Cultural Region/Upper Midwest
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Culture and Customs of the Sioux Indians
$19.95 Add to cart“[A] well-balanced history and overview of Dakota and Lakota Siouans.”—Choice
Although some aspects of Sioux history such as the Battle of the Little Big Horn and the Massacre at Wounded Knee are incl
- Author: Gagnon, Gregory O.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: November 01 2012
- ISBN10: 0803244541
- Language: English
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Eyewitness at Wounded Knee
$34.95 Add to cartOn a wintry day in December 1890, near a creek named Wounded Knee on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota, the Seventh Cavalry of the U.S. Army opened fire on an encampment of Sioux Indians. Thi
- Series: Great Plains Photography
- Author: Jensen, Richard E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 232
- Publish Date: September 01 2011
- ISBN10: 0803236093
- Language: English
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The Minnesota Book of Skills: Your Guide to Smoking Whitefish, Sauna Etiquette, Tick Extraction, and More
$17.95 Add to cartThis playful yet practical guide-outlining skills from building a campfire to identifying urban wildlife to carving a duck decoy-will fully prepare Minnesota natives and newcomers alike for life in th… [more below]
- Author: Niskanen, Chris
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 224
- Publish Date: November 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1681340259
- Language: English
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Haunted Wausau: The Ghostly History of Big Bull Falls
$21.99 Add to cartWalk through the Gateway to the Northwoods into a place teeming with apparitions, electrical disturbances, physical manifestations and veiled forces. Glide among the praying whispers in the basement o… [more below]
- Series: Haunted America
- Author: Blaschka, Shawn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 112
- Publish Date: August 16 2011
- ISBN10: 1609491106
- Language: English
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A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable
$18.00 Read moreWhat does it take to be an Olympic gold medalist and to coach a collegiate team to fifteen NCAA titles? In A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable, famed wrestler and wrestling coach Dan … [more below]
- Author: Gable, Dan
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 172
- Publish Date: March 01 2016
- ISBN10: 1609383265
- Language: English
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No Place Like Home: Lessons in Activism from LGBT Kansas
$27.99 Add to cartFinalist: Lambda Literary Award for LBGTQ Nonfiction
Winner: Stubbendieck Great Plains Distinguished Book Prize
A Kansas Notable Book
Far from the coastal centers of culture and politics, Kansas stands a
- Author: Janovy, C. J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 308
- Publish Date: March 20 2019
- ISBN10: 0700628347
- Language: English
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Six Weeks in the Sioux Tepees
$14.95 Add to cartSix Weeks in the Sioux Tepees is a reprint of the classic narrative of Sarah Wakefield’s survival. Told in her own words, this compelling tale was a best seller when it was originally published more t… [more below]
- Author: Wakefield, Sarah F.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 96
- Publish Date: March 03 2016
- ISBN10: 1493023160
- Language: English
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The White Earth Tragedy: Ethnicity and Dispossession at a Minnesota Anishinaabe Reservation, 1889-1920
$21.95 Add to cartThis compelling interdisciplinary history of an Anishinaabe community at the White Earth Reservation in Minnesota offers a subtle and sophisticated look at changing social, economic, and political rel… [more below]
- Author: Meyer, Melissa L.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 333
- Publish Date: June 01 1999
- ISBN10: 0803282567
- Language: English
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Fish of Wisconsin Field Guide
$16.95 Add to cartGo Fishing with Wisconsin’s Famous Identification Guide!
