Cultural Region/Midwest
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Vanished Indianapolis
$24.99 Add to cartUncover lost gems of Circle City history
More than two centuries removed from its founding, Indianapolis has seen its share of landmarks and landscapes pass into memory. Some have totally vanished, su
- Series: Lost
- Author: Fujawa, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: September 04 2023
- ISBN10: 1467154695
- Language: English
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Rock Pickers Guide to Lake Superior’s North Shore
$9.95 Add to cartGet this popular guide and start identifying all of those rocks seen on the beaches of the north shore of Lake Superior. Included are color illustrations of each type of rock, a description, tips for … [more below]
- Series: North Woods Naturalist Guides
- Author: Stensaas, Mark Sparky
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 48
- Publish Date: June 01 2000
- ISBN10: 096737930X
- Language: English
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Dakota Prisoner of War Letters: Dakota Kaskapi Okicize Wowapi
$27.95 Add to cartIn April 1863–after the Dakota War of 1862, after the hanging of thirty-eight Dakota men in the largest mass execution in U.S. history– some 270 Dakota men were moved from Mankato, Minnesota, to a p… [more below]
- Author: Canku, Clifford
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: November 01 2012
- ISBN10: 087351873X
- Language: English
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The Assassination of Hole in the Day
$22.95 Add to cartExplores the murder of the controversial Ojibwe chief who led his people through the first difficult years of dispossession by white invaders-and created a new kind of leadership for the Ojibwe.
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- Author: Treuer, Anton
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: August 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0873518438
- Language: English
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Bundt Cake Bliss: Delicious Desserts from Midwest Kitchens
$19.95 Add to cartRediscover the magic of Bundt baking with eighty-seven extraordinary recipes from kitchens across the Midwest.
- Author: Short, Susanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 184
- Publish Date: November 01 2007
- ISBN10: 0873515854
- Language: English
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Pioneer Women
$22.00 Add to cartFrom a rediscovered collection of autobiographical accounts written by hundreds of Kansas pioneer women in the early twentieth century, Joanna Stratton has created a collection hailed by Newsweek as “… [more below]
- Author: Stratton, Joanna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: September 17 1982
- ISBN10: 0671447483
- Language: English
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Chicago in Stone and Clay: A Guide to the Windy City’s Architectural Geology
$24.95 Add to cartChicago in Stone and Clay explores the interplay between the city’s most architecturally significant sites, the materials they’re made of, and the sediments and bedrock they are anchored in. This uniq
- Author: Wiggers, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: September 15 2022
- ISBN10: 150176506X
- Language: English
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New Poetry from the Midwest 2019
$18.00 Add to cartNew American Press releases a new volume of recently published work from the Midwest each year to bring more visibility to Midwestern writing that is innovative, engaging, finely crafted, and strong i
- Author: Stephenson, Hannah
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: June 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1941561209
- Language: English
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London Street
$28.00 Add to cartWithin a Dutch enclave already removed from the larger world, Janie’s family is further isolated and odd. Janie struggles within the tight-knit community to understand the secrets and events involving… [more below]
- Author: Griffioen, Jane E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: May 25 2020
- ISBN10: 1725267551
- Language: English
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The Revolution of Birdie Randolph
$16.99 Add to cartFrom Stonewall Award winner Brandy Colbert comes a novel about first love, family, and hidden secrets that will stay with you long after turning the last page.
Dove “Birdie” Randolph works hard to be- Author: Colbert, Brandy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: August 18 2020
- ISBN10: 0316448540
- Language: English
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Springfield’s Celebrated Horseshoe Sandwich
$31.99 Add to cartIn a town famous for its politics, one local favorite moves unchallenged across party lines. Open-faced, piled high with fries and slathered in cheese sauce, the Horsehoe Sandwich has represented Spri… [more below]
- Author: Harmon, Carolyn
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: May 06 2019
- ISBN10: 1540238792
- Language: English
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Wisconsin’s Best Beer Guide, 4th Edition
$16.95 Read moreSomewhere in Wisconsin there is a pint of beer with your name on it. Your mission: Find it Don’t make Wisconsin beer come looking for you Set out on a pils-grimage to pay homage to the great people
- Author: Revolinski, Kevin
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 434
- Publish Date: October 31 2018
- ISBN10: 1933272651
- Language: English
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The Chicago 77: A Community Area Handbook
$19.99 Read moreWith over two hundred neighborhoods divided into seventy-seven community areas, Chicago offers a dazzling and daunting challenge to ambitious tourists and lifelong citizens.
Anyone who’s never been to
- Series: History & Guide
- Author: Zangs, Mary
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: July 01 2014
- ISBN10: 1626196125
- Language: English
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The Great Circus Train Wreck of 1918: Tragedy on the Indiana Lakeshore
$21.99 Add to cartWhat really happened on the circus train in 1918? Read the story of this tragedy for the entertainment industry of the time.
In the cool, pre-dawn hours on a June night in 1918, a train engineer closed
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Lytle, Richard M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: July 23 2010
- ISBN10: 1596299312
- Language: English
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Midwest Fruit & Vegetable Gardening: Plant, Grow, and Harvest the Best Edibles – Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebra
$26.99 Add to cartIf you’re interested in growing your own fruits and vegetables, you’ve joined the ranks of a blossoming group of DIY gardeners who place a premium on the idea of self-reliance. But like any other kind… [more below]
- Series: Fruit & Vegetable Gardening Guides
- Author: Elzer-Peters, Katie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 240
- Publish Date: January 13 2014
- ISBN10: 1591865662
- Language: English
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Hidden History of Milwaukee
$31.99 Add to cartJoin OnMilwaukee.com’s Bobby Tanzilo for a behind-the-scenes tour of Milwaukee’s past. Sail out to the Breakwater Lighthouse, scramble up the wings of the Milwaukee Art Museum and dig up the city’s ro… [more below]
- Author: Tanzilo, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: May 06 2014
- ISBN10: 1540210049
- Language: English
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A Culinary History of Iowa: Sweet Corn, Pork Tenderloins, Maid-Rites & More
$35.99 Add to cartIowa s delectable cuisine is quintessentially midwestern, grounded in its rich farming heritage and spiced with diverse ethnic influences. Classics like fresh sweet corn and breaded pork tenderloins a… [more below]
- Author: Maulsby, Darcy Dougherty
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 194
- Publish Date: August 01 2016
- ISBN10: 153169876X
- Language: English
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The Game: The Michigan-Ohio State Football Rivalry
$24.99 Add to cartSimply known as “The Game,” the history of the Michigan-Ohio State rivalry – one of the oldest and, arguably, the fierecest in college football.
With a history that stretches over a century, the Michig
- Series: Images of Sports
- Author: Magee, Ken
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: September 07 2015
- ISBN10: 1467114588
- Language: English
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The Prairie Gardener’s Go-To Guide for Perennials
$15.00 Add to cartThe eighth book in the Guides for the Prairie Gardener series is all about those reliable, grounded plants you can count on: perennials.
Perennials are those species whose stems and leaves die back to
- Series: Guides for the Prairie Gardener #8
- Author: Melrose, Janet
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1771513926
- Language: English
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Historic Tales of St. Louis
$23.99 Read moreThe Tales That Made St. Louis St. Louis may be known as the Gateway to the West, but its history holds many stories buried through time that show a different side. Discover which Hollywood leading man
- Series: Forgotten Tales
- Author: Zeman, Mark
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: January 23, 2023
- ISBN10: 1467153281
- Language: English
