The thirty-second State : a pictorial history of Minnesota.
Title:
The thirty-second State : a pictorial history of Minnesota.
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Edition:
Second edition.
Publication Information:
St. Paul, Minn. : Minnesota Historical Society, 1966.
Physical Description:
306 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm.
Contents:
pt. 1. From unexplored wilderness to frontier territory,1654-1858 -- ch. 1. Fleur-de-lis on western waters -- ch. 2. Exploring under the Union Jack -- ch. 3. Trader's frontier -- ch. 4. Sioux and Chippewa -- ch. 5. Stars and stripes move west -- ch. 6. Civilization marches north -- ch. 7. Vanguard of settlement-- ch. 8. Minnesota becomes a territory -- ch. 9. Buying an empire -- ch. 10. Homeseekers and speculators -- ch. 11. Frontier economy-- ch. 12. Social and cultural frontiers -- ch. 13. Statehoodand politics -- pt. 2. Century of statehood, 1858-1958 -- ch. 14. New state and the Civil War -- ch. 15. Sioux War -- ch. 16. Minnesota Indians after 1862 -- ch. 17. New people on the land -- ch. 18. Farmers in a changing economy -- ch. 19. Exploitingnatural resources -- ch. 20. From waterways to airways -- ch. 21. Tale of three cities -- ch. 22. Main Street in transition -- ch. 23. Achieving cultural maturity -- ch. 24. Minnesotans at play-- ch. 25. Political maverick -- ch. 26. Minnesota in four wars-- ch. 27. Centennial contrasts.
Summary:
Comprehensive pictorial history of Minnesota beginning in 1654.
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OCLC Number:
ocm06241396
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