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TABLE OF CONTENTS

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

NATURAL HISTORY 4–5, 30–31, 48–55

FICTION AND MYSTERY 16

6–7, 15, 22–25

SCANDINAVIA 6–7, 23, 25–27

CHILDREN’S PICTURE BOOKS 8–9, 18, 27–29, 47 19

COOKBOOKS 10–11, 18, 42–43

MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY 12–14, 16–17, 19–21

MINNESOTA HISTORY 21

18, 32–41

FOR TEENS 23–25 2

NATIVE AMERICAN HISTORY 39 AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY 40–41

SPORTS AND FISHING 44–45

GARDENING

TRAVEL/EXPLORATION/ NATURE WRITING 47–53, 55

GRIEF WRITING

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/NATURAL HISTORY

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Anyone with a deep affection for Minnesota’s natural resources, variable climate, diverse ecosystems, and beautiful landscapes should read the second edition of Minnesota’s Natural Heritage.. It should be Heritage part of every home reference library.” —MARK SEELEY, author of Minnesota Weather Almanac

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 The story of Minnesota’s natural landscape, reaching back to the time of the glaciers, covers at least 12,000 years. Yet 4

even against that vast expanse, recent decades have significantly transformed the natural world that is Minnesota’s greatest resource. In the twenty-five years since the first publication of Minnesota’s Natural Heritage, the definitive volume on the state’s natural history and ecology, human activity and climate change have profoundly altered the major ecosystems that give our state its rich and varied character.

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The second edition of Minnesota’s Natural Heritage introduces readers to these ecosystems—the lakes and rivers, forests and prairies, farmlands and wetlands. Fullcolor illustrations document the state’s striking natural beauty in all its vigor and fragility, while maps, drawings, diagrams, and graphs amplify points of historical, ecological, and geological interest. The most complete treatment of Minnesota’s natural environment, compiled and accessibly written by scientists whose collective knowledge spans the book’s expansive content, Minnesota’s Natural

Heritage is the one indispensable companion for both visitors and inhabitants. “I have waited with anticipation for this update. Outstanding!” —Tom Landwehr, executive director, Campaign to Save the Boundary Waters

1 $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0357-2 496 pages • 257 color images • 14 tables AVAILABLE JANUARY 2021 (available for pre-order now; will deliver in early January 2021)

HOLIDAY FEATURE/FICTION/SCANDINAVIA

Olav Audunssøn I. Vows Sigrid Undset Translated by Tiina Nunnally The initial volume in the Nobel Prize–winning author’s tumultuous, epic story of medieval Norway—the first new English translation in nearly a century

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No one but Undset could have written Olav Audunssøn, and no one but Nunnally could do it justice in translation. Read it—and spend time in the thirteenth century as it really was.” —NICOLA GRIFFITH, author of Hild

In the turbulent thirteenth-century Norway of Sigrid Undset’s epic masterpiece, bloodlines and loyalties often supersede law, and the crown and the church vie for power and wealth. Vows, the first book in the powerful Olav Audunssøn tetralogy, presents a richly imagined world split between pagan codes of retribution and the constraints of Christian piety. 2 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1048-8 376 pages • 1 map • 2020

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Crossroads: Fall 2022 Winter: Fall 2023

FROM THE BOOK ‘HE HAD NO OTHER HOME’

Several times in those last years, Olav’s great-grandfather had taken him to church. There he’d seen strangers, men and women and children too, but he’d never thought that he might spend time with them or speak to them. And for many years after he came to Frettastein, Olav would suddenly feel very alone—as if life here, among all these people, was not quite real or was something out of the ordinary, like a Sunday spent in church, and he was merely waiting to leave and go back to the life from which he’d come. This was never more than a fleeting notion that would vanish at once, but he never felt entirely rooted at Frettastein, even though he had no other home for which he longed. Yet occasionally memories of a different sort might appear that went straight to his heart and produced a stab of yearning. As if from a past dream, he would recall rocks arching up in the middle of the courtyard at Hestviken. There were cracks in the

hot stones, and he had lain there, digging out moss with a splinter of bone. Hovering before him were images of places where he’d walked alone, keeping to himself. Other memories appeared as well, leaving an aftertaste of inexpressible sweetness. Behind the livestock sheds on the estate rose a steep wall of shiny dark stone with water trickling down its face. Someplace there was also a low-tide shore where he had ambled across seaweed and clattering stones as he picked up snail shells and slimy green pieces of decaying wood, polished smooth by the water. Beyond stretched the glittering sea. Koll, the old house servant, would open mussel shells for bait and give him some to eat. Olav’s mouth watered whenever he happened to remember that splendid taste of sea water and the oily reddish-yellow meat that he slurped up from the opened blue mussel shells. —Excerpt from Olav Audunssøn: I. Vows.

ALSO BY SIGRID UNDSET Happy Times in Norway

Sigurd and His Brave Companions

Sigrid Undset

“Ageless and timeless; a rare book for the whole family.” —Horn Book Review 3 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7827-3 240 pages • 4 b&w photos • 2013

A Tale of Medieval Norway Sigrid Undset Illustrations by Gunvor Bull Teilman 4 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7826-6 152 pages • 30 b&w photos • 2013

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True and Untrue and Other Norse Tales Sigrid Undset, Editor Illustrations by Frederick T. Chapman

“Delightful.” —New York Times 5 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7828-0 264 pages • 24 b&w photos • 2013

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/PICTURE BOOKS

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One Summer Up North John Owens

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Adeptly portrays big geographic expanses and wholly intimate moments . . . free from everyday distractions.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY, starred review

DOWNLOADABLE PDF WORKSHEETS: Z.UMN.EDU/ TEACH_ONESUMMER

A wordless picture-book journey through the Boundary Waters, canoeing and camping with a family as they encounter the northwoods wilderness in all its spectacular beauty It’s a place of wordless wonder: the wilderness of the Boundary Waters on the Minnesota–Canada border. Travel its vast distances, canoe its streams and glacial lakes, camp in its vaulting forests as stars embroider the darkening sky. Join a family of three as their journey unfolds, picture by picture, marking the changing light as the day passes, the stillness before the gathering storm, the shining waters everywhere, rushing here, quietly pooling there, beckoning us ever onward into nature’s infinite wildness one summer up north. 6 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0950-5 32 pages • 16 color illustrations • 2020

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

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Louise Erdrich’s most recent novel, The Night Watchman, is based on the story of her grandfather, Patrick Gourneau, who loved his family and chopped a lot of wood for The Range Eternal.

The story of a girlhood lived in the glow of a woodstove from one of the country’s most distinguished and beloved authors, now back in print At the heart of a home in the Turtle Mountains sits a woodstove. It warms the winter nights and keeps Windigo, the ice monster, at bay. On the stove’s blue enamel door are raised letters, The Range Eternal, and in the dancing flames through the window below, a child can see pictures: the range of the buffalo, the wolf and the bear, the eagles and herons and cranes: truly, the Range Eternal. In these charmingly illustrated pages, Louise Erdrich tells a story of hearth and home, of memory and imagination, of the warm heart of family. 7 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1098-3 32 pages • 14 color illustrations • 2020 9

HOLIDAY FEATURE/COOKBOOK

The Soup and Bread Cookbook Beatrice Ojakangas More than one hundred delectable and satisfying soup and bread pairings from beloved James Beard Cookbook Hall of Famer Beatrice Ojakangas

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A treasure trove of flavorful recipes for the days when nothing but a steaming, savory bowl of soup and a warm loaf of bread will do.” —SHELF AWARENESS

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Will banish the Campbell’s from your cupboard forever.” —THE SPLENDID TABLE

