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The Minnesota: Forgotten River (Rivers of America) - Softcover

Evan Jones

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9780816638802: The Minnesota: Forgotten River (Rivers of America)
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ISBN 10: 0816638802 ISBN 13: 9780816638802
Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2001

Synopsis

A fascinating depiction of the lives led along this major American river.

Starting at Big Stone Lake on the eastern edge of South Dakota, the Minnesota River cuts through southern Minnesota, breaks into waterfalls at Granite Falls, and joins the mighty Mississippi at Fort Snelling, St. Paul. Evan Jones provides a detailed history of the river and its legends in The Minnesota.

The river has provided the scenery for many of Minnesota’s important historical events—the Dakota Conflict (also known as the Sioux Uprising of 1862); the only blunder of Jesse James’s career; and the origin of selling goods on credit by Sears, Roebuck and Company—and hosted many famous faces, including Dred Scott, Zebulon Pike, and Henry David Thoreau. Illustrated with line drawings by Harry Heim, The Minnesota weaves an unforgettable history.

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About the Author

Evan Jones (1915–1996) was born in Le Sueur, Minnesota. A writer of American history and cookbooks, he is the author of The Citadel in the Wilderness (also published in paperback by University of Minnesota Press), Trappers and Mountain Men, Epicurean Delight: The Life and Times of James Beard, and The L. L. Bean Book of New England Cookery.

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Publisher
Univ Of Minnesota Press
Publication date
2001
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0816638802
ISBN 13 
9780816638802
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
320
Rating
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