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TABLE OF CONTENTS

GREAT NEW BOOKS & HOLIDAY HITS PAGES 4–18, 30–31

MINNESOTA HISTORY 21

4–5, 30–40

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS

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6–7, 14–15, 18, 24, 28–29, 54

NATURAL HISTORY 8–9, 18, 30–31, 41, 46–55 16

COOKBOOKS 10–11, 18, 42–43

NONFICTION AND MEMOIR

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12–13, 16–17, 19–22, 46–49, 52, 55 19

RACE AND SOCIAL JUSTICE 12, 39

NATIVE AMERICAN LITERATURE AND HISTORY 13–15, 40 2

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FICTION 13, 23–27

SCANDINAVIA

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17, 24–25

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MYSTERY/YA 26–27

GARDENING 41

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SPORTS 4–5, 19, 44–45

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/MINNESOTA SPORTS

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I couldn’t put it down. I’m so pleased Rodgers shares the extraordinary legacy of the people who helped the sport grow and prosper.”

—PETER GRAVES, ABC Sports Olympic commentator, cross-country skiing, Lake Placid Olympic Games

Winter’s Children A Celebration of Nordic Skiing Ryan Rodgers The story of Nordic skiing in the Midwest—its origins and history, its star athletes and races, and its place in the region’s social fabric and the nation’s winter recreation In the winter of 1841, a Norwegian immigrant in Wisconsin strapped on a pair of wooden boards and set off across the snow to buy flour—leaving tracks that 4

perplexed his neighbors and marked the arrival of Nordic skiing in America. To this day, the Midwest is the nation’s epicenter of cross-country skiing. This history unfolds in full for the first time in Winter’s Children.

Nordic skiing first took hold as a sport in the Upper Midwest at the end of the nineteenth century, giving rise to an early

MORE SPORTS: PAGES 19, 44–45

ski league and a host of star athletes. Ryan Rodgers traces the rise and fall of Nordic skiing in the Midwest from its introduction in the late 1800s to its uncertain future in today’s rapidly changing climate. Along the way he profiles the sport’s stars and stalwarts, from working-class Norwegian immigrants with a near-spiritual reverence for cross-country skiing to Americans passionately committed to the virtues of competitive sport, and he chronicles races like the thrilling 1938 Arrowhead Derby (which ran from Duluth to St. Paul over five days) and the American Birkebeiner, the nation’s largest cross-country event.

Generously illustrated with vintage photography and ski posters, and featuring firsthand observations drawn from interviews, Winter’s Children is an engaging look at the earliest ski teams and touring clubs; the evolution of crosscountry skis, gear, and fashion; and the ambitious and ongoing effort to establish and maintain a vast trail network across the Minnesota state park system.

1 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0934-5 400 pages • 306 b&w photos AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2021

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/CHILDREN’S LITERATURE/ENVIRONMENT

“This book is the bee’s knees.”

—KIRKUS REVIEWS, STARRED REVIEW

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Begin with a Bee Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and Phyllis Root Illustrations by Claudia McGehee Begin with a Bee and its story of the life of one queen bee, a rusty-patched bumblebee, teaches us not only about bees but also about our own responsibilities in the natural world By looking closely at the life cycle of one bee, Begin with a Bee helps readers of all ages understand and appreciate the contributions and significance of all 6

bees. The life cycle of the rusty-patched bumblebee is a tale of wonder, the adventure of one queen bee who carries an entire colony of bees inside her tiny body.

Her story begins in the spring when she emerges from a hole in the ground to search for pollen. She finds a nest, lays a few eggs, and seals them in pollen. All summer this single queen lays more eggs, and more worker bees hatch.

MORE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: PAGES 14–15, 18, 24, 28–29, 54

The queen bee’s life unfolds through Claudia McGehee’s captivating illustrations. The authors—three beloved and prolific writers of award-winning children’s books—impart the poetry and basic science of the rusty-patched bumblebee, the first bee to appear on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species list.

The book offers suggestions for being a friend to bees as well as a good citizen of the natural world. Begin with a Bee might inspire a child (or any of us) to participate in the next chapter in the story of all bumblebees.

“To educate a child about the importance of these pollinating insects and our own responsibilities in the natural world, there is no better book than Begin with a Bee.” —Minnesota Alumni 2 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0804-1 48 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2021

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/NATURAL HISTORY

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A marvelous, deep dive into these ancient, iconic birds.”

—JENNIFER ACKERMAN, author of the New York Times bestseller The Genius of Birds

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Loon Lessons Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver James D. Paruk The nature of the common loon, from biology to behavior, from one of the world’s foremost observers of the revered waterbird Even those who know the loon’s call might not recognize it as a tremolo, yodel, or wail, and may not understand what each call means, how it’s made, and why. For these and so many other 8

mysteries, Loon Lessons provides evolutionary and ecological explanations that are curious and compelling. Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, the book is a compendium of knowledge about the common loon and an engaging record of scientific sleuthing, documenting more than twenty-five years of research into the great northern diver.

MORE NATURAL HISTORY: PAGES 18, 30–31, 41, 46–55

James D. Paruk has observed and compared loons from Washington and Saskatchewan to the coasts of California and Louisiana, from high elevation deserts in Nevada to mountain lakes in Maine. Drawing on his extensive experience, a wealth of data, and well-established scientific principles, he considers every aspect of the loon, from its plumage and anatomy to its breeding, migration, and wintering strategies. Here, in the first detailed scientific account of the common loon in more than thirty years, Paruk describes its biology in an accessible and entertaining style that affords a deeper

understanding of this beautiful and mysterious bird’s natural history and annual life cycle.

“This account by one of the world’s top experts, authoritative and accurate but written in a lively, engaging style, opens up the mysteries of the loon’s world and makes it more fascinating than ever.”

—Kenn Kaufman, editor of the Kaufman Field Guide series 3 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0940-6 240 pages • 8 b&w photos • 26 color photos 3 maps • 2021 9

HOLIDAY FEATURE/COOKBOOKS

MORE COOKBOOKS: 18, 42–43

The Perennial Kitchen Simple Recipes for a Healthy Future Beth Dooley Photography by Mette Nielsen Recipes connect thoughtfully grown, gathered, and prepared ingredients to a healthy future— for food, farming, and humankind

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Recipes that bring out the best in a wide range of ingredients coming out of a new generation of Minnesota farms.”

—STAR TRIBUNE

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James Beard Award–winning author Beth Dooley provides the context of food’s origins, along with delicious recipes, nutrition information, and tips for smart sourcing. More than a farm-to-table cookbook, this book expands the definition of “local food” to embrace regenerative agriculture, the method of growing small and large crops with ecological services.

4 $19.50 $27.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0949-9 264 pages • 48 color images • 2021 Video: Minnesota food experts on The Perennial Kitchen, created in partnership with the Minnesota Institute for Sustainable Agriculture. z.umn.edu/tpk_trailer

MORE ENVIRONMENT: 6–7, 16, 19, 28–31, 46–55

The Steger Homestead Kitchen Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life Will Steger and Rita Mae Steger With Beth Dooley NEW

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Personal and simple, earthy and warm— recipes and stories from the Steger Wilderness Center in Minnesota’s north woods

So much more than a collection of recipes . . . a timely reminder in the era of climate change that a little can go a long way.”

—ERIC DAYTON, cofounder and CEO, Askov Finlayson (and Will Steger’s teammate on Arctic Transect 2004)

This is an inspiring and down-to-earth collection of meals and memories gathered at the Homestead, the home of Arctic explorer and environmental activist Will Steger, located in Minnesota’s north woods. Interwoven with dozens of mouth-watering recipes—for simple, hearty meals shared around home chefs’ own homestead tables—are Steger’s exhilarating stories of epic adventures exploring the Earth’s most remote regions.

5 $19.50 $27.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0974-1 192 pages • 48 color images AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2022 (available for pre-order now; will deliver in early February 2022) 11

HOLIDAY FEATURE/CREATIVE NONFICTION

We Are Meant to Rise Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura, Editors A brilliant and rich gathering of voices on the American experience of this past year and beyond, from Indigenous writers and writers of color from Minnesota

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Diversity is our strength. These writers prove we are indeed more than a single story.”

—DAVID MURA, from the Introduction

Here Indigenous writers and writers of color bear witness to one of the most unsettling years in U.S. history. Essays and poems vividly reflect the traumas we endured in 2020, beginning with the COVID-19 pandemic, deepened by the blatant murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis police officers and the uprisings that immersed our city into the epicenter of worldwide demands for justice.

6 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1221-5 248 pages • 2021 List of contributors: z.umn.edu/wearemeanttorise

ALSO OF INTEREST Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify Essays Carolyn Holbrook • MN Book Award • National Reading Group Month Selection 7 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0763-1 200 pages • 2020

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Nellie Francis Fighting for Racial Justice and Women’s Equality in Minnesota William D. Green 8 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1070-9 304 pages • 35 b&w photos • 2021

Hope in the Struggle A Memoir NOWR IN PAPE

Josie R. Johnson With Carolyn Holbrook and Arleta Little

“With her help, there will always be hope.”

—Walter Mondale 9 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0445-6 240 pages • 29 b&w photos • 2021

HOLIDAY FEATURE/CREATIVE NONFICTION

Gichigami Hearts Stories and Histories from Misaabekong Linda LeGarde Grover Award-winning author Linda LeGarde Grover interweaves family and Ojibwe history with stories from Misaabekong (the place of the giants) on Lake Superior

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Intensely personal . . . a tremendously lovely and unique book.”

—ERIKA T. WURTH, author of White Horse

Linda LeGarde Grover tells the story of her ancestors’ arrival at the American Fur Post in far western Duluth more than two hundred years ago. The lives chronicled in Grover’s book unfold, some in myth, some in long-ago times, some in an imagined present, and some in the author’s family history, all with a deep and tenacious bond to the land, one another, and the Ojibwe culture.