International yet rooted in the rhythm of the Minnesota seasons, these soups, stews, and chowders take their inspiration from farmers’ markets and local organic grocery stores: real ingredients, always, and irresistible flavors. Whether it’s a basic broth or stock or a longsimmering vegetable-filled stew, there is a bread to go along—enough to fill a cookbook on their own. Here we have new potato spring pea soup together with chive-dill batter bread, or spicy mango melon soup with lemon poppy seed muffins, or super-simple salmon chowder with sour rye buns, or good old chicken and dumpling soup with Dutch raisin bread—or perhaps your craving is satisfied with Asian lemon-ginger soup with sesame sunflower breadsticks, or Avgolemono soup with pita bread, or Polish Easter soup with sourdough rye, or Brie and apple soup with fougasse. Pull up a chair. Open the book. Soup’s on! 8 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1041-9 280 pages • 2020 MORE COOKBOOKS: PAGES 18, 42–43

FROM THE BOOK AN AUTUMN PAIRING

AUTUMN ROOT VEGETABLE CHOWDER Hearty by nature, fall’s root vegetables make an excellent chowder, flavored here with smoky bacon and cheddar cheese. This soup always tastes good after an afternoon spent outdoors in the brisk air. MAKES 8 SERVINGS 6 slices bacon, chopped 1 cup chopped onion 2 cups vegetable broth, chicken stock, or beef stock 2½ cups peeled, diced potatoes 1 cup chopped carrots

1 cup peeled, chopped parsnips 4 cups fresh or thawed frozen corn kernels 3 cups milk 3 cups shredded cheddar cheese 3 tablespoons all-purpose flour

1. Cook the bacon in a 4-quart soup pot or Dutch oven over medium-high heat until crisp. Transfer to a plate lined with paper towels to drain. 2. Remove all but 1 tablespoon of the bacon drippings from the pan. Add onion and cook until softened. Add the broth or stock, potatoes, carrots, and parsnips. Bring to a boil; then reduce to a simmer and cook until the vegetables are tender, 15 to 20 minutes. Add the corn and milk and return to a simmer. 3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, combine the cheese and flour. 4. Stir the cheese mixture into the soup, stirring constantly until the cheese is melted. Ladle into bowls and garnish with the bacon.

CHIVE BATTER BREAD This rich, moist bread is baked in a pie plate. MAKES ONE 9-INCH LOAF 1 package (¼ ounce) or 1 scant tablespoon active dry yeast 1 cup warm water (105°F to 115°F) 2 1/3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour 2 tablespoons fresh chives

2 tablespoons sugar 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup sour cream 1 egg 1 tablespoon butter, melted

1. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, sprinkle the yeast over the warm water. Let stand until the yeast looks foamy, about 5 minutes. Stir in 1¹∕³ cups of the flour, the chives, sugar, salt, sour cream, and egg. Beat on low speed, scraping the bowl constantly. Once all of the ingredients are combined, beat on high speed for 2 minutes. 2. Stir in the remaining 1 cup flour to make a thick, soft batter. Spread evenly in a greased 9-inch pie plate. Cover and let rise until slightly, but not quite doubled, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 350°F. 3. Brush the top of the dough with the melted butter. Bake the bread until golden brown, 40 to 45 minutes. 7 11 7 59

HOLIDAY FEATURE/SPORTS/MEMOIR

Brave Enough Jessie Diggins With Todd Smith Travel with the Olympic gold medalist on her compelling journey from America’s heartland to international sports history

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Brutally honest and powerful.” —JACKIE JOYNER-KERSEE

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With admirable vulnerability, Jessie demonstrates how to be a leader while also being open to help and support from others.” —KIKKAN RANDALL, Olympic Champion and World Champion

Pyeongchang, February 21, 2018. In the nerveracking final seconds of the women’s team sprint freestyle race, Jessie Diggins stretched her ski boot across the finish line and lunged straight into Olympic immortality: the first ever crosscountry skiing gold medal for the United States at the Winter Games. The 26-year-old Diggins, a four-time World Championship medalist, was literally a world away from the small town of Afton, Minnesota, where she first strapped on skis. In Brave Enough, Jessie Diggins reveals the true story of her journey from the American Midwest into sports history. Going far beyond stories of races and ribbons, she openly shares her harrowing struggle with bulimia and describes the challenges and frustrations of becoming a serious athlete; learning how to push through and beyond physical and psychological limits; and the intense pressure of competing at the highest levels. 9 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0819-5 296 pages • 26 color images • 2020

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FROM THE BOOK YOUR RACE. YOUR MOMENT.

THE OLYMPICS ARE ALL ABOUT PAGEANTRY, CEREMONIES, MEDALS, AND ATHLETIC HEROICS. Media love to shine a spotlight on the world-class skills, the victories, the upsets, the agony of defeat, and, of course, the miracles. But outside the spotlight, tucked into the shadows far away from television are all of these tiny little moments that can truly define the Olympics for an athlete.

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With seventeen minutes to go, I did one last pick-up, a one-minute effort at sprint pace. I was warmed up and ready to go.

I looked down at the palms of the gloves that I’d custom-designed with Swix. On one palm it read, “Your race,” and on the other, “Your moment.”

I changed into my spandex onesie race suit. After running to the start pen, I swapped out my official warm-up bib for a race bib. I jogged around one last time and got the timing chip velcroed around my ankle. Then I entered the start area. I was ready to start the race.

It was a reminder to me that I control the race. I was in charge of me. I could go as hard as I wanted to. And I was ready to empty my tank. —Excerpt from Brave Enough 13 13

HOLIDAY FEATURE/MEMOIR

Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify Essays Carolyn Holbrook The redemptive story of a prominent Black woman in the Twin Cities literary community— a selection for National Reading Group Month’s Great Group Reads 2020

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This ultimately uplifting collection is candid, vibrant, and powerful.” —MS. MAGAZINE

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Simple, elegant prose serves as a looking glass into a well-lived life.” —STAR TRIBUNE

Once a pregnant sixteen-year-old incarcerated in the Minnesota juvenile justice system, now a celebrated writer, arts activist, and teacher, Carolyn Holbrook has heeded the call to tell the story of her life. In a memoir woven of moments of reckoning, she summons stories born of silence, stories held inside, untold stories stifled by pain or prejudice or ignorance. 10 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0763-1 200 pages • 2020

ALSO OF INTEREST Hope in the Struggle A Memoir Josie R. Johnson With Carolyn Holbrook and Arleta Little

“A must read for civil rights historians, public policy practitioners, women advocates, and anyone looking to be inspired.” —Sharon Sayles Belton, former mayor of Minneapolis

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11 $15.50 $21.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0444-9 240 pages • 29 b&w photos • 2019

HOLIDAY FEATURE/FICTION

American Gospel A Novel Lin Enger Radically personal and quintessentially American, an intimate drama at the heart of an apocalyptic vision

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

On a small Minnesota farm an old man is waiting for the Rapture, which God has told him will happen in two weeks, on August 19, 1974. Set during a time that resonates with our own tension-filled moment, American Gospel cuts close to the battles occurring within ourselves and for the soul of the nation, and in doing so radiates light on a dark strain in America’s psyche, when the false security of dogma competes with the risky tumult of freedom. 12 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1054-9 264 pages • 2020

—FOREWORD REVIEWS, starred review

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ALSO OF INTEREST Undiscovered Country

There is plenty of apocalyptic excitement.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY

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Lin Enger

IN PAPE

Now in paperback—a bold reinvention of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. “A novel of luminous sentences that carry us to a deeper understanding of our own lives.” —Don J. Snyder, author of The Cliff Walk and Of Time & Memory 13 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1052-5 320 pages • 2020

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HOLIDAY FEATURE/MUSIC/MEMOIR

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A story of low notes and high stakes, of Revolution and of evolution, of bands and fans and best-laid plans, of pills and thrills and daffodils. Hang tough, children, and read it.” —QUESTLOVE, from the Foreword