Fishing is a perfect outdoors activity for all ages and skill levels, and the Badger State is an angler’s paradise. Reel in fish, and make iden
- Series: Fish Identification Guides
- Author: Bosanko, Dave
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 10 2007
- ISBN10: 1591931940
- Language: English
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Black Hills Family Fun Guide: Explore South Dakota’s Badlands, Devils Tower & Black Hills
$14.95 Add to cartThis full-color guidebook features more than 150 family-friendly attractions and is arranged by themes, leading visitors and residents alike on a modern-day adventure through the best that South Dakot… [more below]
- Author: Gordon, Kindra
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 136
- Publish Date: May 16 2017
- ISBN10: 1591937353
- Language: English
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Educating Esmé: Diary of a Teacher’s First Year
$17.99 Add to cartA must-read for parents, new teachers, and classroom veterans, Educating Esm? is the exuberant diary of Esm? Raji Codell’s first year teaching in a Chicago public school. Fresh-mouthed and free-spirit… [more below]
- Author: Codell, Esmé Raji
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 256
- Publish Date: September 01 2009
- ISBN10: 1565129350
- Language: English
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Great American City: Chicago and the Enduring Neighborhood Effect
$29.00 Add to cartFor over fifty years numerous public intellectuals and social theorists have insisted that community is dead. Some would have us believe that we act solely as individuals choosing our own fates regard… [more below]
- Author: Sampson, Robert J.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 552
- Publish Date: June 14 2013
- ISBN10: 022605568X
- Language: English
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Christmas in Minnesota: A Celebration in Memories, Stories, and Recipes of Seasons Past
$17.95 Add to cartLike the warmth of a cabin fireplace and the twinkle of lights along the edge of a frozen lake, Christmas in Minnesota evokes memories of holidays long ago.
Beloved Peanuts creator Charles M. Schulz … [more below]- Author: Ziebarth, Marilyn
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 220
- Publish Date: October 29 2019
- ISBN10: 1681341425
- Language: English
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Haunted Iowa
$19.99 Add to cartFollow a team of real-life ghost hunters on the trail of visitors to the Hawkeye State from the spirit world. You say you don’t believe in ghosts? Tell it to the woman who was thrown down the stairs b… [more below]
- Author: Vyn, Kathleen
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 176
- Publish Date: April 30 2019
- ISBN10: 1625361289
- Language: English
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Solomon D. Butcher: Photographing the American Dream
$39.95 Add to cartFor millions of Americans, Solomon D. Butcher’s photographs epitomize the sod-house frontier. His images from western Nebraska constitute the most extensive photographic record of the generation that … [more below]
- Author: Carter, John E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 152
- Publish Date: April 01 2016
- ISBN10: 0803260385
- Language: English
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Minnesota: A History
$25.99 Add to cartIn this volume, William Lass tells the story of Minnesota, a state that evolved from many cultures, from its beginnings to the present. This history not only provides descriptions of the essential eve
- Series: States and the Nation #0
- Author: Lass, William E.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 336
- Publish Date: August 01 2000
- ISBN10: 0393319717
- Language: English
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Wildflowers of Wisconsin and the Great Lakes Region: A Comprehensive Field Guide
$29.95 Read moreDescribing more than 1,100 species, this is a comprehensive guide to wildflowers in Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, and Ontario. A new introduction to this second … [more below]
- Author: Black, Merel R.
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 320
- Publish Date: February 13 2009
- ISBN10: 0299230546
- Language: English
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The Cadottes: A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior
$26.95 Add to cart- Author: Silbernagel, Robert
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 18 2023
- ISBN10: 1976600235
- Language: English
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Give the Lady What She Wants
$19.95 Add to cartIn the heart of downtown, there was a palace of commerce, a jewel of Chicago history. It was Marshall Field & Company. “Give the lady what she wants”. “The customer is always right”. These generous po
- Author: Wendt, Lloyd
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 390
- Publish Date: January 31 2020
- ISBN10: 1087860652
- Language: English
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What We Hunger for: Refugee and Immigrant Stories about Food and Family
$18.95 Add to cartEating is an intimacy bound with language, family, and migration. Travel far and near with fourteen gifted writers from immigrant and refugee families as they share their flavorful, luminous stories. … [more below]
- Author: Shin, Sun Yung
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 192
- Publish Date: April 01 2021
- ISBN10: 1681341972
- Language: English