10 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1193-5 160 pages • 8 b&w photos • 2021

ALSO OF INTEREST In the Night of Memory A Novel

Seasons of an Ojibwe Year

The Road Back to Sweetgrass

Linda LeGarde Grover

Linda LeGarde Grover

A Novel

• Northeastern MN Book Award • Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association U.P. Notable Book Award 11 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0651-1 224 pages • 2020

Onigamiising

“Captures the essence of Ojibwe culture amid a rapidly changing modern society.” —World Literature Today 12 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0344-2 216 pages • 2017

Linda LeGarde Grover • Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers award for Fiction 13 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9916-2 208 pages • 2016

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

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Magical from beginning to end.”

—PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review

Grandmother’s Pigeon Louise Erdrich Illustrations by Jim LaMarche A grandmother’s sudden departure leaves her family with an even more puzzling, and wondrous, surprise in this enchanting story from the National Book Award–winning author—at last back in print Grandmother was a mysterious woman.

She could heal with a touch (or with a cup of very bitter tea) or scare off a vicious 14

dog with a look. But when she hitches a ride to Greenland on a passing porpoise, her family is still surprised—and then concerned. The mystery deepens when, among Grandmother’s collection of birds’ nests, the family discovers a clutch of eggs hatching. Out pop three passenger pigeons—birds of a species long extinct, supposedly.

MORE CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS: PAGES 6–7, 18, 24, 28–29, 54

Through the words of a curious grandchild, and Jim LaMarche’s evocative artwork, Grandmother’s legacy unfolds in these pages in all its peculiarity and charm. Mixing whimsy and gravity with a little science and history, the tale of the family’s loss, and marvelous find, summons a world as intriguing as it is perfectly clear—a world animated

by Louise Erdrich’s storytelling magic, inviting readers young and old to follow Grandmother, and to wonder.

14 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1147-8 32 pages • 18 color illustrations • 2021

The Range Eternal Louise Erdrich Illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

Louise Erdrich tells a story of memory and imagination, of childhood recaptured in the reflection of a shiny blue woodstove, of the warm heart of family. Erdrich’s novel The Night Watchman is based on the story of her grandfather, Patrick Gourneau, who chopped a lot of wood for The Range Eternal.

“Simple and eloquent, weaving tales and history through crystal-clear prose.” —Star Tribune 15 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1098-3 32 pages • 14 color illustrations • 2020

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/CREATIVE NONFICTION/ENVIRONMENT

Watershed Attending to Body and Earth in Distress Ranae Lenor Hanson A personal health crisis, stories from environmental refugees, and our climate in danger prompt a meditation on intimate connections between the health of the body and the health of the ecosystem

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Watershed recalls an American past, inhabits a global present, and imagines a working future— it will be an aid to many as they grapple with our difficult moment.”

—BILL MCKIBBEN, founder of 350.org and author of The End of Nature

What if we tended to an ailing ecosystem just as we care for ourselves in the throes of a medical condition? Watershed is at once a memoir of illness and health, a contemplation of the surrounding natural world in distress, and a reflection on how these come together in opportunities for healing. Ranae Lenor Hanson helps us to consider our place and our part in the health and healing of the world around us.

16 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1097-6 224 pages • 2021

ALSO OF INTEREST Hudson Bay Bound Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic Natalie Warren Foreword by Ann Bancroft

The remarkable eighty-five-day journey of the first two women to canoe the 2,000-mile route from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay. 17 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0784-6 248 pages • 22 b&w images • 1 map • 2021

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/MEMOIR/TRAVEL

For the Love of Cod A Father and Son’s Search for Norwegian Happiness Eric Dregni A comic travelogue that asks, seriously, what makes Norwegians so damn happy—and does it translate?

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Honest, funny, and down to earth . . . an eye-opening look at how Norway discovered the key to real happiness.”

—FOREWORD REVIEWS

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Eric Dregni takes his son on a return trip to Norway—where he was born fifteen years earlier— to investigate whether it really is the happiest country on Earth. Arriving in May, a month of festivals and eternal sun, the Dregnis are thrust into Norway at its merriest—and into the astronomical cost of living, which forces them to lodge with friends and relatives. But this gives them an inside look at the secrets to a better life. For the Love of Cod is their droll report on the state of purported Norwegian bliss.

18 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0893-5 192 pages • 6 b&w images • 1 map • 2021

ALSO OF INTEREST In Cod We Trust

Eric Dregni is the best kind of tour guide.”

—LORNA LANDVIK, author of Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes)

Living the Norwegian Dream Eric Dregni

The hair-raising stories of the Dregni family’s yearlong Norwegian experiment— the prelude to For the Love of Cod. “A hilariously fun and moving read.”

—Walter Mondale 19 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5624-0 208 pages • 2011

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HOLIDAY SELLERS

The Great Minnesota Cookie Book Award-Winning Recipes from the Star Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson Photography by Tom Wallace French-Swiss butter cookies to cherry pinwheels: the best-loved recipes and baking lore from fifteen years of the Star Tribune’s popular holiday cookie contest.

20 $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0583-5 200 pages • 79 color images • 2018

Minnesota’s Natural Heritage Second Edition John R. Tester, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Rebecca A. Montgomery, and John J. Moriarty The definitive work on Minnesota’s natural history and ecology—updated, expanded, and copiously illustrated to account for profound changes to the state’s natural landscape over the past twenty-five years.

“Outstanding!” —Tom Landwehr, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters 21 $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0357-2 488 pages • 257 color images • 14 tables • 2021

Wolf Island Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal L. David Mech With Greg Breining; Foreword by Rolf O. Peterson • Foreword INDIES Nature Award Winner; 2021 Michigan Notable Books selection

The world’s leading wolf expert describes the first years of a major study that transformed our understanding of one of nature’s most iconic creatures 22 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0825-6 208 pages • 30 color images • 1 map • 2020

Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer Illustrations by Nathaniel Davauer Goodnight Loon moves the Goodnight Moon story that so many parents know by heart into Northwoods territory.

“A charming retelling of a children’s classic in a distinctly northwoods voice.”

—City Pages 23 $7.00 $9.95 board book ISBN 978-0-8166-9703-8 32 pages • 14 b&w illustrations • 9 color illustrations • 2014

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MEMOIR

Skiing into the Bright Open My Solo Journey to the South Pole

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Liv Arnesen Translated by Roland Huntford Foreword by Ann Bancroft The first woman to ski solo to the South Pole tells the story of what it took to get there

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An inspiring memoir about the gritty determination needed to accomplish feats that once seemed impossible.”

—FOREWORD REVIEWS

NOWR IN PAPE

Liv Arnesen had been dreaming of the South Pole for most of her forty-one years. After skiing solo for 745 miles in fifty days, even in her joy at having reached her goal in December 1994, she had to ask herself: what took you so long? In Skiing into the Bright Open Arnesen describes the exhausting, exhilarating experience of being the first known woman to ski unsupported to the South Pole. A tale of solitary adventure in the bleak and beautiful bone-chilling cold of Antarctica, Skiing into the Bright Open is, ultimately, an object lesson in the power of a dream if one is willing to pursue it to the ends of the earth.

24 $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1149-2 208 pages • 16 b&w images • 1 map • 2021

Brave Enough

No Horizon Is So Far

Jessie Diggins With Todd Smith

Two Women and Their Historic Journey across Antarctica

Jessie Diggins, winner of the first cross-country skiing gold medal for the US, reveals her journey from the American Midwest.

“If you want someone worth rooting for, look no further.” —New Yorker 25 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0820-1 296 pages • 26 color images • 2021

Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft With Cheryl Dahle

“Their accomplishment proves that nothing is beyond our wildest dreams.” —Billie Jean King 26 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0702-0 272 pages • 35 b&w images • 2 maps • 2019

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MEMOIR

Raising Ollie

Opioid Reckoning

How My Nonbinary ArtNerd Kid Changed (Nearly) Everything I Know

Love, Loss, and Redemption in the Rehab State Amy C. Sullivan

Tom Rademacher

How raising a nonbinary kid NEW can teach us so much about who we are and what we’re doing in the world.

27 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1173-7 200 pages • 5 b&w images • 2021

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28 $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0863-8 288 pages • 2021

Magical Realism for Non-Believers

It Won’t Be Easy An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching Tom Rademacher Foreword by Dave Eggers

“Honest, inspiring, and often humorous.” —Booklist 29 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0112-7 208 pages • 2017

A Memoir of Finding Family NOW

IN PAPER

Anika Fajardo

“A delicious dive into the complicated, beautiful messes that love can make.” —Booklist

30 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1275-8 208 pages • 2021

“But He Doesn’t Know the Territory”

Flying Funny

The Story behind Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

Dudley Riggs Foreword by Al Franken

Meredith Willson Foreword by Michael Feinstein

The exciting experience of creating a Broadway masterpiece.

31 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1047-1 208 pages • 2020

My Life without a Net

Laughs and insights from the Brave New Workshop’s founder.

“Dudley Riggs made people think, but mostly he made them laugh their asses off.” —Louie Anderson 32 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0167-7 200 pages • 23 b&w photos • 2017

The Senator Next Door

Days on the Family Farm

A Memoir from the Heartland

From the Golden Age through the Great Depression

Amy Klobuchar

“Amy Klobuchar’s journey is one of incredible perseverance and success.” —Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In 33 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0227-8 384 pages • 32 color photos • 2016

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“Addiction care must change— and this book shows why.”

—Maia Szalavitz, author of Unbroken Brain and Undoing Drugs

Carrie A. Meyer

“Can give you insight into your own farm ancestors’ experiences.” —Family Tree Magazine 34 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5033-0 264 pages ● 38 b&w photos ● 3 maps ● 2007

MEMOIR

Days Like Smoke A Minnesota Boyhood Jon Hassler Foreword by Will Weaver; Afterword by Peter A. Donahue Days Like Smoke is beloved Minnesota novelist Jon Hassler’s previously unpublished memoir of his youth in rural Minnesota during the 1930s and 40s, giving us his memories and experiences through a writer’s acute and detailed observations. He remembers piano lessons, small-town secrets, his passion for movies, and his holy duties as the only altar boy at St. Joachim’s.

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35 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-73610-211-4 140 pages • 8 b&w photos • 2021

The Last Bookseller A Life in the Rare Book Trade Gary Goodman Gary Goodman describes his sometimes desperate, sometimes hilarious career as a used and rare book dealer in Minnesota. The Last Bookseller offers an ultimately poignant account of the used and rare book business during its final Golden Age.