My Life in the Purple Kingdom BrownMark With Cynthia M. Uhrich Foreword by Questlove Prince’s bassist BrownMark on growing up in Minneapolis, joining Prince and The Revolution, and his life in the purple kingdom In the summer of 1981, Mark Brown was a teenager working at a 7-11 store when he wasn’t rehearsing with his high school band, Phantasy. Come fall, Brown, now 16

called BrownMark, was onstage with Prince at the Los Angeles Coliseum, opening for the Rolling Stones in front of 90,000 people. My Life in the Purple Kingdom is BrownMark’s memoir of coming of age in the musical orbit of one of the most visionary artists of his generation. Raw, wry, real, this book takes us from his musical awakening as a

Breathe, man, breathe, I’m saying to myself. The Los Angeles Coliseum’s at-capacity crowd is so huge that I can hear the roar of it from inside the limo with the windows closed. The driver slows the car, rolls up to the security gate. I inhale deeply, filling my lungs. We’ve arrived. I am so far from home. I can tell the sun has started its descent toward the western horizon. We’re led to rows of white tents all set up for different purposes: hair and makeup, press, wardrobe. The time is passing quickly with all the anticipation for the performance. This is Hollywood in 1981—and the biggest show I have ever been involved in. A production assistant comes to our tent with an announcement: “You guys are up next.” We’re opening for the Stones. The Rolling Stones—am I imagining this? Only a few weeks ago I’d been playing for a crowd of fifty in a small Minneapolis place like the Nacirema Club or the Elks Lodge or Sylvia’s with my band Phantasy, and now I’m going to perform with Prince in front of ninety thousand people at the Los Angeles Coliseum. A shiver runs through me. It’s a whisper on my spine, a hint of something happening that is far bigger than I am. —Excerpt from My Life in the Purple Kingdom MORE MINNESOTA MEMOIR/BIOGRAPHY: PAGES 12–14, 19–21

boy in Minneapolis to the cold call from Prince at nineteen, from touring the world with The Revolution and performing in Purple Rain to inking his own contract with Motown. BrownMark describes how he and Prince first played together at a sudden audition—and never really stopped. He takes us behind the scenes as few can, into the confusing emotional and professional life among the denizens of Paisley Park, and offers a rare, intimate look into music at the heady heights that his childhood self could never have imagined.

“The profound life lessons BrownMark learned while playing in the Revolution, as well as his experiences touring the world with Prince, forever changed his life. And BrownMark proudly carries those memories with him as he continues to blaze new trails while keeping Prince’s legacy alive.” —City Pages “A memoir of vivid detail and understandable ambivalence.” —Kirkus Reviews 14 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0927-7 176 pages • 18 color images • 2020 17

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 From French-Swiss butter cookies to cherry pinwheels, The Great Minnesota Cookie Book collects the best-loved recipes and baking lore from fifteen years of the Star Tribune’s popular holiday cookie contest. “A great book to get a baker into the holiday spirit.” —Publishers Weekly 15 $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0583-5 200 pages • 79 color images • 2018

The Drink That Made Wisconsin Famous Beer and Brewing in the Badger State Doug Hoverson From global breweries that developed in 1870s Milwaukee to the “wildcat” breweries of Prohibition and the upstart craft brewers of today, 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, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel beer writer and author of Beer Lover’s Wisconsin 16 $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-6991-2 752 pages • 620 color images • 2019

Goodnight Loon Abe Sauer Illustrations by Nathaniel Davauer Written and illustrated by two fathers who value the power of simple, evocative illustrations, 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 “Plain silly, tummy-laughing-till-hurting delight.” —Readerkidz.com 17 $7.00 $9.95 board book ISBN 978-0-8166-9703-8 32 pages • 14 b&w illustrations • 9 color illustrations • 2014

MEMOIR

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

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Uncovers the heart of any good journey, the human spirit.” —ANN BANCROFT, from the Foreword

Natalie Warren and Ann Raiho take a 2,000-mile journey by paddle from Minneapolis to Hudson Bay, following the route made famous by Eric Sevareid in 1935. Warren brings us into her experience, including planning a three-month canoe expedition, the pleasures and perils, the sexism, the social and environmental implications, and the enduring wonder of the wilderness. 18 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0784-6 224 pages • 22 b&w images • 1 map AVAILABLE JANUARY 2021 (available for pre-order now; will deliver in early January 2021)

No Horizon Is So Far

Border Country

Two Women and Their Historic Journey across Antarctica

The Northwoods Canoe Journals of Howard Greene, 1906–1916

Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft With Cheryl Dahle

Martha Greene Phillips Foreword by Peter Geye

“Their accomplishment proves that nothing is beyond our wildest dreams.” —Billie Jean King

“Evidence of the long sway wild places have had over our lives and imaginations.”—Peter Geye, from the Foreword

19 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0702-0 272 pages • 35 b&w images • 2 maps • 2019

20 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0107-3 412 pages • 376 b&w images • 2017

MEMOIR

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The Wedding Heard ’Round the World

“But He Doesn’t Know the Territory”

America’s First Gay Marriage

The Story behind Meredith Willson’s The Music Man

Michael McConnell With Jack Baker As Told to Gail Langer Karwoski

IN PAPER

“Michael McConnell’s persona alone makes this book an instant classic.” —Lambda Literary 21 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1065-5 192 pages • 40 b&w images • 2020

Magical Realism for Non-Believers A Memoir of Finding Family Anika Fajardo

“A delicious dive into the complicated, beautiful messes that love can make.” —Booklist 23 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0686-3 208 pages • 2019

Meredith Willson Foreword by Michael Feinstein

The exciting experience of creating a Broadway masterpiece. 22 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1047-1 208 pages • 2020

Professor Berman The Last Lecture of Minnesota’s Greatest Public Historian Hy Berman With Jay Weiner

“Often funny . . . delightful.” —St. Paul Pioneer Press 24 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0106-6 200 pages • 11 b&w images • 2019

It Won’t Be Easy

The Senator Next Door

An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional) Love Letter to Teaching

A Memoir from the Heartland

Tom Rademacher Foreword by Dave Eggers

“Honest, inspiring, and often humorous.” —Booklist 25 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0112-7 208 pages • 2017

Amy Klobuchar

“Amy Klobuchar’s journey is one of incredible perseverance and success.” —Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In 26 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0227-8 384 pages • 32 color photos • 2016

Flying Funny

Days on the Family Farm

My Life without a Net

From the Golden Age through the Great Depression

Dudley Riggs Foreword by Al Franken

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 27 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0167-7 200 pages • 23 b&w photos • 2017

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Carrie A. Meyer

“Can give you insight into your own farm ancestors’ experiences.” —Family Tree Magazine 28 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5033-0 264 pages ● 38 b&w photos ● 3 maps ● 2007

MEMOIR

Fix What You Can Schizophrenia and a Lawmaker’s Fight for Her Son Mindy Greiling

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Fix What You Can is an illuminating and frank account of a parent and Minnesota state legislator’s struggle to navigate and improve the state’s inadequate mental health system.

“An honest, gut-wrenching, heartbreaking story.” —Sue Abderholden, executive director, NAMI Minnesota “Riveting . . . a well-written godsend for parents and those they love.” —Pete Earley, author of Pulitzer Prize finalist Crazy 29 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0959-8 264 pages • 2020

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

NEW

The Minneapolis that Jim Walsh maps is a matter of heart: the moments that create an extraordinary picture of a city’s life.

“As fine a writer as the Twin Cities has ever spawned.” —Bob Collins, Minnesota Public Radio “We should all take time to savor these beautiful places like Jim does and renew our spirits.” —Sarah McKenzie, former editor of the Southwest & Downtown Journals 30 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0605-4 208 pages • 2020

Surgical Renaissance in the Heartland A Memoir of the Wangensteen Era Henry Buchwald Henry Buchwald’s account of the Wangensteen era brings to life a medical culture that thrived on debate and the expression of ideas, a clinical practice bound only by the limits of a surgeon’s inspiration and imagination.

NEW

“A must read for everyone involved in American surgery . . . will help us remember the origin of our wonderful profession.” —David B. Hoyt, M.D., executive director, American College of Surgeons 31 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1011-2 208 pages • 29 b&w images • 2020

FICTION

Fishing! A Novel Sarah Stonich A hilarious saga of fishing, family, and three generations of tough, independent women—the first in a trilogy.

