author : Mickey Johnson
Publisher : Wilderness Adventures Press
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 40,87 MB
Release : 2005-08
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 1932098348
Author : John Coy
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 14,23 MB
Release : 2019-10
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781681340081
The story of the past twelve thousand years of Minnesota told from the perspective of the only major waterfall on the Mississippi River, with stunning artwork by Gaylord Schanilec.
Author : Vinciane Despret
Publisher : U of Minnesota Press
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 14,21 MB
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 1452965935
An award-winning exploration of the presence of the dead in the lives of the living A common remedy after suffering the loss of a loved one is to progress through the “stages of grief,” with “acceptance” as the final stage in the process. But is it necessary to leave death behind, to stop dwelling on the dead, to get over the pain? Vinciane Despret thinks not. In her fascinating, elegantly translated book, this influential thinker argues that, in practice, people in all cultures continue to enjoy a lively, inventive, positive relationship with their dead. Through her unique storytelling woven from ethnographic sources and her own family history, Despret assembles accounts of those who have found ways to live their daily lives with their dead. She rejects the idea that one must either subscribe to “complete mourning” (in a sense, to get rid of the dead) or else fall into fantasy and superstition. She explores instead how the dead still play an active, tangible role through those who are living, who might assume their place in a family or in society; continue their labor or art; or thrive from a shared inheritance or an organ donation. This is supported by dreams and voices, novels, television and popular culture, the work of clairvoyants, and the everyday stories and activities of the living. For decades now, in the West, the dead have been discreet and invisible. Today, especially as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, Despret suggests that perhaps we will be willing to engage with the dead in ways that bring us happiness despite our loss. Despret’s unique method of inquiry makes her book both entertaining and instructive. Our Grateful Dead offers a new, pragmatic approach to social and cultural research and may indeed provide compassionate therapy for those of us coping with death.
Author : Eric Dregni
Publisher : Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.
Page : 260 pages
File Size : 16,89 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Travel
ISBN : 1402739087
Author : Garrison Keillor
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 398 pages
File Size : 12,76 MB
Release : 2020-12-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1951627709
With the warmth and humor we've come to know, the creator and host of A Prairie Home Companion shares his own remarkable story. In That Time of Year, Garrison Keillor looks back on his life and recounts how a Brethren boy with writerly ambitions grew up in a small town on the Mississippi in the 1950s and, seeing three good friends die young, turned to comedy and radio. Through a series of unreasonable lucky breaks, he founded A Prairie Home Companion and put himself in line for a good life, including mistakes, regrets, and a few medical adventures. PHC lasted forty-two years, 1,557 shows, and enjoyed the freedom to do as it pleased for three or four million listeners every Saturday at 5 p.m. Central. He got to sing with Emmylou Harris and Renée Fleming and once sang two songs to the U.S. Supreme Court. He played a private eye and a cowboy, gave the news from his hometown, Lake Wobegon, and met Somali cabdrivers who’d learned English from listening to the show. He wrote bestselling novels, won a Grammy and a National Humanities Medal, and made a movie with Robert Altman with an alarming amount of improvisation. He says, “I was unemployable and managed to invent work for myself that I loved all my life, and on top of that I married well. That’s the secret, work and love. And I chose the right ancestors, impoverished Scots and Yorkshire farmers, good workers. I’m heading for eighty, and I still get up to write before dawn every day.”