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“A beautifully written firsthand account of the adventures of a man who was a mover and shaker in the book business for nearly half a century.”

—Mark Ziegler, author of Wordsongs 36 $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1257-4 200 pages • 18 b&w photos • 2021

After Effects A Memoir of Complicated Grief Andrea Gilats In her candid, deeply moving memoir, Andrea Gilats tells her story of living with complicated grief when her husband of twenty years died after a five-month battle with cancer.

Though complicated grief affects as many as one in seven of those stricken by the loss of a close loved one, it is little known outside professional circles. After Effects points toward a path of recuperation and provides solace along the way—a timely comfort in our pandemic-ravaged world of loss and isolation.

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37 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1218-5 224 pages • 2021

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MEMOIR AND BIOGRAPHY/MUSIC

The Dylan Tapes Friends, Players, and Lovers Talkin’ Early Bob Dylan Anthony Scaduto Edited by Stephanie Trudeau

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The Dylan Tapes, compiled from thirty-six hours of interviews found in a box in Scaduto’s basement, is a behind-the-scenes look at the making of Anthony Scaduto’s landmark 1971 biography of Bob Dylan.

38 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0815-7 400 pages • AVAILABLE JANUARY 2022 (ready for pre-order now)

Cosmic Trip Rock Concerts at the Minneapolis Labor Temple 1969-1970 Christian A. Peterson

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Cosmic Trip is the story of the famed Minneapolis Labor Temple framed through the poster art of Juryj Ostroushko—a duet of music history and a trip down memory lane.

39 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-9984844-4-0 116 pages • 35 b&w images • 61 color images • 2021

Lemon Jail

Got to Be Something Here

On the Road with the Replacements NOW

IN PAPER

• Devil’s Kitchen Reading Award in Nonfiction Prose

“A glorified tour diary full of sex, drugs, rock ’n’ roll.” —Boston Globe 40 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1276-5 160 pages • 86 b&w photos • 2021

NOW

IN PAPER

Andrea Swensson Foreword by Jellybean Johnson • Minnesota Book Award

41 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1199-7 256 pages • 82 b&w photos • 2021

My Life in the Purple Kingdom

Gold Experience

BrownMark With Cynthia M. Uhrich Foreword by Questlove

Jim Walsh

• A Kirkus and Rolling Stone Best Music Books of 2020 selection

“Page-turning.” —Library Journal 42 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0927-7 176 pages • 18 color images • 2020

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The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound

Bill Sullivan

Following Prince in the ’90s Rare interviews, little known stories: Prince in a time of crazy brilliant music and life.

“A poignant portrait.”

—Star Tribune 43 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0258-2 176 pages • 2017

FICTION

Reeling A Novel Sarah Stonich Ready or not, RayAnne is taking public television’s first all-women fishing talk show on the road to New Zealand. Those who met RayAnne in Fishing! will encounter familiar and unexpected pleasures—and a story whose lighthearted surface and surprising depths will charm readers finding her for the first time.

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44 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0899-7 288 pages • 2021

Fishing!

A Novel

Laurentian Divide A Novel

Sarah Stonich

Sarah Stonich

“A compelling and deftly crafted novel from beginning to end.” —Midwest Book Review

• National Reading Group Month’s Great Group Reads 2019 Selection • Minnesota Book Award for Novel & Short Story

45 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0898-0 328 pages • 2020

“Hilarious, smart, moving, and kind.” —Richard Russo 46 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0249-0 272 pages • 2019

American Gospel

Undiscovered Country

A Novel

A Novel

Lin Enger

Lin Enger

NOW

“A glorious novel about what people choose to believe— and, more importantly, why they choose to believe it.”

—Foreword Reviews, starred review

IN PAPER

47 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1274-1 264 pages • 2021

A bold reinvention of Shakespeare’s Hamlet.

“A new story of betrayal, adolescent confusion, and loyalty.” —Seattle Times 48 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1052-5 320 pages • 2020

Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes)

Once in a Blue Moon Lodge

A Novel

A Novel

Lorna Landvik

Lorna Landvik

“A real tribute to all of the small-town, warmhearted, bigmouthed ‘radical hags’ . . . a truly fun read.” —Washington Post 49 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0600-9 312 pages • 2020

A book about making new beginnings out of old endings.

“A comfy diversion from the everyday world.” —Kirkus Reviews 50 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0270-4 328 pages • 2018

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SCANDINAVIA

NOW

Letters from Tove

Swede Hollow

Tove Jansson Edited by Boel Westin and Helen Svensson Translated by Sarah Death

A Novel

IN PAPER

“Packed with revelations and cultural/historical treasures . . . a treat for all Tove devotees.”

—Drawn & Quarterly

Ola Larsmo Translated by Tiina Nunnally

“Extensively researched and beautifully translated . . . an intimate look at the complexities of immigration.” —Booklist

51 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1010-5 496 pages • 54 b&w photos • 2021

52 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0452-4 328 pages • 2020

Nils

Ola

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

A loving tale of a boy who dreams of becoming a cowboy while also embracing his Norwegian heritage.

“A picture of Norway . . . so complete and vivid that a reader of any age can gain from the book real knowledge and understanding of the country.” —New York Times

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“A beautiful book.” —Pioneer Press 53 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1014-3 40 pages • 18 b&w images • 18 color images • 2020

Children of the Northlights

Swedish Folktales and Legends

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

Edited and translated by Lone Thygesen Blecher and George Blecher

“The loveliest book the d’Aulaires have given us . . . a book to own and cherish.”

—Library Journal 55 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7923-2 40 pages • 18 b&w images • 15 color images • 2012

The Journal of Otto Peltonen A Finnish Immigrant Story William Durbin

“Historical notes and authentic photos round out this captivating, dramatic view of the past.” —Booklist 57 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1046-4 176 pages • 17 b&w photos • 2020

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54 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9017-6 56 pages • 24 b&w images • 24 color images • 2013

A unique collection of Sweden’s most charming folktales.

“Funny, unusual, and enlightening.” —Booklist 56 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4575-6 416 pages ● 68 b&w photos ● 2004

Blackwater Ben William Durbin

A young boy discovers secrets and adventure at a Minnesota logging camp in 1898.

“Interesting and highly enjoyable.” —Kidsreads 58 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9192-0 216 pages • 2014 • Fesler-Lampert Series

SCANDINAVIA/FICTION

NEXT IN THE OLAV AUDUNSSØN TETRALOGY

Olav Audunssøn

III. Crossroads: Fall 2022

II. Providence

IV. Winter: Fall 2023

Sigrid Undset Translated by Tiina Nunnally

Olav settles in at Hestviken, where secrets of the past have a tenacious hold.

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“Shrouded in sorrow and Scandinavian gloom and a central part of a masterwork of modernist literature.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review 59 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1160-7 288 pages • 1 map • 2021

Olav Audunssøn I. Vows Sigrid Undset Translated by Tiina Nunnally “Captures the dark imperatives of a land where clan loyalties and ancient codes of honor have become ensnarled in the struggle between rising powers: the church and the royal court.” —The New York Times Book Review 60 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1048-8 376 pages • 1 map • 2020

Happy Times in Norway Sigrid Undset

Preserving a glorious picture of Norway before the Nazi occupation.

“Ageless and timeless; a rare book for the whole family.”

—Horn Book Review 61 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7827-3 240 pages • 4 b&w photos • 2013

The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe Translated by Tiina Nunnally Foreword by Neil Gaiman

“Wonderfully weird.” —Wall Street Journal 63 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0568-2 344 pages • 2 b&w photos • 2019

Sigurd and His Brave Companions A Tale of Medieval Norway Sigrid Undset Illustrations by Gunvor Bull Teilman

Will make medieval Norway come alive for young and old readers alike.

62 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7826-6 152 pages • 30 b&w photos • 2013

By the Fire Sami Folktales and Legends Emilie Demant Hatt Translated by Barbara Sjoholm

A unique glimpse into Sami culture and a testament to the enduring art of storytelling.

64 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0457-9 184 pages • 38 b&w photos • 2019

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MYSTERY/FICTION

Waterfall A Novel Mary Casanova Informed by historical figures, the burgeoning growth of women’s rights, and the complicated issue of mental illness and how “difficult” women were silenced—a compelling story of a young woman’s fight to find her way

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Waterfall details darker aspects of the Roaring Twenties, but also celebrates the reemergence of an individual spirit.”

In her third Rainy Lake historical drama, Mary Casanova takes us back to pristine and rugged northern Minnesota. It’s 1922, women have won the right to vote, and Trinity Baird, 21, is returning to her family’s island summer home, after nearly two years at Oak Hills Asylum, with her self-confidence in tatters and her mind seared by haunting memories.

She faces a near-impossible task: recover the strong sense of self she’s nearly lost during her time away while holding off her powerful family’s efforts to coerce her into submission.

65 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0174-5 272 pages • 4 b&w photos • 2021

—FOREWORD REVIEWS

Frozen

Ice-Out

Mary Casanova

Mary Casanova

A suspenseful, moving mystery set on Rainy Lake.

“Following Owen Jensen through his coming-of-age year in northern Minnesota during Prohibition is a rugged joy.” —Chris Crutcher, author of Whale Talk

“A gripping blend of history, family secrets, danger, and love.”

—Shelley Pearsall, author of Trouble Don’t Last 66 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8057-3 256 pages • 2013 • Fesler-Lampert Series

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67 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0211-7 264 pages • 3 b&w images • 2017

MYSTERY/FICTION

The Streel A Deadwood Mystery Mary Logue

NOW

IN PAPER

THE ENCHANTMENT LAKE MYSTERY SERIES BY MARGI PREUS

A young Irish immigrant is caught up in a deadly plot in 19th-century Deadwood.

NOW

IN PAPER

“I loved every stunning line of this fine story.” —William Kent Krueger 68 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0860-7 224 pages • 2021

Strongwood A Crime Dossier Larry Millett

Pursues the tangled truth behind the killing of a spoiled young heir.