NEW

“Sarah Stonich is at the height of her powers. Fishing! is laugh-out-loud funny.” —Superior Reads 32 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0898-0 328 pages • 2020

Laurentian Divide

Vacationland

A Novel

Sarah Stonich

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

“Hilarious, smart, moving, and kind.” —Richard Russo 33 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0249-0 272 pages • 2019

NOW

IN PAPER

In the Night of Memory Linda LeGarde Grover

A Novel Linda LeGarde Grover • Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers award for Fiction

“Not to be missed.” —Indian Country Today 36 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9916-2 208 pages • 2016

Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes)

Once in a Blue Moon Lodge

A Novel

Lorna Landvik

“A real tribute to all of the small-town, warmhearted, bigmouthed ‘radical hags’ . . . a truly fun read.” —Washington Post

A book about making new beginnings out of old endings.

37 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0600-9 312 pages • 2020

34 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8766-4 320 pages • 2013

The Road Back to Sweetgrass

35 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0651-1 224 pages • 2020

NOW

”By turns funny, haunting, and heartbreaking.” —Peter Bognanni, author of The House of Tomorrow

A Novel “A moving story of loss and recovery in Native America . . . a remarkable achievement.” —David Treuer, author of The Heartbeat of Wounded Knee

IN PAPER

Stories intersect at a fishing resort in northern Minnesota.

“A comfy diversion from the everyday world.” —Kirkus Reviews 38 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0270-4 328 pages • 2018

FICTION

The Journal of Otto Peltonen A Finnish Immigrant Story William Durbin A portrait of the Finnish immigrant experience in Minnesota during the early twentieth century—now in paperback.

BACK

“Historical notes and authentic photos round out this captivating, dramatic view of the past.” —Booklist

IN PRINT

39 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1046-4 176 pages • 17 b&w photos • 2020

Dead Man’s Rapids

Blackwater Ben

William Durbin and Barbara Durbin

William Durbin

“Fine historical fiction that will successfully transport readers into an out-of-the-ordinary time and place.” —Kirkus Reviews

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

40 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0224-7 200 pages • 2018

“Interesting and highly enjoyable.” —Kidsreads 41 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9192-0 216 pages • 2014 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Strongwood A Crime Dossier Larry Millett

NOW

IN PAPER

“Absorbing.” —Publishers Weekly, starred review “Recommended for anyone who enjoys a good trial.” —Historical Novel Society

42 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1061-7 280 pages • 2020

The Magic Bullet NOW

IN PAPER

A Locked Room Mystery Featuring Shadwell Rafferty and Sherlock Holmes Larry Millett

“Diabolically clever . . . an all-around winner.” —Booklist, starred review 43 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1062-4 368 pages • 3 b&w photos • 2020

Sherlock Holmes and the Eisendorf Enigma

Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders

Larry Millett

Links events in 1892 Germany with those in 1920 Minnesota in a double mystery that tests the aging detective’s mettle.

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

“Elegant and entertaining.”—Allen Eskens, author of The Life We Bury 44 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0760-0 240 pages • 1 map • 2019

“A solid, complex mystery.” —Publishers Weekly 45 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7482-4 336 pages ● 2011 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

FICTION FOR TEENS

The Silver Box An Enchantment Lake Mystery Margi Preus One ominous clue after another reveal that Francie possesses something so rare and so valuable that some people are willing to do anything to get it. “The Silver Box is truly a celebration of our state—from its North Woods to its Twin Cities landmarks.” —Kurtis Scaletta, author of Lukezilla Beats the Game

NEW

46 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0968-0 224 pages • 2020 • #3 in the Enchantment Lake Mystery series

The Clue in the Trees

Enchantment Lake

An Enchantment Lake Mystery

A Northwoods Mystery

Margi Preus • Midwest Booksellers Choice Award

Margi Preus • Midwest Book Award for Young Adult Fiction

“Francie is a detective for the ages.” —Chris Monroe, author of the Monkey with a Tool Belt series

Francie, 17, is drawn into strange mysteries threatening her great aunts’ Minnesota Up North world.

47 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0220-9 192 pages • 2019 • #2 in the Enchantment Lake Mystery series

48 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0419-7 200 pages • 2017 • #1 in the Enchantment Lake Mystery series

Frozen

Ice-Out

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 49 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8057-3 256 pages • 2013 • Fesler-Lampert Series

50 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0211-7 264 pages • 3 b&w images • 2017

Riot

Curse of a Winter Moon

Mary Casanova

The gripping story of a Minnesota milling town ripped apart by tension and violence.

• Minnesota Book Award

An intense tale of superstition in sixteenth-century France.

“This fast-paced story poses challenging questions that have no easy answers.” —Booklist

“An excellent, exciting introduction to a turbulent period in history.” —Kirkus Reviews

51 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9209-5 128 pages • 2014 • Fesler-Lampert Series

52 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9207-1 144 pages • 2014

MYSTERY/FICTION

The Streel A Deadwood Mystery Mary Logue From “the reigning royalty of Minnesota murder mysteries” (The Rake) comes a striking new heroine: a young Irish immigrant caught in a deadly plot in nineteenth-century Deadwood

NEW

“

I loved every stunning line of this fine story.” —WILLIAM KENT KRUEGER, author of This Tender Land

“

A charming, clever protagonist.” —Kirkus Reviews

The Land of Dreams Vidar Sundstøl Translated by Tiina Nunnally

Mary Logue brings her signature brio and nerve to this story of a young Irish woman turned reluctant sleuth as she tries to make her way in a strange new world. From the famine-stricken city of Galway to the bustling New York harbor, to the mansions of Summit Avenue in St. Paul, and finally to the raucous hustle of boomtown Deadwood, Logue’s new thriller conjures the romance and the perils, and the tricky everyday realities, of a young immigrant surviving by her wits and grace in nineteenth-century America. 53 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0859-1 224 pages • 2020

Only the Dead

The Ravens

Vidar Sundstøl Translated by Tiina Nunnally

“A fine mix of history and mystery.” —Booklist, starred review

“Outstanding . . . quick pace and succinct plot. “ —Library Journal

“Intriguing, poetic, and unusual.” —Scandinavian Crime Fiction

54 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8941-5 296 pages • 2014 Minnesota Trilogy, Book 1

55 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9899-8 168 pages • 2015 Minnesota Trilogy, Book 2

56 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8945-3 288 pages • 2016 Minnesota Trilogy, Book 3

SCANDINAVIA

Letters from Tove Tove Jansson Edited by Boel Westin and Helen Svensson Translated by Sarah Death A memoir in letters by the beloved creator of the Moomins

NEW

“

Tove Jansson was a genius, a woman of profound wisdom and great artistry.”

Tove Jansson’s works fairly teem with letters of one kind or another. Her life was no different, unfolding as it did in letters to family, friends, and lovers that make up this volume, a veritable autobiography over six decades—and the only one Jansson ever wrote. The letters Jansson wrote throughout her life reflect the gravity of her circumstances, the depth of her thoughts and feelings, and the critical moments of humor, sadness, and grace that mark an artist’s days. Shifting between hope and despair, yearning and happiness, they speak frankly of friendship and love, loneliness and solidarity, and also of politics, art, literature, and society.

