Cultural Region/Midwest
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Lake of the Ozarks: Vintage Vacation Paradise
$31.99 Add to cartWhen the Union Electric Company finished constructing Bagnell Dam in 1931, they had done more than build a source of electrical power-they had created a vacation paradise. Bordered by lush hills and a… [more below]
- Author: Weaver, Dwight H.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 130
- Publish Date: May 15 2002
- ISBN10: 1531613322
- Language: English
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60 Hikes Within 60 Miles: Minneapolis and St. Paul: Including Hikes In and Around the Twin Cities
$21.95 Add to cartGet outdoors with this guide to 60 of the best hikes within an hour or so from the Twin Cities, leading you to scenic overlooks, wildlife hot spots, and historical settings.
- Series: 60 Hikes Within 60 Miles
- Author: Watson, Tom
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 328
- Publish Date: May 15 2018
- ISBN10: 1634041224
- Language: English
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44 Years in Darkness: A True Story of Madness, Tragedy and Shattered Love
$15.00 Add to cart44 YEARS IN DARKNESS
A TRUE STORY OF MADNESS, TRAGEDY AND SHATTERED LOVE
BY SYLVIA SHULTSLost in the shadows of Illinois asylums in the nineteenth century is the strange story of Rhoda Derry. Left at
- Author: Shults, Sylvia
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 210
- Publish Date: October 10 2016
- ISBN10: 1892523477
- Language: English
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Animal Tracks of the Midwest Field Guide: Easy-To-Use Guide with 55 Track Illustrations
$18.95 Add to cartTracking Made Easy–from the Backyard to the Backwoods
You’ve seen animal tracks while hiking, camping, or even in your backyard. Now learn what made them. Animal Tracks of the Midwest Field Guide by
- Author: Poppele, Jonathan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 352
- Publish Date: November 30 2021
- ISBN10: 1591935741
- Language: English
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Rockhounding & Prospecting: Upper Midwest: How to Find Gold, Copper, Agates, Thomsonite & Other Favorites
$19.95 Add to cart- AdventureKEEN’s rocks & minerals products are proven sellers: more than 350,000 units sold
- Rock hunting is a growing hobby throughout the USA, and this is a great introduction to finding some of the m
- Author: Magnuson, Jim
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 264
- Publish Date: November 16 2021
- ISBN10: 1591939453
- Language: English
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She Got Up Off the Couch
$20.99 Add to cartThe # 1 New York Times bestseller A Girl Named Zippy was a rare and welcome treat: a memoir of a happy childhood. Spunky, strong-willed, and too smart for her own good, Zippy Jarvis brought readers de… [more below]
- Author: Kimmel, Haven
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: February 01 2007
- ISBN10: 074328500X
- Language: English
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Death in the Haymarket: A Story of Chicago, the First Labor Movement and the Bombing That Divided Gilded Age America
$17.95 Add to cartOn May 4, 1886, a bomb exploded at a Chicago labor rally, wounding dozens of policemen, seven of whom eventually died. A wave of mass hysteria swept the country, leading to a sensational trial, that c… [more below]
- Author: Green, James
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: March 13 2007
- ISBN10: 1400033225
- Language: English
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Grounded: A Senator’s Lessons on Winning Back Rural America
$19.99 Add to cartAn eye-opening memoir from Montana’s three-term democratic senator showing how Democrats can reconnect with rural voters
Jon Tester is the only United States senator with a full-time job outside of the
- Author: Tester, Jon
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 432
- Publish Date: June 06 2023
- ISBN10: 0062977490
- Language: English
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Wisconsin Impressions
$12.95 Add to cartIn this portrait of Wisconsin, photographer Darryl R. Beers captures what makes the Badger State one of the most unique places in the nation. The state’s cultural and natural history is presented in s… [more below]
- Author: Beers, Darryl R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 80
- Publish Date: August 01 2006
- ISBN10: 1560373784
- Language: English
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Chicago’s Great Fire: The Destruction and Resurrection of an Iconic American City
$19.00 Add to cartFrom an acclaimed historian, the full and authoritative story of one of the most iconic disasters in American history, told through the vivid memories of those who experienced it
Between October 8-10,
- Author: Smith, Carl
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 400
- Publish Date: September 14 2021
- ISBN10: 0802159125
- Language: English
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Secret North Shore Chicago
$27.00 Read more- Series: Secret
- Author: Shubart, Ellen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: September 15 2023
- ISBN10: 168106488X
- Language: English
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A Raisin in the Sun
$18.99 Add to cart“Never before, the entire history of the American theater, has so much of the truth of black people’s lives been seen on the stage,” observed James Baldwin shortly before A Raisin in the Sun opened on… [more below]
- Series: Modern Library (Hardcover)
- Author: Hansberry, Lorraine
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: August 22 1995
- ISBN10: 679601724
- Language: English
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A Birder’s Guide to Minnesota: A County-By-County Guide to Over 1,400 Birding Locations
$39.95 Add to cartExplore the best birding locations in Minnesota with this county-by-county guide.