“Absorbing.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review 69 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1061-7 280 pages • 2020

Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma Larry Millett

Enchantment Lake (#1) • Midwest Book Award for Young Adult Fiction 72 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0419-7 200 pages • 2017

The Clue in the Trees (#2) • Midwest Booksellers Choice Award 73 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0220-9 192 pages • 2019

The Silver Box (#3) 74 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0969-7 224 pages • 2021

MINNESOTA TRILOGY BY VIDAR SUNDSTØL TRANSLATED BY TIINA NUNNALLY

Links events in 1892 Germany with 1920 Minnesota, testing the aging detective’s mettle.

“Elegant and entertaining.”

—Allen Eskens, author of The Life We Bury 70 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0760-0 240 pages • 1 map • 2019

Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders Larry Millett

It’s 1896 and St. Paul’s Winter Carnival is under way when Holmes and Watson are summoned after a murder.

“A solid, complex mystery.”

—Publishers Weekly 71 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7482-4 336 pages ● 2011 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

“A superb reading experience.”

—Kirkus Reviews, starred review

The Land of Dreams (#1) 75 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8941-5 296 pages • 2014

Only the Dead (#2) 76 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9899-8 168 pages • 2015

The Ravens (#3) 77 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8945-3 288 pages • 2016

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CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

The Lost Forest

Creekfinding

Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

A True Story

• Honorable Mention: National Outdoor Book Award

The story of a forest “lost” by a surveying error—and all the flora and fauna to be found.

78 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9796-0 40 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2019

Jacqueline Briggs Martin Illustrations by Claudia McGehee • New York Public Library: A Top 100 Best Book for Kids • Green Earth Book Award

The true story of how a creek can be brought back to life, and how Mike Osterholm did it.

79 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9802-8 36 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2017

Hush Hush, Forest

Wake Up, Island

Mary Casanova Woodcuts by Nick Wroblewski

Mary Casanova Woodcuts by Nick Wroblewski

• Midwest Booksellers Choice Award • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

• Honorable Mention: National Outdoor Book Award

“A soothing and superb story.”

—Kirkus Reviews 80 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9425-9 40 pages • 2018

One North Star A Counting Book Phyllis Root Illustrations by Beckie Prange and Betsy Bowen

“Creates a vivid sense of an island coming to life on a beautiful morning.”

—Foreword Reviews 81 $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8935-4 40 pages • 26 color illustrations • 2016

The ABC Bunny Wanda Gág Hand Letters by Howard Gág • Newbery Honor Book

• John Burroughs Association’s Riverby Award • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award • Midwest Booksellers Choice Award

An accident with an Apple drives Bunny from Bunnyland to Elsewhere. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny’s journey, from what he eats to whom he meets.

82 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5063-7 36 pages • 32 color illustrations • 2016

83 $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4416-2 40 pages • 30 b&w illustrations • 2004 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Johnny’s Pheasant Cheryl Minnema Illustrations by Julie Flett • Charlotte Zolotow Award from the Cooperative Children’s Book Center

“A delightful celebration of intergenerational love.” —Publishers Weekly 84 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0501-9 32 pages • 15 color illustrations • 2019

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Seven Ways to Trick a Troll Lise Lunge-Larsen Illustrations by Kari Vick

“A fresh gathering of trollish tales and lore from a veteran storyteller and folklorist.” —Kirkus Reviews 85 $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9977-3 96 pages • 40 color illustrations • 2017

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE/NATURAL HISTORY

Yang Warriors Kao Kalia Yang Illustrations by Billy Thao

NEW

An inspiring tale of resourceful children confronting adversaries in a refugee camp.

“Yang Warriors is a gentle reminder that superheroes come in all shapes and sizes.” —Carole Lindstrom, author of We Are Water Protectors “The lessons are not for children so much as from them, and I remain grateful to Master Me and his tiny band of heart warriors for this demonstration of love in action.” —Liz Garton Scanlon, author of All the World 86 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0798-3 40 pages • 18 color illustrations • 2021

The Big Island A Story of Isle Royale Julian May Illustrations by John Schoenherr Isle Royale, “the big island” of this book, is a wilderness national park in Lake Superior and home to a unique and fascinating ecosystem of animals, most notably the iconic wolf and majestic moose. Here is author Julian May’s story about the island’s beginning, the kinds of animals that came to populate it, and their effects on the pristine landscape.

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IN PRINT

87 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1069-3 32 pages • 15 color illustrations • AVAILABLE JANUARY 2022 (available for pre-order now; will deliver in early January 2022)

One Summer Up North John Owens A wordless picture-book journey through the Boundary Waters with a family encountering the northwoods wilderness in all its spectacular beauty.

Downloadable PDF worksheets: z.umn.edu/ teach_onesummer

“The wordless text evokes the peaceful quiet of being outdoors, culminating in a particularly beautiful spread of a starry sky. A trip worth taking.”

—Kirkus Reviews “Adeptly portrays both big geographic expanses and wholly intimate moments of an affectionate family free from everyday distractions.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review 88 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0950-5 32 pages • 16 color illustrations • 2020

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MINNESOTA HISTORY

Birds in Minnesota Revised and Expanded Edition Robert B. Janssen In the nearly half-century since the first publication of the landmark Birds in Minnesota, the state’s bird populations have undergone dramatic changes. This revised, expanded edition reflects the most recent advances in birding, making it the indispensable resource for birdwatchers in Minnesota, amateur and professional.

89 $24.50 $34.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0701-3 624 pages • 315 color images • 1100 maps • 2020

North Shore A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast Chel Anderson and Adelheid Fischer A comprehensive environmental history of one of Minnesota’s beloved places.

“North Shore reminds us that the natural history of the region is still being written, and that all of us who live near its shores are the creators of the next chapter.”

—The Ely Winter Times 90 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3232-9 632 pages • 43 b&w images • 266 color images • 2015

A Field Guide to the Natural World of the Twin Cities John J. Moriarty Photography by Siah L. St. Clair An illustrated guide to the natural habitats and rich diversity of wildlife in the greater Minneapolis and St. Paul metro area.

“Here is proof that you need not go beyond the boundaries of the metro area to find new and exciting natural places to visit.” —Star Tribune 91 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0549-1 432 pages • 380 color images • 40 maps • 2018

Searching for Minnesota’s Native Wildflowers A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between Phyllis Root Photography by Kelly Povo Phyllis Root and Kelly Povo chronicle the ten years they spent exploring Minnesota’s woods, prairies, hillsides, lakes, and bogs for wildflowers, placing the waiting wonder of Minnesota’s wildflowers within easy reach.

92 $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0481-4 208 pages • 249 color images • 2018

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MORE NATURAL HISTORY: 8–9, 18, 41, 46–55

A Natural Curiosity The Story of the Bell Museum Lansing Shepard, Don Luce, Barbara Coffin, and Gwen Schagrin Since its humble start in 1872 as a one-room cabinet of curiosities, the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of natural history has become one of the state’s most important cultural institutions.

A Natural Curiosity is a lively ride across 150 years of important scientific advancement.

Drawing on a wealth of materials unearthed during the museum’s recent move, this gorgeously illustrated book chronicles the remarkable discoveries and personalities that have made the Bell Museum what it is today.

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A richly illustrated tour of Minnesota’s premier natural history museum after 150 years

93 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1036-5 400 pages • 310 color images AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2022 (available for pre-order now; will deliver in early February 2022) 31

MINNESOTA HISTORY/RAILROADS

The Salvager The Life of Captain Tom Reid on the Great Lakes Mary Frances Doner Foreword by Michael Schumacher

“A fascinating perspective into shipwreck diving and salvaging.” —The Anchor 94 $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0230-8 392 pages • 130 b&w photos • 2017 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Rails to the North Star A Minnesota Railroad Atlas Richard S. Prosser Foreword by Don L. Hofsommer

“Mandatory for the shelf of anyone interested in Minnesota railroad history.”

—Classic Trains 96 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5267-9 304 pages • 24 b&w photos • 32 maps • 2007 Fesler-Lampert Series

The Great Northern Railway A History Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott, and Don L. Hofsommer

The definitive history of one of the nation’s great transcontinental railroads.

98 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4429-2 376 pages ● 238 b&w photos ● 12 maps ● 2004

The Hiawatha Story Jim Scribbins

The illustrated history of a railway legend.

Minneapolis and the Age of Railways Don L. Hofsommer

“Gracefully hearkens back to this formative time in the history of the country and of Minneapolis.

This is an intriguing book, rich in historical detail.”

—Scale Rails 95 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4502-2 352 pages ● 224 b&w photos ● 17 maps ● 2012

Dining Car to the Pacific The “Famously Good” Food of the Northern Pacific Railway William A. McKenzie

A tribute to the lost era of the railway dining car.

“Fascinating.” —Missoulian 97 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4562-6 176 pages • 85 b&w photos • 2004 • Fesler-Lampert Series

The 400 Story Chicago & North Western’s Premier Passenger Trains Jim Scribbins

Tracing the rise and fall of the premier passenger system that made “Twin Cities 400” a household term in the upper Midwest.

99 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5449-9 232 pages • 341 b&w photos • 18 color photos • 2008 Fesler-Lampert Series

Milwaukee Road Remembered Jim Scribbins

“An informed and informative account of those golden yesteryears of a truly great American fleet and system.”

—Midwest Book Review

“If you ever wondered why the Twin Cities are covered with train tracks, you will want to check out Milwaukee Road Remembered.” —Twin Cities Daily Planet

100 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5003-3 272 pages • 356 b&w photos • 2007 • Fesler-Lampert Series

101 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5625-7 168 pages • 191 b&w images • 10 color images • 2008 Fesler-Lampert Series

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MINNESOTA HISTORY/SHIPWRECKS

The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald Eyewitness Accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard Hearings Edited by Michael Schumacher A documentary drawn from testimony at the Coast Guard’s official inquiry looks anew at one of the most storied, and mysterious, shipwrecks in American history.

“If you think you have read everything there is that’s worth reading on the Fitzgerald, think again.” —Detroit Marine Historian 102 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0644-3 328 pages • 70 b&w photos • 1 map • 4 tables • 2019

Mighty Fitz The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald Michael Schumacher • Michigan Notable Books List • Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association

“The allure of this doomed ship and its missing men remains as strong as ever.”

—Wall Street Journal 103 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8081-8 256 pages ● 2012 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Torn in Two The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell and One Man’s Survival on the Open Sea Michael Schumacher A gripping tale of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history and of remarkable survival against all odds.