—PHILIP PULLMAN 57 $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0957-4 496 pages • 54 b&w photos • 2020

Swede Hollow

Clearing Out

A Novel

Ola Larsmo Translated by Tiina Nunnally

Helene Uri Translated by Barbara Sjoholm

NOW

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

IN PAPER

58 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0452-4 328 pages • 2020

“A well-crafted investigation of the stories we inherit and the stories we create.” —Vendela Vida, author of Let the Northern Lights Erase Your Name 59 $18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0652-8 288 pages • 2019

SCANDINAVIA

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 60 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0568-2 344 pages • 2 b&w photos • 2019

A to Zåäö Playing with History at the American Swedish Institute Nate Christopherson and Tara Sweeney

A playful watercolor tour of the Swedish alphabet. 62 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0788-4 84 pages • 64 color illustrations • 2019 • VIDEO PRONUNCIATION GUIDE: z.umn.edu/atozaaovid

Leif the Lucky Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

“Probably the most beautiful in the long line of distinguished picture books by these two author-artists.” —The New Yorker 64 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9545-4 60 pages ● 26 b&w illustrations ● 26 color illustrations 2014

Ola Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

“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 66 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9017-6 56 pages ● 24 b&w illustrations ● 24 color illustrations ● 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. 61 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0457-9 184 pages • 38 b&w photos • 2019

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 63 $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9977-3 96 pages • 40 color illustrations • 2017

Children of the Northlights Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

“The loveliest book the d’Aulaires have given us . . . a book to own and cherish.” —Library Journal 65 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7923-2 40 pages ● 18 b&w illustrations ● 15 color illustrations 2012

Swedish Folktales and Legends Edited and translated by Lone Thygesen Blecher and George Blecher

A unique collection of Sweden’s most charming folktales. “Funny, unusual, and enlightening.” —Booklist 67 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4575-6 416 pages ● 68 b&w photos ● 2004

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE

Bim, Bam, Bop . . . and Oona

Creekfinding

Jacqueline Briggs Martin Illustrations by Larry Day

Jacqueline Briggs Martin Illustrations by Claudia McGehee

“A tale to encourage young readers to find and follow their gifts.” —School Library Journal 68 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0395-4 32 pages • 17 color illustrations • 2019

A True Story

• 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. 69 $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

• Midwest Booksellers Choice Award • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

• Honorable Mention: National Outdoor Book Award

“A soothing and superb story.” —Kirkus Reviews 70 $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 71 $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.

72 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5063-7 36 pages • 32 color illustrations • 2016

73 $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4416-2 40 pages • 30 b&w illustrations • 2004 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Moose Tracks

Wolf Shadows

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 74 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9019-0 128 pages ● 2013 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

“Makes the wolves, deer, moose, and raptors of the north country come alive.” —Star Tribune 75 $7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9031-2 136 pages ● 2013 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

CHILDREN’S LITERATURE/NATURAL HISTORY

The Shared Room Kao Kalia Yang Illustrations by Xee Reiter

NEW

Tenderly, and with refreshing authenticity, beloved Minnesota writer Kao Kalia Yang tells the story of a Hmong American family living with loss and tremendous love.

“The Shared Room is a tender thing—all heart and hope and quiet love. I love it dearly.” —Kelly Barnhill, author of Newbery Medal Winner The Girl Who Drank the Moon 76 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0794-5 32 pages • 15 color illustrations • 2020

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

An encounter with a pheasant (which may or may not be sleeping) takes a surprising turn in this sweetly serious and funny story of a Native American boy and his grandma. “(A) delightful celebration of intergenerational love.” —Publishers Weekly “The narrative touches on compassion and death as a daily part of life. Sweet and amusing.” —School Library Journal 77 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0501-9 32 pages • 15 color illustrations • 2019

The Lost Forest Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen • Honorable Mention: National Outdoor Book Award

The Lost Forest tells the story of a lucky error that preserved 144 acres of old-growth red and white pine in Minnesota. Accompanying the story is a wealth of information about the Cadastral Survey and about the plants and animals that inhabit forests. “An engaging consideration of happy accidents and lucky environmental mistakes.” —Kirkus Reviews 78 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9796-0 40 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2019

NATURAL 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. 79 $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 80 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3232-9 632 pages • 43 b&w images • 266 color images • 2015

Amphibians and Reptiles in Minnesota John J. Moriarty and Carol D. Hall Foreword by Carrol L. Henderson An invaluable resource for learning about Minnesota’s fifty-three amphibian and reptile species from the common American Toad to the little seen Western Ratsnake. “Excellent . . . reaches to all levels of experience.” —The Prairie Naturalist 81 $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9091-6 384 pages • 16 b&w images • 255 color images • 53 maps • 2 tables • 2014

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. 82 $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0481-4 208 pages • 249 color images • 2018

NATURAL HISTORY

MORE NATURAL HISTORY: PAGES 4–5, 48–55

Wolf Island Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal L. David Mech With Greg Breining Foreword by Rolf O. Peterson In the late 1940s, a small pack of wolves crossed the ice of Lake Superior to the island wilderness of Isle Royale. A graduate student named Dave Mech began research that would unlock the mystery of one of nature’s most revered animals—and eventually became an internationally renowned wolf expert. Wolf Island recounts three extraordinary summers and winters Mech spent on the isolated outpost of Isle Royale National Park, upending the common misperception of wolves as destructive killers of insatiable appetite. NEW

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A lively, well-told story that sheds new light on the early days of ecology’s most important longterm study.” —BEN GOLDFARB, author of Eager

83 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0825-6 208 pages • 30 color images • 1 map • 2020 31

MINNESOTA HISTORY/RAILROADS

St. Paul Union Depot

The Salvager

John W. Diers

The Life of Captain Tom Reid on the Great Lakes

• Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians David Stanley Gebhard Award

“Outstanding. “ —Michigan Railfan 84 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5610-3 312 pages ● 235 b&w photos ● 3 tables ● 2013

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 86 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5267-9 304 pages • 24 b&w photos • 32 maps • 2007 Fesler-Lampert Series

“A fascinating perspective into shipwreck diving and salvaging.” —The Anchor 85 $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0230-8 392 pages • 130 b&w photos • 2017 • Fesler-Lampert Series

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 87 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4562-6 176 pages • 85 b&w photos • 2004 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Minneapolis and the Age of Railways

The Great Northern Railway

Don L. Hofsommer

A History

“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 88 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4502-2 352 pages ● 224 b&w photos ● 17 maps ● 2012

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. 90 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5449-9 232 pages • 341 b&w photos • 18 color photos • 2008 Fesler-Lampert Series

Mary Frances Doner Foreword by Michael Schumacher

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. 89 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4429-2 376 pages ● 238 b&w photos ● 12 maps ● 2004

The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway A Photographic History Don L. Hofsommer

“This book is first rate in all respects and adds new dimension to the M&StL story.” —The Michigan Railfan 91 $35.00 $49.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5132-0 296 pages • 361 b&w photos • 2009

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 92 $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 93 $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 94 $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 95 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8720-6 216 pages ● 77 b&w photos ● 1 map ● 2014

MINNESOTA HISTORY

Iron and Water

Seven Iron Men

My Life Protecting Minnesota’s Environment

The Merritts and the Discovery of the Mesabi Range

Grant J. Merritt • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Memoir

“A model for activists everywhere.” —Foreword Reviews 96 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7881-5 216 pages • 20 b&w photos • 2018

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 98 $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 97 $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. 99 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4637-1 360 pages • 85 b&w photos • 2006

Harriman vs. Hill

Flames of Discontent

Wall Street’s Great Railroad War

The 1916 Minnesota Iron Ore Strike

Larry Haeg

Gary Kaunonen

Inside the battle for control of the Northern Pacific Railway.

