Cultural Region/Midwest
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Roadside History of Illinois
$20.00 Read moreDid you know that Chicago was named for a wild onion? Or that the only president born in Illinois was Ronald Reagan? Or that the Ferris Wheel, processed cheese, the game of softball, the fly swatter, … [more below]
- Author: Banash, Stan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 475
- Publish Date: June 15 2013
- ISBN10: 878425993
- Language: English
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The Pocket Guide to Minnesota Place Names: The Stories Behind 1,200 Places in the North Star State
$18.95 Add to cartWithin our state’s borders you’ll find such exotic place names as Amor and Darling, Fertile and Conception, Comfort and Happyland, Looneyville and Nimrod, Flour Lake and the Diarrhoea River, Great Sco… [more below]
- Series: Minnesota
- Author: Fedo, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 198
- Publish Date: May 01 2002
- ISBN10: 0873514246
- Language: English
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Lake Michigan’s Aircraft Carriers
$24.99 Add to cartThis is the story of the USS Wolverine and the USS Sable, two Great Lakes excursion ships converted for aircraft carrier training during WWII.
Through the duration of the war, the United States Navy qu
- Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
- Author: Somers, Paul M.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 05 2003
- ISBN10: 0738532088
- Language: English
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Floating Palaces of the Great Lakes: A History of Passenger Steamships on the Inland Seas
$26.95 Add to cartThrough much of the nineteenth century, steam-powered ships provided one of the most reliable and comfortable transportation options in the United States, becoming a critical partner in railroad expan… [more below]
- Author: Stone, Joel
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 296
- Publish Date: June 29 2015
- ISBN10: 047205175X
- Language: English
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The Land Remembers: The Story of a Farm and Its People
$19.95 Add to cartThis beloved American memoir is about a farm and its people, recollections of a boyhood in Wisconsin’s Driftless region. Ben Logan grew up on Seldom Seen Farm with his three brothers, father, mother, … [more below]
- Author: Logan, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: May 23 2017
- ISBN10: 0299309045
- Language: English
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Hiking the North Shore: 50 Fabulous Day Hikes in Minnesota’s Spectacular Lake Superior Region
$19.95 Add to cartGet into Minnesota’s most rugged and scenic wild places.
From Duluth to Grand Portage, discover magnificent trails that wind through eight state parks, the Superior National Forest, the Superior Hiking
- Series: There & Back Guides
- Author: Slade, Andrew
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: March 14 2017
- ISBN10: 0979467535
- Language: English
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Geology Underfoot in Illinois
$20.00 Add to cartIllinois–a flat and boring state with nothing but cornfields and crowded expressways, right? Balderdash Geology Underfoot in Illinois scratches the Prairie State’s surface to expose geologic diversi… [more below]
- Series: Yes, Geology Underfoot
- Author: Wiggers, Raymond
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 324
- Publish Date: June 15 1997
- ISBN10: 087842346X
- Language: English
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The Machine: A Hot Team, a Legendary Season, and a Heart-Stopping World Series: The Story of the 1975 Cincinnati Reds
$19.99 Add to cartFrom the best-selling author of Baseball 100
“Posnanski offers an eloquent reminder that the great Cincinnati Reds teams–especially the ’75 Reds–deserve a place of prominence in our memory, same as t
- Author: Posnanski, Joe
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 31 2010
- ISBN10: 0061582557
- Language: English
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Murdered in Their Beds
$17.00 Add to cart“Something terrible has happened here…” Those were the words uttered by Ross Moore after discovering the bodies of his brother, his family and two houseguests in Villisca, Iowa in June 1912. That ho… [more below]
- Author: Taylor, Troy
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 282
- Publish Date: February 29 2012
- ISBN10: 1892523787
- Language: English
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The Maniac in the Bushes: More Tales of Cleveland Woe
$13.95 Add to cart“Morbidly fascinating and wickedly entertaining.” — The Plain Dealer
The second volume in Bellamy’s popular series includes 13 more incredible true stories of Cleveland crime and disaster, including .