“For wreck junkies, this is a treasure trove.” —Star Tribune 104 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0448-7 200 pages • 53 b&w photos • 1 map • 2018

November’s Fury The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913 Michael Schumacher The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury recounts the deadliest storm in Great Lakes maritime history.

“A moving and historically rich account of spectacular survivals, daring rescues, and heartbreaking loss.” —Andrew Kantar, author of Deadly Voyage 105 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8720-6 216 pages ● 77 b&w photos ● 1 map ● 2014

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Flames of Discontent

Seven Iron Men

The 1916 Minnesota Iron Ore Strike

The Merritts and the Discovery of the Mesabi Range

Gary Kaunonen • Hognander Minnesota History Award • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award Honorable Mention 106 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0268-1 107 $70.00 $100.00 cloth ISBN 978-1-5179-0267-4 272 pages • 52 b&w photos • 1 table • 2017

The White Pine Industry in Minnesota A History Agnes M. Larson Foreword by Bradley J. Gills

“A welcome reminder of how previous generations wrote about history.” —H-Net Reviews 109 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5149-8 456 pages • 35 b&w photos • 1 map • 2007 Fesler-Lampert Series

“One of the most melodramatic stories in American history.”

—H. L. Mencken, The Nation 108 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5262-4 256 pages • 21 b&w photos • 2007 • Fesler-Lampert Series

By the Ore Docks A Working People’s History of Duluth Richard Hudelson and Carl Ross

A compelling history of the people who built Duluth and their fight for fair labor.

110 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4637-1 360 pages • 85 b&w photos • 2006

Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Volume I, 1862-1893

Volume II, 1894-1969

Maury Klein

Maury Klein

“Maury Klein has done a splendid job of writing this thoroughly and compellingly detailed history.”

—Chicago Tribune

“A significant contribution to the story of both the Union Pacific Railroad and the American West.”

—San Francisco Chronicle

111 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4459-9 820 pages • 2006

The Missabe Road The Duluth, Missabe and Iron Range Railway Frank A. King

The history of the ore boom on the Iron Range and the role railroads played.

113 $18.00 $25.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4083-6 224 pages • 371 b&w photos • 2003 • Fesler-Lampert Series

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Paul de Kruif

112 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4460-5 676 pages • 2006

Minnesota Logging Railroads Frank A. King

Traces railroads such as the Duluth and Northern Minnesota and the Alger-Smith from 1886 to 1937 when the last of the giant sawmills closed down.

114 $18.00 $25.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4084-3 208 pages • 439 b&w photos • 2003 • Fesler-Lampert Series

MINNESOTA HISTORY

The Ford Century in Minnesota Brian McMahon • Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians David Stanley Gebhard Award

What it was like to work at Ford Motor Company—through the Depression, World War II, women joining the workforce, globalization, outsourcing, the closing of the Twin Cities Assembly Plant in 2011, and more.

115 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3719-5 376 pages • 190 b&w photos • 2016 This publication was made possible in part by the people of Minnesota through a grant funded by an appropriation to the Minnesota Historical Society from the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. Any views, findings, opinions, conclusions or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of the State of Minnesota, the Minnesota Historical Society, or the Minnesota Historic Resources Advisory Committee.

Everybody’s Heard about the Bird The True Story of 1960s Rock ’n’ Roll in Minnesota Rick Shefchik • Certificate of Merit: Association for Recorded Sound Collections – Best Historical Research in Recorded Rock Music

“Shefchik’s meticulously researched history is the authoritative document of this early, fertile era of rock ‘n’ roll.” —Minnesota History 116 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9319-1 368 pages • 130 b&w photos • 2015

Non-Stop A Turbulent History of Northwest Airlines Jack El-Hai Non-Stop captures the broad context and intriguing details as it weaves together the accounts of individuals who gave Northwest Airlines its unique character.

“A bright chronicle of one of the nation’s legacy airlines. Full of mid-century cool, this book soars along on a powerful slipstream of nostalgia.” —Newsweek 117 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7445-9 304 pages ● 151 b&w photos ● 110 color photos ● 2013

St. Paul Union Depot John W. Diers • Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians David Stanley Gebhard Award

A landmark history of St. Paul’s historic Union Depot and a tale of a bygone era when travel and adventure meant passenger trains.

“Outstanding. “ —Michigan Railfan 118 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5610-3 312 pages ● 235 b&w photos ● 3 tables ● 2013

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MINNESOTA HISTORY

Elizabeth Scheu Close

Metropolitan Dreams

A Life in Modern Architecture

The Scandalous Rise and Stunning Fall of a Minneapolis Masterpiece

Jane King Hession Foreword by Joan Soranno

“One of the few women working as architects in mid-century America.”

—Minnesota Alumni Magazine 119 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0857-7 224 pages • 128 b&w images • 24 color images • 2020

Minnesota Modern Architecture and Life at Midcentury Larry Millett Photography by Denes Saari and Maria Forrai Saari

Larry Millett

The story of one of Minnesota’s most famous and most mourned buildings.

120 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0416-6 256 pages • 140 b&w photos • 2018

Once There Were Castles Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities Larry Millett

• Minnesota Book Award • Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians David Stanley Gebhard Award

“Inspiring, tragic, humorous, and scandalous, the assembled building biographies reflect the extremes of their times.”

—Architecture Minnesota

121 $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8329-1 384 pages • 137 b&w photos • 209 color photos • 2015

122 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7430-5 376 pages • 268 b&w photos • 2011

Pictures of Longing

The Promise of America

Photography and the Norwegian–American Migration

A History of the NorwegianAmerican People

Sigrid Lien Translated by Barbara Sjoholm

Odd S. Lovoll

“An intriguing new perspective.

You will never look at photographs the same way.”

—Solveig Zempel, author of In Their Own Words

“The several hundred blackand-white photographs are a moving record of the Norwegian immigrant experience.” —Newsday

123 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0199-8 124 $84.00 $120.00 cloth ISBN 978-1-5179-0198-1 304 pages • 252 b&w photos • 2018

125 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3350-0 396 pages • 239 b&w images • 1999

The Bohemian Flats

Legends of Paul Bunyan

A Novel

Harold W. Felton, Editor Illustrations by Richard Bennett Foreword by James Stevens

Mary Relindes Ellis

“Fascinating for what it tells us about the past and how world events, family secrets, and entrenched prejudice can follow us from country to country—and era to era.” —Minnesota Magazine 126 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9220-0 336 pages • 2014

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The collected lore of Minnesota’s favorite lumberjack hero, featuring more than thirty authors.

127 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5460-4 448 pages • 53 b&w images • 2008 • Fesler-Lampert Series

REGIONAL HISTORY/ARCHITECTURE

Louis Sullivan’s Idea Tim Samuelson with Chris Ware Chicago architectural historian Tim Samuelson and artist/writer Chris Ware present renowned architect Louis H. Sullivan’s commitment to his discipline of thought as the guiding force behind his work. This collection of photographs, original documentation, and drawings all date from the period of Sullivan’s life, 1856–1924, that many rarely or have never seen before. The book includes a full-size foldout facsimile reproduction of Louis Sullivan’s last architectural commission and the only surviving working drawing done in his own hand.

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128 $31.50 $45.00 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1279-6 384 pages • 300 color images • 2021

Reconstructing the Garrick Adler & Sullivan’s Lost Masterpiece John Vinci, Editor With Eric Nordstrom, Tim Samuelson, and Chris Ware The Garrick (originally the Schiller Building) was built in 1892 and featured elaborate embellishments, including the ornamentation and colorful decorative stenciling that would become hallmarks of Louis Sullivan’s career.

Reconstructing the Garrick documents the enormous salvaging job undertaken to preserve elements of the building’s design, featuring historic and architectural photographs, essays by prominent architectural and art historians, interviews, drawings, and details of its remarkable ornamentation.

NEW

129 $31.50 $45.00 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1280-2 352 pages • 250 color images • 2021 37

MINNESOTA HISTORY

The Contest The 1968 Election and the War for America’s Soul Michael Schumacher A dramatic, deeply informed account of one of the most consequential elections and periods in American history.

NOW

IN PAPER

“A deeply human record of the lives of the powerful figures whose decisions would chart the course of history.” —Foreword Reviews 130 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9292-7 568 pages • 41 b&w images • 2021

Citizen Swain Tales from a Minnesota Life NOW

IN PAPER

Tom H. Swain With Lori Sturdevant

An entertaining personal history of the state, told by one of its leading citizens.

131 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1299-4 240 pages ● 32 b&w images ● 2021

The Infamous Harry Hayward A True Account of Murder and Mesmerism in Gilded Age Minneapolis Shawn Francis Peters

“A thrilling page-turner that’s almost too shocking to believe—but you can believe it.” —City Pages 133 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0375-6 304 pages • 50 b&w photos • 1 map • 2018

Greed, Rage, and Love Gone Wrong

Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946-1954 Susan Bartlett Foote ● Minnesota Book Award ● Midwestern History Association Hamlin Garland Prize 132 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0364-0 328 pages ● 36 b&w photos ● 2018

Minneapolis Madams The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront Penny A. Petersen

“Poses universal fundamental questions as relevant and controversial today as they were then.” —Arvonne Fraser 134 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6524-2 248 pages ● 20 b&w photos ● 4 maps ● 2013

Lost Minnesota

Murder in Minnesota

Stories of Vanished Places

Bruce Rubenstein

Jack El-Hai

Unearths evidence from ten Minnesota murders.

Tour forgotten landmarks throughout the state.

“Un-put-downable.”

—Minnesota Law and Politics 135 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4338-7 224 pages • 25 b&w photos • 2006

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The Crusade for Forgotten Souls

“Recreates the values, lifestyles and landscapes of bygone eras.” —Architecture Minnesota 136 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3515-3 224 pages ● 100 b&w photos ● 2000

MINNESOTA HISTORY

NEW

Settler Colonial City Racism and Inequity in Postwar Minneapolis David Hugill Settler Colonial City tracks how settler-colonial relations were articulated alongside substantial growth in the Twin Cities Indigenous community.

