Minnesota: A Bicentennial History

Lass, William E.

About the Book

Bibliographic Details

Title: Minnesota: A Bicentennial History

Publisher: W.W.Norton & Co Inc, New York

Publication Date: 1977

Binding: Hard Cover

Book Condition: Almost New

Dust Jacket Condition: Good

Edition: Second Printing

Book Type: History

Description:

This book is part of a series on The States and The Nation, published for the national Bicentennial of the American Revolution by W.W.Norton & Co, Inc, and the American Association for State and Local History. This is a very nice copy. The pages are clean and bright and it does not appear to have been read. The jacket is not price clipped. It has a closed 2" tear on the back cover from the top near the spine going downward toward the middle. The dust jacket is in new clear protective covering. Bookseller Inventory # 003109

Editorial Reviews:

Synopsis: In this volume, Lass tells the story of Minnesota from its beginnings to the present. A dominant theme is the adaptation of people to Minnesota's often harsh environment that includes long and brutally cold winters. Lass relates the persistence and change in the traditional frontier businesses in the twentieth century and recent developments in Minnesota society, including rapidly increasing metropolitanism, environmental concerns, and the conservative resurgence in politics. Minnesota's somewhat unique political history, which featured farm protest movements and the ultimate creation of the Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, is also discussed. This history not only provides descriptions of the essential events of Minnesota's past, but also offers an interpretation of major trends and characteristics of the state and its distinctiveness within the context of the nation's story.