Kanabec County / Amy Troolin and Earl J. Foster.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Troolin, Amy., Author.

Foster, Earl J., Author.

Series:

Images of America.

Images of America

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Historic buildings--Minnesota--Kanabec County--Pictorial works.

Historic buildings.

Kanabec County (Minn.)--Biography--Pictorial works.

Kanabec County (Minn.).

Kanabec County (Minn.)--History--Pictorial works.

Kanabec County (Minn.)--History, Local--Pictorial works.

Kanabec County (Minn.)--Social life and customs--Pictorial works.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (127 pages) : chiefly illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : Arcadia Pub., [2012]

Summary:

Featuring 217 historic photographs, Images of America: Kanabec County guides readers on an exciting journey into the past as it explores the daily lives of the people who helped make Kanabec County, in East Central Minnesota, what it is today. Each chapter examines a unique aspect of Kanabec County's history. Readers meet Native Americans, settlers, and loggers from the county's earliest days; learn about early government, industries, and transportation; catch a glimpse of towns and villages in the 19th and 20th centuries; go on a shopping trip with county residents; discover the fascinating histories of area schools and churches; and find out what Kanabec County people did for fun in the days before television and computers.

Contents:

A meeting of cultures

Clearing the land

Building a county

A county in motion

Main Street, Kanabec County

Shopping with Grandma and Grandpa

Feeding the mind and soul

Entertainment before television.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 127).

OCLC:

885208179