“A profoundly important work.” —Coll Thrush, author of Native Seattle 137 $17.50 $25.00 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0480-7 138 $70.00 $100.00 library cloth ISBN 978-1-5179-0479-1 228 pages • 14 b&w photos • 2 maps • 2021

NOW

IN PAPER

The Children of Lincoln

Degrees of Freedom

White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860–1876

The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912

William D. Green ● Hognander MN History Award

139 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1200-0 512 pages ● 2021

William D. Green ● Hognander MN History Award

“Deeply probing and elegantly written.” —Minnesota History 140 $18.00 $25.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0933-8 392 pages ● 15 b&w photos ● 2020

A Peculiar Imbalance

Survival Schools

The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Minnesota, 1837–1869

The American Indian Movement and Community Education in the Twin Cities

William D. Green

Julie L. Davis

The untold story of what it meant to be a black member of early Minnesota society.

“Captures the rugged determination that turned dreams into reality.” —Paul Chaat Smith

141 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9730-4 232 pages ● 2015 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Voices of Rondo Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community

142 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7429-9 328 pages ● 42 b&w photos ● 2013

Fear and Loving in South Minneapolis Jim Walsh Foreword by Tommy Mischke

As Told to Kate Cavett Foreword by David Vassar Taylor

Mapping an urban life built on human connections.

Reflections on the historic Rondo neighborhood from thirty-three former residents.

“As fine a writer as the Twin Cities has ever spawned.”

—Bob Collins, MPR

143 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0343-5 392 pages ● 165 b&w photos ● 2017 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

144 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0605-4 240 pages ● 2020

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MINNESOTA HISTORY/NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY

Walking the Old Road A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais Anishinaabe Staci Lola Drouillard • Midwestern History Association Hamlin Garland Prize • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

“A rare opportunity to be transported through space and time and connect with Minnesota’s North Shore.” —Anton Treuer 145 $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0340-4 320 pages • 98 b&w photos • 3 maps • 2019

Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais Early Accounts of the Anishinaabeg and the North Shore Fur Trade Timothy Cochrane • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

The journals of two clerks of the American Fur Company recall a lost moment in the history of the fur trade and the Anishinaabeg along the North Shore.

146 $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0593-4 280 pages • 10 b&w photos • 2 maps • 2 tables • 2018

North Country The Making of Minnesota Mary Lethert Wingerd • Hognander Minnesota History Award and a Minnesota Book Award

The untold history of how the land of the Dakota and Ojibwe became the State of Minnesota.

“Challenges the readers to rethink Minnesota history. “ —Minnesota History 147 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4868-9 472 pages ● 14 b&w photos ● 141 color photos ● 17 maps ● 2010

Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask Anishinaabe Botanical Teachings Mary Siisip Geniusz Edited by Wendy Makoons Geniusz; Illustrations by Annmarie Geniusz “A thoroughly engaging, holistic, and vibrant book. Every chapter made me hungry for more.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass 148 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9676-5 392 pages ● 38 b&w images ● 2015

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GARDENING/NATURAL HISTORY

Fresh from the Garden An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, Berries, and Herbs in Cold Climates John Whitman • Garden Writers of America Media Award Gold Winner for Best Book Writing

“An excellent resource for home gardeners at any level, especially beginners, offering a thorough introduction to the basics of organic gardening.”—Booklist 149 $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9839-4 528 pages • 264 color images • 2017

Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota

Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota

The Complete Guide to Species Identification

Welby R. Smith

Welby R. Smith Photography by Richard Haug

“A magnificent resource.”

—Bryan Wood, Executive Director, Audubon Center of the North Woods 150 $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0275-9 696 pages • 1,100 color images • 248 maps • 2018

Jewels of the Plains Wildflowers of the Great Plains Grasslands and Hills Claude A. Barr Edited by James H. Locklear

The indispensable guide for identifying trees and shrubs in Minnesota.

“A highly readable, wellorganized guide.” —Rochester Post-Bulletin 151 $42.00 $59.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4065-2 744 pages ● 1,027 color photos ● 506 maps ● 2008

Native Orchids of Minnesota Welby R. Smith Illustrations by Vera Ming Wong and Bobbi Angell

A revised edition of the classic guide to the wildflowers of the Great Plains.

“Guaranteed to get the naturalist in all of us thinking about our next foray into the swamp, pine stand, or prairie.” —Ely Timberjay

152 $20.00 $27.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9801-1 320 pages ● 2 b&w photos ● 63 color photos ● 2 maps ● 2015

153 $24.50 $34.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7823-5 288 pages ● 93 b&w images ● 174 color images ● 53 maps ● 2012

Growing Perennials in Cold Climates

Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest

Revised and Updated Edition

Don Gordon

Mike Heger, John Whitman, and Debbie Lonnee

“Owning this is like having a master gardener at your side every day.” —The Phoenix Spirit 154 $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7588-3 448 pages • 16 b&w photos • 262 color photos • 1 map • 2011

“I would recommend it highly to anyone growing fruit in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, or South Dakota.”

—Rochester Post 155 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-1878-1 302 pages • 1997

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COOKBOOKS

Breakfast with Beatrice

Homemade

250 Recipes from Sweet Cream Waffles to Swedish Farmer’s Omelets

Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food

Beatrice Ojakangas

“The definitive greatest-hits compilation from an American culinary hall of famer.” —The Washington Post 156 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0495-1 240 pages • 2018

The Great Scandinavian Baking Book Beatrice Ojakangas • James Beard Foundation Kitchenaid Cookbook Hall of Fame Award

Recipes for authentic morsels from the north country.

158 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3496-5 332 pages • 46 b&w photos • 1999

Quick Breads Beatrice Ojakangas

Scrumptious breads perfect for today’s busy cook. Beatrice Ojakangas presents more than sixty tasty and inventive recipes, including Cheddar Apple Bread and Sour Cream Cinnamon Coffee Cake.

160 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4228-1 128 pages • 24 b&w photos • 2003

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Memoir 157 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0447-0 216 pages • 40 b&w photos • 2018

Pot Pies Beatrice Ojakangas

Forty recipes for the ultimate comfort food, from Finnish Country Vegetable Pie to Herbed Leek and Chèvre Tart, Seafood Gumbo Pie, Venison Pot Pie, and Pizza Pot Pie. 159 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4227-4 112 pages • 2003

Great Whole Grain Breads Beatrice Ojakangas Illustrations by Susan Gaber

“Possibly the best such bread book on the market. Every recipe a winner.” —Jane Brody 161 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4150-5 368 pages • 87 b&w photos • 2002

Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes

Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts

Beatrice Ojakangas

Beatrice Ojakangas

American classics filled with country goodness—Swedish Meatballs to ChocolateApplesauce Cake.

Recaptures delicious tastes from Lemon Icebox Cake to Applesauce Crisp—an enticing tour of the desserts of America’s rich food heritage.

“Delightful.” —Publishers Weekly 162 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4810-8 216 pages • 34 b&w photos • 2005

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Beatrice Ojakangas

163 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4437-7 304 pages • 2004

COOKBOOKS

The Soup and Bread Cookbook Beatrice Ojakangas More than one hundred delectable and satisfying soup and bread pairings.

“Perfect for traditional holiday recipes or impromptu get-togethers, every ingredient contains only in-season vegetables or fruits. Ojakangas’s creative and flavorful recipes are a soulful reminder of the ‘pleasure of soup and bread.’”

—Publishers Weekly 164 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1041-9 280 pages • 2020

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen Sean Sherman With Beth Dooley • James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook • Foreword INDIES Editor’s Choice Prize Winner • Midwest Booksellers Choice Award

“This book and what it offers is nothing short of thrilling.” —David Treuer 165 $24.50 $34.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-9979-7 240 pages ● 6 b&w photos ● 115 color photos ● 2017

Sweet Nature A Cook’s Guide to Using Honey and Maple Syrup Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen “One hundred easy-to-make recipes bursting with global flavors, from fermented hot chili sauce to citrus maple-cured salmon . . . brilliant pairings of sweet and savory.” —Darra Goldstein, founding editor of Gastronomica and author of Fire + Ice: Classic Nordic Cooking 166 $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0470-8 208 pages • 49 color images • 2019

Savory Sweet Simple Preserves from a Northern Kitchen Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen • Gourmand Award for US Pastry

“Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen break through the mystery of the pickle in these masterfully created recipes on preserving the northern way.” —Paul Berglund, 2016 James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Midwest 167 $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-9958-2 216 pages • 60 color photos • 2017

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SPORTS

Tony Oliva The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend Thom Henninger Foreword by Patrick Reusse

“This is a story that was worth telling.” —Sport Literature Association 168 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0970-3 288 pages • 46 b&w images • 13 tables • 2019

Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota Rick Shefchik

“This book brings to life the personalities of those who founded and shaped the local greens.” —Plymouth Magazine 169 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7732-0 384 pages ● 200 b&w photos ● 1 table ● 2012

The Vikings Reader

Gophers Illustrated

Armand Peterson, Editor

The Incredible Complete History of Minnesota Football

Relive fifty years of glory and defeat as a Vikings fan.

“The best collection of purple prose I’ve ever read.”

—Steve Rushin 170 $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5337-9 384 pages ● 56 b&w photos ● 2009

Alfred C. Papas Jr.

“The ultimate book on University of Minnesota football.”

—Tony Dungy 171 $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-6756-7 224 pages ● 200 b&w photos ● 2009

We’re Gonna Win, Twins!

Town Ball

Doug Grow

The Glory Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball

A half century of Twins baseball.

“There will always be people who say that baseball is just a game—until they read this book.” —Don Shelby 172 $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5621-9 344 pages ● 123 b&w photos ● 2010

Armand Peterson and Tom Tomashek

“It was an amazing era—one that we will never experience again.” —Bud Grant 173 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4675-3 400 pages ● 210 b&w photos ● 2 tables ● 2006

Mr. Basketball

Staying the Course

George Mikan, the Minneapolis Lakers, and the Birth of the NBA

A Runner’s Toughest Race

Michael Schumacher

“A detailed, atmospherically true tale of tallness.” —Atlantic Monthly 174 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5675-2 336 pages • 13 b&w photos • 2008

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From Fields to Fairways

Dick Beardsley and Maureen Anderson

“You’ll want to read this book in one big gulp, then return again and again for inspiration both on and off the roads.”

