Minnesota : a history of the state / Theodore C. Blegen ; with a new concluding chapter, A state that works, by Russell W. Fridley.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blegen, Theodore Christian, 1891-1969.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

History.

Minnesota--History.

Minnesota.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 731 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

[Minneapolis] : University of Minnesota Press, c1975.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A concise yet comprehensive account of the state's development, following the progress and landmarks in politics, technology, the arts, architecture and more. It deals with the earliest stuggles of the fur traders to the modern problems of urban transportation. The second edition includes a concluding a chapter by Russell W. Fridley.

Contents:

Table of Contents; Illustrations; 1 LAND, WATER, AND TIME; 2 THE REDMEN THROUGH MANY MOONS; 3 THE FRENCH LOOK WEST; 4 MINNESOTA AND NEW FRANCE; 5 THE BRITISH AND A LAKESIDE EMPORIUM; 6 THE AMERICANS BUILD FORT SNELLING; 7 UNDER THE AMERICAN FLAG; 8 TRIBAL FEUDS AND A FUR BARONY; 9 PREACHERS, WORD HUNTERS, TEACHERS; 10 ""THE GREEN TREE OF EMPIRE""; 11 BRAVE NEW PIONEER WORLD; 12 A STATE IS BORN; 13 MINNESOTA AND THE CIVIL WAR; 14 THE SIOUX GO ON THE WARPATH; 15 POSTWAR CHANGE; 16 WITH AX AND SAW; 17 DUAL DOMAIN; 18 RED EARTH, IRON MEN, AND TACONITE; 19 LAND AND IDEAS IN TRANSITION

20 EDUCATION MOVES AHEAD; 21 TOWARD SOCIAL MATURITY; 22 PEACE, TURBULENCE, AND WAR; 23 THE ADVANCING ARTS; 24 THE THEATER AND THE BOOK WORLD; 25 DEPRESSION, READJUSTMENT, AND WAR; 26 CHANGING MODERN SCENES; 27 SOCIAL CURRENTS, POLITICS, AND PROBLEMS; FOR FURTHER READING; INDEX; ""A STATE THAT WORKS"" by Russell W. Fridley

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-8154-6

OCLC:

171126434