• Hognander Minnesota History Award • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award Honorable Mention

“I enjoyed every word of it.” —Warren Buffett 100 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8364-2 392 pages • 20 b&w photos • 2 maps • 2013

101 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0268-1 102 $70.00 $100.00 cloth ISBN 978-1-5179-0267-4 272 pages • 52 b&w photos • 1 table • 2017

Union Pacific

Volume I, 1862-1893

Volume II, 1894-1969

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

103 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4459-9 820 pages • 2006

Paul de Kruif

104 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4460-5 676 pages • 2006

MINNESOTA HISTORY

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 105 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7445-9 304 pages ● 151 b&w photos ● 110 color photos ● 2013

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. 106 $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 107 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9319-1 368 pages • 130 b&w photos • 2015

Canoes A Natural History in North America Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims Foreword by John McPhee “An outstanding overview of canoes with a lot of information that isn’t covered anywhere else.” —Benson Gray, Wooden Canoe Heritage Association historian “Canoes is a fantastic adventure.” —Washington Post 108 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8117-4 408 pages • 95 b&w photos • 228 color photos • 2016

MINNESOTA HISTORY

Metropolitan Dreams

Minnesota Modern

The Scandalous Rise and Stunning Fall of a Minneapolis Masterpiece

Architecture and Life at Midcentury

Larry Millett

The story of one of Minnesota’s most famous and most mourned buildings. 109 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0416-6 256 pages • 140 b&w photos • 2018

Larry Millett Photography by Denes Saari and Maria Forrai Saari • Minnesota Book Award • Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians David Stanley Gebhard Award 110 $35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8329-1 384 pages • 137 b&w photos • 209 color photos • 2015

Once There Were Castles

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota

Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities

The Writer and His Friends at Home

Larry Millett

Dave Page Photography by Jeff Krueger

“Inspiring, tragic, humorous, and scandalous, the assembled building biographies reflect the extremes of their times.” —Architecture Minnesota 111 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7430-5 376 pages • 268 b&w photos • 2011

A look at the life of the Great American Novelist in St. Paul. 112 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0299-5 296 pages • 100 b&w photos • 400 color photos • 2017

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

113 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0199-8 114 $84.00 $120.00 cloth ISBN 978-1-5179-0198-1 304 pages • 252 b&w photos • 2018

115 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3350-0 396 pages • 239 b&w photos • 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 116 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9220-0 336 pages • 2014

The collected lore of Minnesota’s favorite lumberjack hero, featuring more than thirty authors. 117 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5460-4 448 pages • 53 b&w illustrations • 2008 Fesler-Lampert Series

MINNESOTA HISTORY/TRUE CRIME MINNESOTA HISTORY

MINNESOTA HISTORY: PAGES 18, 32–41

Elizabeth Scheu Close A Life in Modern Architecture Jane King Hession Foreword by Joan Soranno

“

At last, the book on Minnesota architecture we’ve been waiting for!” —LINDA MACK, former architecture critic, Minneapolis Star Tribune

Elizabeth “Lisl” Scheu Close (1912– 2011) left an indelible mark on Minnesota’s built landscape during her six decades as an architect. One of few women who were practicing architects in the mid-twentieth century, she blazed a trail for future generations of women in the profession. NEW

This personal and professional biography also explores multiple aspects of modern architecture, including the relationship between residential design and changing American lifestyles. 118 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0857-7 224 pages • 128 b&w photos • 24 color photos • 2020

MINNESOTA HISTORY

The Lost Brothers A Family’s Decades-Long Search Jack El-Hai

The dread, the drama, and the hope of a break in one of the country’s oldest active missingchild investigations 119 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0750-1 112 pages • 6 b&w photos • 1 map • 2019

The Crusade for Forgotten Souls Reforming Minnesota’s Mental Institutions, 1946–1954 Susan Bartlett Foote • Minnesota Book Award • Midwestern History Association Hamlin Garland Prize 121 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0364-0 328 pages • 36 b&w photos • 2018

Greed, Rage, and Love Gone Wrong

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 120 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0375-6 304 pages • 50 b&w photos • 1 map • 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 122 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6524-2 248 pages ● 20 b&w photos ● 4 maps ● 2013

Justice for Marlys

Murder in Minnesota

A Family’s Twenty Year Search for a Killer

Bruce Rubenstein

John S. Munday

Unearths evidence from ten Minnesota murders.

The true story of one family’s unrelenting search for their daughter’s murderer—as seen on 48 Hours.

“Un-put-downable.” —Minnesota Law and Politics 123 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4338-7 224 pages • 25 b&w photos • 2006

124 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4458-2 208 pages • 2006

Thirty Rooms to Hide In

Lost Minnesota

Insanity, Addiction, and Rock ‘n’ Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic

Stories of Vanished Places

Luke Longstreet Sullivan

Jack El-Hai

Tour forgotten landmarks throughout the state.

“Wicked in its boyish humor, raw with emotion, and a loving tribute to a family of survivors.” —Star Tribune

“Recreates the values, lifestyles and landscapes of bygone eras.” —Architecture Minnesota

125 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7971-3 320 pages • 58 b&w photos • 2014

126 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3515-3 224 pages ● 100 b&w photos ● 2000

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

“A rare opportunity to be transported through space and time and connect with Minnesota’s North Shore.” —Anton Treuer 127 $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 for Nonfiction

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. 128 $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 • Winner of the 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 129 $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 130 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9676-5 392 pages ● 38 b&w photos ● 2015

Onigamiising Seasons of an Ojibwe Year Linda LeGarde Grover • Minnesota Book Award • Northeastern Minnesota Book Award • Native American Literature Symposium Electa Quinney Award

Essays evoke the four seasons of the year, and of life, for the Ojibwe in northeastern Minnesota. 131 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0344-2 216 pages • 2017

MINNESOTA HISTORY/AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY

Degrees of Freedom The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912 William D. Green • Hognander Minnesota History Award

NOW

IN PAPER

“Degrees of Freedom provides a deeply probing and elegantly written reexamination of black and white lives intertwining through race and region.” —Minnesota History

132 $18.00 $25.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0933-8 392 pages • 15 b&w photos • 2020

The Children of Lincoln White Paternalism and the Limits of Black Opportunity in Minnesota, 1860–1876 William D. Green • Hognander Minnesota History Award

How white advocates of emancipation abandoned African American causes in the dark days of Reconstruction, told through the stories of four Minnesotans. 133 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0528-6 512 pages • 1 b&w photo • 2018

A Peculiar Imbalance The Fall and Rise of Racial Equality in Minnesota, 1837–1869 William D. Green A Peculiar Imbalance is the little-known history of the black experience in Minnesota in the mid-1800s, a time of dramatic change in the region. Here William D. Green examines the many racial disparities and injustices that emerged as Minnesota was transformed from a wilderness territory to a state. 134 $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 As Told to Kate Cavett Foreword by David Vassar Taylor Real-life stories illuminate the northern urban Black experience during the first half of the twentieth century through the residents of the historic Rondo community. “Compellingly grand and informative.” —Mahmoud El-Kati, Macalester College 135 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0343-5 392 pages • 165 b&w photos • 2017 • Fesler-Lampert Series

MINNESOTA HISTORY: PAGES 18, 32–41

Nellie Francis Fighting for Racial Justice and Women’s Equality in Minnesota William D. Green William D. Green retrieves Nellie Francis’s story from obscurity, giving this pioneer for gender and racial equality her due and providing a long-awaited service to the history of Black activism and civil rights, regional and national. His book offers welcome insight into the universal, yet often unacknowledged, challenges that strong and engaged Black women are forced to endure when their drive to enact justice confronts racism, cultural pressure, and societal expectations. NEW

“

A must-read. I urge everyone to read this book and study the lessons shared.” —JOSIE R. JOHNSON, author of Hope in the Struggle

136 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1070-9 304 pages • 35 b&w photos AVAILABLE JANUARY 2021 (available for pre-order now; will deliver in early January 2021)

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 137 $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. 139 $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. 141 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4228-1 128 pages • 24 b&w photos • 2003

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Memoir 138 $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. 140 $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 142 $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

American classics filled with country goodness—Swedish Meatballs to Chocolate-Applesauce 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 143 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4810-8 216 pages • 34 b&w photos • 2005

Beatrice Ojakangas

144 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4437-7 304 pages • 2004

COOKBOOKS

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 145 $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 146 $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 147 $17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-9958-2 216 pages • 60 color photos • 2017

The Northern Heartland Kitchen Beth Dooley Celebrating the upper Midwest’s chefs, farmers, ranchers, gardeners, and home cooks, this essential guide presents delicious recipes alongside the stories and illustrates how eating well and eating locally are truly one and the same. “Fast food? Definitely. Affordable? Absolutely. Delicious? Of course.” —Star Tribune 148 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-6735-2 280 pages • 2011