—New York Runner 175 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3759-1 224 pages • 16 b&w photos • 2004

FISHING

Let’s Go Fishing!

Fish Tales from the North Woods Eric Dregni “I thought I knew everything about fishing, but Eric Dregni’s research and his wonderful, quirky book set me straight. This book belongs on every angler’s bookshelf.” —Chris Niskanen, author of The Minnesota Book of Skills 176 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9321-4 244 pages • 50 b&w photos • 165 color photos • 2016

The Great Minnesota Fish Book Tom Dickson Illustrations by Joseph R. Tomelleri

Conveys the love and fascination—and in the case of eelpout, the disdain—that people have for the fishes of our home state.

“Complete with illustrations by Joseph R. Tomelleri, the best fish artist above water, this book is a real keeper.” —Ron Schara 177 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5135-1 176 pages • 106 color illustrations • 2008

Fishing Minnesota Angling with the Experts in the Land of 10,000 Lakes Greg Breining

A how-to guide for fishing Minnesota, full of tips from the region’s best anglers.

178 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4176-5 160 pages ● 17 b&w photos ● 2003

Fly-Fishing the North Country Shawn Perich Illustrations by David Minix

“Fly-fishing is the most artful expression of angling—a celebration of fishing.” —from Fly-Fishing the North Country 179 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-57025-063-7 160 pages • 2001

Fishing for Buffalo

Northern Pike

A Guide to the Pursuit and Cuisine of Carp, Suckers, Eelpout, Gar, and Other Rough Fish

Ecology, Conservation, and Management History

Rob Buffler and Tom Dickson

“One of the most enjoyable fishing books I have seen this summer.” —Chicago Tribune 180 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6532-7 224 pages • 161 b&w photos • 2009

Rodney B. Pierce

The definitive scientific resource on the ecology, history, and management of the northern pike.

181 $28.00 $40.00 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7954-6 224 pages • 27 b&w images • 90 color images • 1 map 6 tables • 2012

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NATURE WRITING/NATURAL HISTORY

The Meaning of Wilderness Essential Articles and Speeches Sigurd F. Olson Edited and with an Introduction by David Backes

An indispensable collection of Olson’s rarest writings—at last in paperback.

182 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3709-6 224 pages • 2015 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Sigurd F. Olson

“Olson writes passionately about this world without being preachy, and his words are timeless.” —Duluth Budgeteer News 183 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7908-9 264 pages • 39 b&w photos • 3 maps • 2012 Fesler-Lampert Series

Spirit of the North

Listening Point

The Quotable Sigurd F. Olson

Sigurd F. Olson

Sigurd F. Olson

“Everyday common events become uncommon as Mr. Olson describes them.”

—New York Times

David Backes, Editor

“A moving and poignant testimony.” —Midwest Review of Books 184 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3934-2 176 pages • 2004

Reflections from the North Country Sigurd F. Olson

Olson’s wilderness philosophy.

“Olson speaks in the tradition of Thoreau, but with a voice uniquely his own.”

—Library Journal 186 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2993-0 192 pages • 12 b&w photos • 1998 • Fesler-Lampert

Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques

“A book of deep simplicity.”

—San Francisco Chronicle 185 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2996-1 256 pages • 29 b&w illustrations • 1997 • Fesler-Lampert

Of Time and Place Sigurd F. Olson

Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

Olson’s last book, completed just before his death.

“Olson reflects on a life spent intimately with nature . . . ‘a lifetime of searching for meaning.’ ” —Wall Street Journal 187 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2995-4 188 pages • 11 b&w illustrations • 1998 • Fesler-Lampert

Open Horizons

Paradise Below Zero

Sigurd F. Olson Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

The Classic Guide to Winter Camping

Open Horizons tells the story of Sigurd Olson’s life, from his childhood to his discovery and exploration of the QueticoSuperior country near Ely. 188 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3037-0 248 pages • 12 b&w photos • 1998 • Fesler-Lampert

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Wilderness Days

Calvin Rutstrum

Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

“Contrasts modern city dwellers’ fear of the cold and snow with native North Americans’ zeal for winter.” —Star Tribune 189 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3682-2 260 pages • 70 b&w illustrations • 2000 • Fesler-Lampert

NATURE WRITING/NATURAL HISTORY

MORE NATURE WRITING: 17, 19, 48–55

A Private Wilderness The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson Sigurd F. Olson Edited by David Backes In journal entries written mostly between 1930 and 1941, Sigurd F. Olson reveals the dreams and frustrations of an aspiring writer honing his skills, pursuing recognition, and facing doubt. Author of Olson’s definitive biography, editor David Backes brings a deep knowledge of the writer to these journals, providing critical context, commentary, and insights along the way.

NEW

“

Reveals a writer whose life was defined by the struggle between his calling and his many commitments.

—QUETICO SUPERIOR WILDERNESS NEWS

It is propitious that at our present moment, we have the words of Olson to remind us of what matters—and of the hard work and the wonder that such a reckoning requires.

190 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1095-2 376 pages • 74 b&w photos • 1 map • 2021 47

NATURAL HISTORY/MEMOIR

Memory of Trees

Portage

A Daughter’s Story of a Family Farm

A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life

Gayla Marty

Sue Leaf

“The elegy for the American family farm we’ve been waiting for.” —Patricia Hampl 191 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6709-3 256 pages ● 9 b&w photos ● 2013

“Great for anyone who enjoys paddling.” —Northern Wilds 192 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9854-7 272 pages • 2015

Fawn Island

Deep Woods, Wild Waters

Douglas Wood

A Memoir

Illustrations by Douglas Wood

Douglas Wood

“While Doug Wood’s subjects are deep, his chapters are short, making contemplations easy to swallow.”

—Lake Superior Magazine 193 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3176-6 192 pages • 35 b&w photos • 2018

White Birch, Red Hawthorn

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards Honorable Mention

“Gathers a lifetime of aphorisms . . . every anecdote sparks into epiphany.”

—Sierra Club 194 $15.50 $21.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3173-5 272 pages • 2017

Water and What We Know

A Memoir

Following the Roots of a Northern Life

Nora Murphy

Karen Babine

A personal investigation into the multigenerational cost of immigration and genocide in the American heartland.

195 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0132-5 200 pages • 1 b&w photo • 2017

• Minnesota Book Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

“Asks all the right questions.”

—Will Weaver 196 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9678-9 240 pages • 2015

Turn Here Sweet Corn

Shelter

Organic Farming Works

Off the Grid in the Mostly Magnetic North

Atina Diffley • Minnesota Book Award for Memoir

In her story of working the land, Atina Diffley reminds us that we live in relationships.

197 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7772-6 344 pages • 5 b&w images • 29 color images • 2013 Fesler-Lampert Series

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• Midwest Book Award — Nature • National Outdoor Book Award Honorable Mention

Sarah Stonich

In her search for land to call her own, newly single mom Sarah Stonich seeks a sense of permanence, a legacy for her son, and a connection to her heritage.

198 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0264-3 232 pages • 2017 • Fesler-Lampert Series

NATURAL HISTORY

NOW

IN PAPER

A Love Affair with Birds

Minnesota’s Geologist

The Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts

The Life of Newton Horace Winchell

Sue Leaf

Sue Leaf

“Minnesota’s importance to birds and birders cannot be overstated.“ —BirdWatching

199 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7565-4 296 pages • 30 b&w photos • 2021

• Minnesota Book Award

The story of the scientist who first mapped Minnesota’s geology.

200 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0168-4 272 pages • 30 b&w images • 2020

Gunflint Burning

Border Country

Fire in the Boundary Waters

The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906–1916

Cary J. Griffith

“Expertly reported and cleverly written . . . one of those rare books for just about anyone.” —Peter Geye, author of Wintering 201 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0342-8 344 pages • 23 color images • 1 map • 2019

Martha Greene Phillips Foreword by Peter Geye

Journals from 1900s trips to Wisconsin, Minnesota, Michigan, Canada—a world familiar and strange.

202 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0107-3 412 pages • 376 b&w images • 2017

Amphibians and Reptiles in Minnesota

If Bees Are Few

John J. Moriarty and Carol D. Hall Foreword by Carrol L. Henderson

Edited by James P. Lenfestey Foreword by Bill McKibben Afterword by Marla Spivak

All about Minnesota’s fiftythree amphibian and reptile species.

“Excellent.” —The Prairie Naturalist 203 $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9091-6 384 pages • 16 b&w photos • 255 color photos • 53 maps • 2014

A Hive of Bee Poems

Poems collected here speak with a quiet urgency of a world lost if bees were to fall silent.

204 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9806-6 256 pages • 2016 • A portion of proceeds will be donated to support research at the Bee Lab at the University of Minnesota.

Hawk Ridge

Twelve Owls

Minnesota’s Birds of Prey

Laura Erickson Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

Laura Erickson Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

A beautiful album of the most regal members of the avian kingdom.

“Delightful and humorous. “ —The Park Bugle 205 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8119-8 104 pages • 60 color illustrations • 2012

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards Honorable Mention in General Nonfiction

“A truly lovely book that offers something for young and old alike.” —Duluth News-Tribune 206 $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7758-0 80 pages • 38 b&w and 13 color illustrations • 2011

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TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION

The Drink That Made Wisconsin Famous Beer and Brewing in the Badger State Doug Hoverson Doug Hoverson goes beyond Miller, Schlitz, and Pabst and delves into the hundreds of small breweries that contribute to Wisconsin’s rich brewing history.

“Profound research and lively storytelling puts the state’s proud and sometimes scandalous heritage into context.” —Kathy Flanigan, author of Beer Lover’s Wisconsin 207 $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-6991-2 752 pages • 620 color images • 2019

Lake Superior Flavors A Field Guide to Food and Drink along the Circle Tour James Norton Photography by Becca Dilley

The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour One Cyclist’s Journey along the Shores of the Inland Seas Thomas Shevory

A culinary tour of Lake Superior with the founders of the Heavy Table.

208 $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7544-9 232 pages • 104 color images • 2014

The Opposite of Cold

Chronicling characters and adventures on the Great Lakes.