- Series: Ohio
- Author: Bellamy, John
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 298
- Publish Date: October 31 1997
- ISBN10: 1886228191
- Language: English
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Historic Photos of University of Michigan
$41.99 Add to cartFounded in Detroit, Michigan, in 1817 as one of the first public universities in the nation, the University of Michigan moved to Ann Arbor in 1837. What started as a forty-acre campus with four buildi
- Series: Historic Photos
- Author: Chmura, Michael
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 202
- Publish Date: November 02 2007
- ISBN10: 1683369823
- Language: English
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Slavery’s Reach: Southern Slaveholders in the North Star State
$18.95 Add to cartA set of mutually beneficial relationships between southern slaveholders and Minnesotans kept the men and women whose labor generated the wealth enslaved.
- Author: Lehman, Christopher P.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: October 01 2019
- ISBN10: 1681341352
- Language: English
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Minnesota Mysteries: A History of Unexplained Wonders, Eccentric Characters, Preposterous Claims & Baffling Occurrences in the Land of 10,0
$23.99 Add to cartAny Minnesotan worth his lutefisk has heard of the Kensington Runestone. But have you heard of Victor Setterlund? In 1949, he uncovered another runestone less than ten miles away. How about Newmann th… [more below]
- Author: Welter, Ben
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: November 19 2013
- ISBN10: 1626193622
- Language: English
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The Summer of Beer and Whiskey: How Brewers, Barkeeps, Rowdies, Immigrants, and a Wild Pennant Fight Made Baseball America’s Game
$19.99 Add to cartChris von der Ahe knew next to nothing about baseball when he risked his life’s savings to found the franchise that would become the St. Louis Cardinals. Yet the German-born beer garden proprietor wou… [more below]
- Author: Achorn, Edward
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: April 29 2014
- ISBN10: 1610393775
- Language: English
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100 Things Lions Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
$16.95 Read moreWhether it’s for a die-hard booster from the days of Dick Lane or a new supporter of Matthew Stafford, the top facts and activities concerning the Detroit Lions that all fans need to know and do in th… [more below]
- Series: 100 Things… Fans Should Know & Do Before They Die
- Author: Pasche, Paula
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: August 01 2012
- ISBN10: 1600787290
- Language: English
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Nebraska POW Camps: A History of World War II Prisoners in the Heartland
$31.99 Add to cartDuring World War II, thousands of Axis prisoners of war were held throughout Nebraska in base camps that included Fort Robinson, Camp Scottsbluff and Camp Atlanta. Many Nebraskans did not view the POW… [more below]
- Author: Marsh, Melissa Amateis
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 178
- Publish Date: April 15 2014
- ISBN10: 1540223272
- Language: English
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Finns of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula
$24.99 Add to cartExplore the lasting influence of the Finnish people in the Upper Peninsula.
At the time, Hancock consisted of nothing more than a small cluster of humble buildings, but it was here, on the outskirts of
- Series: Images of America
- Author: The Finnish American Heritage Center
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: November 19 2018
- ISBN10: 146712978X
- Language: English
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Historic Shipwrecks and Rescues on Lake Michigan
$23.99 Read moreFacing the fury and danger of Lake Michigan
Ever since French explorers first cast their eyes on Lake Michigan, this huge inland sea has been the scene of thousands of shipwreck rescues and tragedies.
- Series: Disaster
- Author: Passwater, Michael
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 03 2022
- ISBN10: 1467151963
- Language: English
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Ponds and Lakes of the White Mountains: A Four-Season Guide for Hikers and Anglers
$26.99 Add to cartThis all-season hiker’s and visitor’s guide to the ponds and lakes of the White Mountains celebrates the rich diversity here. Smith describes a variety of ponds and lakes-from a tree-lined roadside be… [more below]
- Author: Smith, Steven D.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 366
- Publish Date: August 13 2012
- ISBN10: 0881504130
- Language: English
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Hot Dish Heaven: Classic Casseroles from Midwest Kitchens
$19.95 Add to cartWhat do you get when you mix Tater Tots, ground beef, and cream of mushroom soup? Tater Tot Hot Dish, of course! Retired Minneapolis Star Tribune Taste section editor–the delightful auntie every disc… [more below]
- Author: Burckhardt, Ann L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 160
- Publish Date: October 13 2006
- ISBN10: 0873515684
- Language: English