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 149 $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 150 $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 151 $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 152 $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 153 $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 154 $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 155 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5675-2 336 pages • 13 b&w photos • 2008

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 156 $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 157 $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 158 $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. 159 $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 160 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-57025-063-7 160 pages • 2001

Fishing for Buffalo

Northwoods Fish Cookery

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

Ron Berg

Rob Buffler and Tom Dickson

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

“Instructions for storing, preparing, and cooking nearly any kind of fish you can catch in Minnesota waters—with tips on how to cook over a campfire or in a cabin with a limited kitchen.” —TC Taste 162 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3583-2 276 pages • 2000

GARDENING

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 163 $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 164 $28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0275-9 696 pages • 1100 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 165 $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

166 $20.00 $27.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9801-1 320 pages ● 2 b&w photos ● 63 color photos ● 2 maps ● 2015

167 $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 168 $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 169 $17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-1878-1 302 pages • 1997

ADVENTURES FOR KIDS

Plant a Pocket of Prairie Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen • John Burroughs Association - Riverby Award for excellent natural history books for young readers

“In lilting, free-verse passages, (Root) lets kids know that even small plots of native plants can replicate prairie conditions.” —Publishers Weekly 170 $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7980-5 40 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2014

Big Belching Bog

Tracks in the Wild

Phyllis Root Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

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 171 $11.00 $15.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3359-3 40 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2010

Born to Pull

• 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. 172 $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9883-7 36 pages • 18 color illustrations • 2015 Fesler-Lampert Series

The Glory of Sled Dogs

Great Wolf and the Good Woodsman

Bob Cary Illustrations by Gail de Marcken

Helen Hoover Woodcuts by Betsy Bowen

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

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

173 $9.00 $12.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6773-4 96 pages • 109 color illustrations • 2009

174 $10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4445-2 40 pages • 30 color illustrations • 2005 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Playful Slider

M Is for Minnesota

The North American River Otter

Dori Hillestad Butler Illustrations by Janice Lee Porter

Barbara Juster Esbensen Illustrations by Mary Barrett Brown

“An educational and very entertaining book.” —The Timberjay 175 $8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7765-8 32 pages • 22 color images • 2011 • Fesler-Lampert Series

“Creative, unusual entries . . . It has a simple way of making you proud to be a Minnesotan.” —Minnesota Conservation Volunteer 176 $12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3041-7 32 pages • 27 color illustrations • 1998

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 177 $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 178 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9854-7 272 pages • 2015

Fawn Island

Deep Woods, Wild Waters

Douglas Wood Illustrations by Douglas Wood

A Memoir

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

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards Honorable Mention

179 $10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3176-6 192 pages • 35 b&w photos • 2018

Douglas Wood

“Gathers a lifetime of aphorisms . . . every anecdote sparks into epiphany.” —Sierra Club 180 $15.50 $21.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3173-5 272 pages • 2017

White Birch, Red Hawthorn

If Bees Are Few

A Memoir

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

Nora Murphy

A personal investigation into the multigenerational cost of immigration and genocide in the American heartland. 181 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0132-5 200 pages • 2017

A Hive of Bee Poems

Poems collected here speak with a quiet urgency of a world lost if bees were to fall silent. 182 $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

A beautiful album of the most regal members of the avian kingdom. “Delightful and humorous. “ —The Park Bugle 183 $17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8119-8 104 pages • 60 color illustrations • 2012

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

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards Honorable Mention in General Nonfiction

“A truly lovely book that offers something for young and old alike.” —Duluth News-Tribune 184 $14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7758-0 80 pages • 38 b&w and 13 color illustrations • 2011

NATURAL HISTORY

MORE NATURE WRITING: PAGES 4–5, 30–31, 50–55

Minnesota’s Geologist The Life of Newton Horace Winchell Sue Leaf As a young geologist tasked with heading the Minnesota Geological and Natural History Survey, Newton Horace Winchell (1839–1914) charted the prehistory of the region, its era of inland seas, its volcanic activity, and its several ice ages. Minnesota’s Geologist recreates the heady early days of scientific inquiry in Minnesota, a time when one man’s determination and passion for learning could unlock the secrets of the state’s distant past and present landscape. His life story draws an intimate picture of this influential scientist, set against a backdrop of Minnesota’s geological complexity and splendor. NEW

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Readers will be rewarded with new insights into why the world around us functions as it does.” —HARVEY THORLEIFSON, director, Minnesota Geological Survey

185 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0168-4 272 pages • 30 b&w images • 2020 49

TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION

Gunflint Burning

Our Neck of the Woods

Fire in the Boundary Waters

Exploring Minnesota’s Wild Places

Cary J. Griffith

Daniel J. Philippon, Editor

“Expertly reported and cleverly written . . . one of those rare books for just about anyone.” —Peter Geye, author of Northernmost

“A wonderful series of love letters to Minnesota’s natural landscape.” —Looncommons

186 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0342-8 344 pages • 23 color images • 1 map • 2019

By the Waters of Minnetonka

Vikings in the Attic

Eric Dregni

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

“While reading Vikings in the Attic, I solved two family mysteries and added at least ten new jokes to my act.” —Louie Anderson

“At last someone wrote it down.” —Mpls. St. Paul Magazine 188 $21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8315-4 216 pages ● 120 b&w photos ● 2014

In Search of Nordic America

189 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6744-4 312 pages ● 115 b&w photos ● 2014

Midwest Marvels

Minnesota Marvels

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

Roadside Attractions in the Land of Lakes

Eric Dregni

“Directs road-trippers to the one-of-a-kind oddities that cause drivers to turn off the interstate in awe.” —La Crosse Tribune 190 $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 191 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3632-7 364 pages • 126 b&w photos • 2001

The Opposite of Cold

Churches of Minnesota

The Northwoods Finnish Sauna Tradition

An Illustrated Guide

Michael Nordskog

Photography by Bob Firth

Photography by Aaron W. Hautala Foreword by David Salmela Introduction by Arnold R. Alanen • Minnesota Book Award for General Nonfiction

“Beautifully illustrated.” —Chicago Tribune 192 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5682-0 208 pages • 167 color photos • 2010

187 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6591-4 304 pages • 2009

Alan K. Lathrop

“A delightful stroll through Minnesota history and faith.” —Pioneer Press 193 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2909-1 336 pages • 128 b&w photos • 13 color photos • 2003

TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION

Ninaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s North Shore Guide

Exploring the Boundary Waters

Big Lake, Big Woods, Big Fun

A Trip Planner and Guide to the BWCAW

Nina A. Simonowicz Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

Daniel Pauly

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A no-nonsense guide . . . (and) a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;must-haveâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; resource. Highly recommended.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Midwest Book Review 194 $16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4216-8 440 pages â&#x20AC;˘ 51 maps â&#x20AC;˘ 2005

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Just about as complete as could be, and small enough to be portable.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Minnesota Monthly 195 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4440-7 416 pages â&#x20AC;˘ 23 b&w photos â&#x20AC;˘ 3 maps â&#x20AC;˘ 2004

50 Circuit Hikes A Stride-by-Stride Guide to Northeastern Minnesota

City of Parks $JUZ PG 1BSLT 5 ) & 4 50 3: 0 ' . * / / & " 1 0 - * 4 1" 3 , 4

Howard Fenton

This comprehensive guide introduces hikers of all abilities to the unique natural beauty of northeastern Minnesota. 196 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4199-4 240 pages â&#x20AC;˘ 2002

The Story of Minneapolis Parks David C. Smith

The stories of many people who helped create Minneapolis parks and managed the turning points in park history. %BWJE $ 4NJUI

197 $28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-615-19535-3 256 pages â&#x20AC;˘ 96 b&w photos â&#x20AC;˘ 43 color photos â&#x20AC;˘ 4 maps â&#x20AC;˘ 2008

Subterranean Twin Cities

The Street Where You Live

Greg Brick

A Guide to the Place Names of St. Paul

â&#x20AC;˘ St. Paul Heritage Commissionâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Heritage Preservation Award

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Loaded with wit, local history, and adventure.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;City Pages 198 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4597-8 248 pages â&#x20AC;˘ 33 b&w photos â&#x20AC;˘ 2009

Donald L. Empson â&#x20AC;˘ American Association for State and Local History Award of Merit

St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s secrets revealedÂâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; from pavement to park. 199 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4729-3 336 pages â&#x20AC;˘ 126 b&w photos â&#x20AC;˘ 6 maps â&#x20AC;˘ 2006

The Lake District of Minneapolis

St. Paulâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Historic Summit Avenue

A History of the Calhoun-Isles Community

Ernest R. Sandeen Foreword by Larry Millett

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Superbly presented.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;Midwest Book Review

A lively history of the bestpreserved Victorian boulevard in America, from its preâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;Civil War origins to its fashionable height at the turn of the century.