209 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0345-9 264 pages • 2017

Canoes

The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition

A Natural History in North America

Michael Nordskog

Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims Foreword by John McPhee

Photography by Aaron W. Hautala Foreword by David Salmela Introduction by Arnold R. Alanen

“Beautifully illustrated.” —Chicago Tribune

“An outstanding overview of canoes with a lot of information that isn’t covered anywhere else.” —Benson Gray, Wooden Canoe Heritage Association historian

210 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5682-0 208 pages • 167 color photos • 2010

211 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8117-4 408 pages • 95 b&w photos • 228 color photos • 2016

• Minnesota Book Award for General Nonfiction

By the Waters of Minnetonka

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota

Eric Dregni

The Writer and His Friends at Home

Explore the unruly history of Lake Minnetonka—Minnesota’s most famous lake.

“At last someone wrote it down.”

—Mpls. St. Paul Magazine 212 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8315-4 216 pages ● 120 b&w photos ● 2014

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Dave Page Photography by Jeff Krueger

A look at the life of the Great American Novelist in St. Paul.

213 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0299-5 296 pages • 100 b&w photos • 400 color photos • 2017

TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION

Canoe Country Florence Page Jaques Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques When Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country were first published, in 1938 and 1944, respectively, Florence Page Jaques and her husband, Francis Lee Jaques, became celebrated champions of the Boundary Waters and its majestic environs. Now, these classic books are both back in print as paperback editions. Weeks of solitude canoeing through the Boundary Waters are interrupted by encounters with the denizens of the north country.

NOW

IN PAPER

214 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1272-7 88 pages • Available December 2021 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Snowshoe Country Florence Page Jaques Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques A well-traveled New York sophisticate, Florence Page Jaques fell in love with northern Minnesota during her first trips to the region, and she recounted those early experiences in Canoe Country and Snowshoe Country—both classics which are back in print as paperback editions. She writes of the excitement of traveling by foot, canoe, snowshoe, and dogsled. In these two volumes, vivid stories are matched by spectacular drawings; Francis Lee Jaques captures the delicate power of Minnesota’s seasons, from the cascading falls of summer to the frozen lakes of winter.

NOW

IN PAPER

215 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1273-4 120 pages • Available December 2021 • Fesler-Lampert Series 51

ADVENTURES & PEOPLE

Distant Fires Duluth to Hudson Bay Scott Anderson

Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

You’re Sending Me Where?

Dispatches from Summer Camp Eric Dregni

One canoe, two guys, three months, and forty-five pounds of macaroni and cheese.

216 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5503-8 176 pages • 2008

Vikings in the Attic

217 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0240-7 184 pages • 1 map • 2017

In Search of Nordic America

Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital

Eric Dregni

Eric Dregni

“While reading, I solved two family mysteries and added at least ten new jokes to my act.”

—Louie Anderson

The food-filled chronicle of an American’s three years in Italy.

218 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6744-4 312 pages • 115 b&w photos • 2014

The Long Ships Passing The Story of the Great Lakes Walter Havighurst

“The best and most readable book on the five Great Lakes I have ever seen.” —New York Herald Book Review 220 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4014-0 368 pages • 38 b&w photos • 2002 • Fesler-Lampert Series

“Funny, educational, and enduring.” —Boston Post-Gazette 219 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-6745-1 240 pages • 2009

Old Times on the Upper Mississippi Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863 George Byron Merrick

Lively stories about gamblers, shipwrecks, and races.

221 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3943-4 326 pages • 25 b&w photos • 2001 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Minnesota’s Geology

Archaeology of Minnesota

Richard W. Ojakangas and Charles L. Matsch

The Prehistory of the Upper Mississippi River Region

A history of the past 3.5 billion years in the area’s development.

“Unusually well-written and well-balanced.” —Science Books and Films 222 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-0953-6 268 pages ● 408 b&w photos ● 1982

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Summer camp is wild, but what happens when you add Italians to the mix?

Guy Gibbon

A precontact history of Minnesota that reveals the relevance of archaeology to our understanding of the world today.

223 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7909-6 280 pages ● 57 b&w photos ● 26 maps ● 2012

ADVENTURES & PEOPLE

Island Folk The People of Isle Royale Peter Oikarinen

A fishing community comes alive in stories from those who made a life on Isle Royale.

“Lively and charming. “ —Minnesota History 224 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5336-2 184 pages • 40 b&w photos • 2008 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Exploring the Boundary Waters A Trip Planner and Guide to the BWCAW Daniel Pauly

“A no-nonsense guide . . . (and) a ‘must-have’ resource. Highly recommended.” —Midwest Book Review 226 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4216-8 440 pages • 51 maps • 2005

Lake Superior Grace Lee Nute

The captivating history of the world’s largest freshwater lake.

“Nute weaves the fact and fable of this body of water into a readable and intelligent book.” —The New Yorker 225 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3581-8 400 pages • 35 b&w photos • 2000 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Nina’s North Shore Guide

Big Lake, Big Woods, Big Fun Nina A. Simonowicz Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

“Just about as complete as could be, and small enough to be portable.” —Minnesota Monthly 227 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4440-7 416 pages • 23 b&w photos • 3 maps • 2004

Midwest Marvels

Minnesota Marvels

Roadside Attractions across Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin

Roadside Attractions in the Land of Lakes

Eric Dregni

“This guide to drive-to novelties may help take the sting out of high fuel prices.” —Bloomsbury Review 228 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4290-8 364 pages • 2006

Eric Dregni

“The book is perfect for adventurous road-trippers or Americana devotees.” —Utne 229 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3632-7 364 pages • 126 b&w photos • 2001

The Lake District of Minneapolis

St. Paul’s Historic Summit Avenue

A History of the Calhoun-Isles Community

Ernest R. Sandeen Foreword by Larry Millett

“Superbly presented.” —Midwest Book Review

A lively history of the bestpreserved Victorian boulevard in America, from its pre–Civil War origins to its fashionable height at the turn of the century.

230 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4422-3 128 pages • 124 b&w photos • 10 maps • 2004 Fesler-Lampert Series

231 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4409-4 124 pages • 113 b&w photos • 3 maps • 1 table • 2004 Fesler-Lampert Series

David A. Lanegran and Ernest R. Sandeen

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NATURAL HISTORY/ADVENTURES FOR KIDS

Plant a Pocket of Prairie Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen • Riverby Award

“Lets kids know that even small plots of native plants can replicate prairie conditions.”

—Publishers Weekly 232 $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7980-5 40 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2014

Tracks in the Wild Betsy Bowen • Minnesota Book Award

Tracks in the Wild introduces young naturalists to the tracks of bears, wolves, moose, otters, and other wild animals—thirteen in all.

234 $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9883-7 36 pages • 18 color illustrations • 2015 Fesler-Lampert Series

Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

A quirky romp through the peat bogs of northern Minnesota, for young readers.

“A fascinating foray into a seldom explored environment.” —Minneapolis Observer Quarterly 233 $11.00 $15.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3359-3 40 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2010

Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman Helen Hoover Woodcuts by Betsy Bowen

A classic tale of peace, tolerance, and kindness in the magic of the forest.

“Treasured picturebook reading all year round.”

—Children’s Midwest Book Review/Bookwatch 235 $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4445-2 40 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2005 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Born to Pull

Playful Slider

The Glory of Sled Dogs

The North American River Otter

Bob Cary Illustrations by Gail de Marcken

“Born to Pull has a dreamy quality to it, so effectively does it capture a world removed from everyday life.”

—American Booksellers Association 236 $9.00 $12.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6773-4 96 pages • 109 color illustrations • 2009

Barbara Juster Esbensen Illustrations by Mary Barrett Brown

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—The Timberjay 237 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7765-8 32 pages • 22 color images • 2011 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Moose Tracks

Wolf Shadows

Mary Casanova

Mary Casanova

Twelve-year-old Seth sets out for a thrilling experience in Minnesota’s north woods.

The exciting, thought-provoking sequel to Moose Tracks.

“A quick-moving adventure.”

—Kirkus Reviews 238 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9019-0 128 pages ● 2013 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

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Big Belching Bog

“Makes the wolves, deer, moose, and raptors of the north country come alive.”

—Star Tribune 239 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9031-2 136 pages ● 2013 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

MINNESOTA PLACES AND PEOPLE

The Three-Minute Outdoorsman Wild Science from Magnetic Deer to Mumbling Carp Robert M. Zink

“A must read.”—Babe Winkelman, America’s Premiere Outdoorsman 240 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9253-8 264 pages • 17 b&w photos • 1 table • 2014

Subterranean Twin Cities Greg Brick • St. Paul Heritage Commission’s Heritage Preservation Award

“Loaded with wit, local history, and adventure.”

—City Pages 241 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4597-8 248 pages • 33 b&w photos • 2009

A Porch Sofa Almanac

The Street Where You Live

Peter Smith

A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul

“Visceral and poignant, these beautiful tales each catch and release a moment. Peter reminds us that a year—a lifetime—is made of episodes.”

—Kevin Kling 242 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7232-5 152 pages • 2010

We Know How This Ends Living while Dying Bruce H. Kramer With Cathy Wurzer

A courageous and unflinching look at acceptance of loss.

“Serious, joyful, literate, nuanced, bracing, and funny.”

—The Huffington Post 221 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0418-0 200 pages • 2017

Donald L. Empson • American Association for State and Local History Award of Merit

St. Paul’s secrets revealed­— from pavement to park.

243 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4729-3 336 pages • 126 b&w photos • 6 maps • 2006

The War Came Home with Him A Daughter’s Memoir Catherine Madison

“A heartfelt account of a family fractured by war and its awful aftereffects.” —Kirkus Reviews 245 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0144-8 256 pages • 2016

Root Beer Lady

Tales from Jackpine Bob

The Story of Dorothy Molter

Bob Cary

Bob Cary

Bob Cary, Dorothy Molter’s longtime friend, captures the life and spirit of Dorothy, the courageous woman who became a North Woods legend.

246 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4196-3 192 pages • 2002

“Most of us rely on air conditioning for comfort, automobiles for travel, and television for entertainment. Bob Cary is more at home with sleeping bag, canoe, and fishing rod. I greatly enjoyed this book.” —Charles Kuralt 247 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4394-3 208 pages • 2003

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