Whether you’re new to birding or have been enjoying your backyard visitors for years, it’s time to take bird-watching
- Author: Eckert, Kim Richard
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 472
- Publish Date: December 20 2022
- ISBN10: 1735349917
- Language: English
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Butterflies of the Midwest Field Guide
$18.95 Add to cartIdentify butterflies with this easy-to-use field guide, organized by color and featuring full-color photographs and helpful information!
Butterflies are fascinating, beautiful, and a joy to behold. No
- Series: Butterfly Identification Guides
- Author: Daniels, Jaret C.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 364
- Publish Date: May 16 2023
- ISBN10: 1647552850
- Language: English
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The Women Who Built Omaha: A Bold and Remarkable History
$22.95 Add to cart2023 Nebraska Book Award
During the 1930s the Federal Writers’ Project described Omaha as a “man’s town,” and histories of the city have all but ignored women. However, women have played major roles- Author: Wirth, Eileen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 234
- Publish Date: May 01 2022
- ISBN10: 1496228642
- Language: English
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Perennials for Illinois
$19.95 Add to cartPerennial gardening can be easy, fun and rewarding, especially when you have this beautifully illustrated guide at your fingertips. With detailed accounts of 92 different perennials, along with inform… [more below]
- Series: Perennials for . . .
- Author: Aldrich, William
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 344
- Publish Date: March 11 2003
- ISBN10: 1551053780
- Language: English
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In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland’s Torso Murders
$24.95 Add to cartIn 2001 The Kent State University Press published James Jessen Badal’s In the Wake of the Butcher: Cleveland’s Torso Murders–the first book to examine the horrific series of unsolved dismemberment mu
- Author: Badal, James Jessen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 289
- Publish Date: April 16 2014
- ISBN10: 160635213X
- Language: English
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Kent State: Four Dead in Ohio
$24.99 Add to cartFrom Derf Backderf, the bestselling author of My Friend Dahmer, comes the Eisner and ALA/YALSA Alex Award-winning tragic and unforgettable story of the Kent State shootings, told in graphic novel form… [more below]
- Author: Backderf, Derf
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: September 08 2020
- ISBN10: 1419734849
- Language: English
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So Big
$17.99 Add to cartWinner of the Pulitzer Prize
“A masterpiece.” — Literary Review – “A novel to read and to remember.” —New York Times
Widely regarded as the masterwork of celebrated author and Algonquin Round Table ma
- Series: P.S.
- Author: Ferber, Edna
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 288
- Publish Date: June 15 2010
- ISBN10: 0061859982
- Language: English
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Lake Superior Agates Field Guide
$12.95 Add to cartGet this must-have guide for Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan, featuring full-color photographs and information to help you identify agates.
Identify and collect agates with the perfect guide to Lake
- Series: Rocks & Minerals Identification Guides
- Author: Lynch, Dan R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 161
- Publish Date: May 22 2012
- ISBN10: 1591932823
- Language: English