200 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4422-3 128 pages â&#x20AC;˘ 124 b&w photos â&#x20AC;˘ 10 maps â&#x20AC;˘ 2004 Fesler-Lampert Series

201 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4409-4 124 pages â&#x20AC;˘ 113 b&w photos â&#x20AC;˘ 3 maps â&#x20AC;˘ 1 table â&#x20AC;˘ 2004 Fesler-Lampert Series

David A. Lanegran and Ernest R. Sandeen

ADVENTURES & PEOPLE

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. 202 $15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7544-9 232 pages • 104 color images • 2014

Distant Fires

Chronicling characters and adventures on the Great Lakes. 203 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0345-9 264 pages • 2017

Duluth to Hudson Bay

You’re Sending Me Where?

Scott Anderson Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

Dispatches from Summer Camp Eric Dregni

One canoe, two guys, three months, and forty-five pounds of macaroni and cheese. 204 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5503-8 176 pages • 2008

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

“A must read.”—Babe Winkelman, America’s Premiere Outdoorsman 206 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9253-8 264 pages • 17 b&w photos • 1 table • 2014

205 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0240-7 184 pages • 1 map • 2017

A Porch Sofa Almanac Peter Smith

“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 207 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7232-5 152 pages • 2010

Root Beer Lady

Tales from Jackpine Bob

The Story of Dorothy Molter

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. 208 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4196-3 192 pages • 2002

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

“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 209 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4394-3 208 pages • 2003

ADVENTURES & PEOPLE

Island Folk

Lake Superior

The People of Isle Royale

Grace Lee Nute

Peter Oikarinen

A fishing community comes alive in stories from those who made a life on Isle Royale. “Lively and charming. “ —Minnesota History 210 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5336-2 184 pages • 40 b&w photos • 2008 • Fesler-Lampert Series

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 211 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3581-8 400 pages • 35 b&w photos • 2000 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Views on the Mississippi

The River We Have Wrought

The Photographs of Henry Peter Bosse

A History of the Upper Mississippi

Mark Neuzil Foreword by Merry A. Foresta

John O. Anfinson

“An invaluable record of the river.” —History of Photography 212 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3648-8 213 $35.00 $50.00 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3647-1 272 pages ● 36 b&w photos ● 95 color photos ● 2002

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 215 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4014-0 368 pages • 38 b&w photos • 2002 • Fesler-Lampert Series

How the upper Mississippi has been changed by humans. 214 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4024-9 388 pages • 29 b&w photos • 6 tables • 2005

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. 216 $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 217 $21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-0953-6 268 pages ● 408 b&w photos ● 1982

Guy Gibbon

A precontact history of Minnesota that reveals the relevance of archaeology to our understanding of the world today. 218 $24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7909-6 280 pages ● 57 b&w photos ● 26 maps ● 2012

GRIEF WRITING

What God Is Honored Here? Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women of Color Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang, Editors Native women and women of color poignantly share pain, revelations, and hope. “The hardest and most important book I’ve read about parenting, loss, and imagination.” —Kiese Laymon, author of Heavy 219 $14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0793-8 288 pages • 5 b&w photos • 2019

Jack and the Ghost Chan Poling Illustrations by Lucy Michell A gothic, lyrical evocation of a shipwreck, ghosts, and lost—and found—love in a North Shore town. “A gorgeously illustrated meditation on grief and loss, a poignant reminder to not let the ghosts of the past control the present.” —Jeremy Messersmith 220 $12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0571-2 80 pages • 55 color illustrations • 2019

We Know How This Ends

No Saints around Here

Living while Dying

A Caregiver’s Days

Bruce H. Kramer With Cathy Wurzer

Susan Allen Toth

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

222 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9286-6 232 pages • 2014

We’ll Be the Last Ones to Let You Down

The War Came Home with Him

Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter

A Daughter’s Memoir

Rachael Hanel

“Humorously heartbreaking, philosophically engaging— poignant, brooding yet ever hopeful.” —Shelf Awareness 223 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8346-8 208 pages • 15 b&w photos • 2013

“Read it, read it, whether or not you’re a caregiver. You never know when you might become one.” —Dave Wood

Catherine Madison

“A heartfelt account of a family fractured by war and its awful aftereffects.” —Kirkus Reviews 224 $13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0144-8 256 pages • 2016

SIGURD OLSON AND CALVIN RUTSTRUM

The Meaning of Wilderness Essential Articles and Speeches Sigurd F. Olson David Backes, Editor

An indispensable collection of Olson’s rarest writings—at last in paperback. 225 $12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3709-6 224 pages • 2015 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Wilderness Days Sigurd F. Olson

“Olson writes passionately about this world without being preachy, and his words are timeless.” —Duluth Budgeteer News 226 $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 Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques

Sigurd F. Olson David Backes, Editor

“Everyday common events become uncommon as Mr. Olson describes them.” —New York Times

“A moving and poignant testimony.” —Midwest Review of Books 227 $16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3934-2 176 pages • 2004

“A book of deep simplicity.” —San Francisco Chronicle 228 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2996-1 256 pages • 29 b&w illustrations • 1997 • Fesler-Lampert

The Lonely Land

Of Time and Place

Sigurd F. Olson Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques

Sigurd F. Olson Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

The breathtaking account of a five-hundred-mile Canadian canoe journey.

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

“Olson writes sensitively but also . . . without heroics.” —New York Times Book Review

“Olson reflects on a life spent intimately with nature . . . ‘a lifetime of searching for meaning.’ ” —Wall Street Journal

229 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2997-8 288 pages • 28 b&w illustrations • 1997 • Fesler-Lampert

230 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2995-4 188 pages • 11 b&w illustrations • 1998 • Fesler-Lampert

The Wilderness Life

Paradise Below Zero

Calvin Rutstrum Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

The Classic Guide to Winter Camping

An inspiring guide for true wilderness living.

Calvin Rutstrum Illustrations by Les C. Kouba

“A must read for any northwoods traveler.” —Silent Sports

“Contrasts modern city dwellers’ fear of the cold and snow with native North Americans’ zeal for winter.” —Star Tribune

231 $11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4064-5 256 pages • 22 b&w illustrations • 2004 • Fesler-Lampert

232 $12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3682-2 260 pages • 70 b&w illustrations • 2000 • Fesler-Lampert

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_______ 222 No Saints around Here/p

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_______ 224 The War Came Home with Him/p

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_______ 197 City of Parks/hc

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_______ 225 The Meaning of Wilderness/p

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_______ 226 Wilderness Days/p

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_______ 200 The Lake District of Minneapolis/p

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_______ 228 Listening Point/p

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_______ 229 The Lonely Land/p

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_______ 230 Of Time and Place/p

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_______ 203 The Great Lakes at Ten Miles/p

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_______ 231 The Wilderness Life/p

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_______ 204 Distant Fires/p

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_______ 232 Paradise Below Zero/p

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