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Discusses the geographic features, history, government, people, and attractions of the state known as the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes. ... Read more

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Discusses the early history of Minnesota beginning with the Native Americans who have lived there for over six thousand years, through European exploration and settlement, to statehood. ... Read more

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Presents information about the state of Minnesota, its nickname, motto, and emblems. ... Read more

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A team history of the Minnesota Twins, a franchise begun as the Washington Senators, but resident of the Twin Cities area since 1961. ... Read more

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Illustrations and text present the history, geography, people, politics and government, economy, and social life and customs of Minnesota, which is also known as "The North Star State." ... Read more

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Originally published in 1897.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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The story of Saint Paul's Public Library, from its founding in 1882 by a determined band of public-spirited citizens, to its exuberant presence today, is a roller-coaster account of both public enchantment and public neglect. Until recent years, the library system was the last public institution to be funded and the first to be cut when municipal budgets were tight. Often treated as the orphan of city government, the Saint Paul Public Library survived and prospered largely because the institution was blessed with the dedication of a cadre of extraordinary librarians.

Saint Paul's first head librarian became one of the nation's most famous early authors. Another, unbeknownst to residents of Saint Paul, was the bearer of an English knighthood who, in Europe, was addressed asSir.During the dismal years of the Great Depression a courageous library director, with perseverance and pleading, held the institution and staff together only to die and be buried alone and unheralded when normalcy returned. A creator of the famed Muppets gained his early proficiency with puppets in the Saint Paul Library's puppet theater. The library director, who oversaw the renovation of Central Library while suffering from what she suspected was a fatal cancer, delayed her departure and treatment until the restoration was completed and the building opened.

Once considered the bastion of the male elite (men and women had separate reading rooms) Saint Paul's libraries are now the people's universities. Students access research on the library's computers; immigrants check on news from homelands on the other side of the globe; homework help centers, staffed with volunteers, assist teens with school assignments; new arrivals study for citizenship tests at the library; neighborhoods look on their libraries as their community centers.

A trail 125 years long, marked by drama and striving, with many heroes and only a few villains, has brought us to this birthday of an institution uniquely beloved by the citizens ofSaint Paul its public library system. ... Read more

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Traces the history of the team from its beginnings through 1999. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1895. This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks, notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Originally published in 1884.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's large-scale digitization efforts. The Library seeks to preserve the intellectual content of items in a manner that facilitates and promotes a variety of uses. The digital reformatting process results in an electronic version of the original text that can be both accessed online and used to create new print copies. The Library also understands and values the usefulness of print and makes reprints available to the public whenever possible. This book and hundreds of thousands of others can be found in the HathiTrust, an archive of the digitized collections of many great research libraries. For access to the University of Michigan Library's digital collections, please see http://www.lib.umich.edu and for information about the HathiTrust, please visit http://www.hathitrust.org ... Read more

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Originally published in 1883.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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Originally published in 1905.This volume from the Cornell University Library's print collections was scanned on an APT BookScan and converted to JPG 2000 format by Kirtas Technologies.All titles scanned cover to cover and pages may include marks notations and other marginalia present in the original volume. ... Read more

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The definition of the word "Minnesota" is known to most as the Dakotah word for "sky-tinted waters."However, in her research about the origin of the state's name, acclaimed author and native Minnesotan Kathy-jo Wargin uncovered a little-known, but age-old, Ojibwe tale."The Legend of Minnesota" tells the story of an enduring friendship between an Ojibwe girl and a Dakotah boy, and how their kindness toward one another gives the beautiful land of Minnesota its name. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

What's in a name?
A nice little read about the origins of the namesake of Minnesota, for both kids and adults. for me he highlight of the book are David's illustrations. I especially like his focus on historical subjects. ~Gary

The Legend of Minnesota
I was interested in reading this book, due to living in Minnesota and just to look at the pictures too! Wonderful book, storyline and art work are top notch.

Stunning Illustrations!
I own all David Geister-illustrated books.Although Kathy-Jo writes a wonderful tale, it's David's illustrations that truly bring it to life.

Legend of Minnesota Review
This is a great book- if you want to know the background to midwestern history or have little kids who like brilliant paintings- this is a wonderfully written and presented book. My kids adore the images and it generates a lot of parent-to-child discussion. It is a warm and inviting tale, and you'll spend a lot of fun time with kids pouring over the detailed images by Mr. Dave Geister. Highly recommended! ... Read more