A chronological compendium of remarkable and curious events in the history of the North Star State

Winner of a Spur Award, presented by the Western Writers of America (WWA), for the Best Western Nonfiction Historical Book. Renowned historian Annette Atkins pr

A grand tour of the North Star State's geographical, political, and human history, including travelers' guides to historic destinations.

Volume 1 covers Minnesota's early development from the days of French exploration and trade with American Indians through territorial times to the eve of stateh

In 1862, four years after Minnesota was ratified as the thirty-second state in the Union, simmering tensions between indigenous Dakota and white settlers culmin