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Minnesota -- Biography.

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Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 9 Collections and/or Records:

Century farms of Minnesota : one hundred years of changing life styles on the farm

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Identifier: 99919-RefShelf-Minnesota & Regional
Abstract

The century farms in this book were at least a century old, continuously owned by one family and over fifty acres in size. The book covered not only the history of these farms but had biographical information about the families.

Dates: Copyright: 1985

From both sides of the desk

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Identifier: 6491-RefShelf -General
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A memoir of the author's journey--beginning in first grade and ending with his last day of a thirty-four year teaching career--in which he reminisces about being both a student and a teacher. Includes stories by the author's students, as well as his own anecdotes of life in the classroom.

Dates: Copyright: 2003

Joseph R. Brown, adventurer on the Minnesota frontier, 1820-1849

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Identifier: 6472-RefShelf-General
Table of Contents Author's note: On Semantics and spelling -- Preface -- Chapter I: "He is not to be believed in any tale he may tell..." Charles Mowry 1820 -- Chapter II: "This 'old hoss' was thar..." Joseph R. Brown -- Chapter III: "Sgt. Brown will take charge of the two disposable guns..." -- Chapter IV: "Trade looks bad..." Geo. Davenport 1829 -- Chapter V: "[The Indians] cannot be made to comprehend that it's all for their benefit..." Alexis Bailly, 1832 -- Chapter VI: "A serious difficulty with the...
Dates: Copyright: 1996

Minnesota and its people

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Identifier: 99914-RefShelf-Minnesota & Regional
Dates: Publication: 1924

Minnesota, its story and biography

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Identifier: 99916-RefShelf-Minnesota & Regional
Dates: Publication: 1915

Minnesota : the land of sky-tinted waters : a history of the state and its people

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Identifier: 99913-RefShelf-Minnesota & Regional
Table of Contents

v. 1. From wilderness to commonwealth -- v. 2. Minnesota becomes of age -- v. 3-5. Minnesota biography / by a special staff of writers.

Dates: Copyright: 1935

Old rail fence corners : frontier tales told by Minnesota pioneers

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Identifier: 6471-RefShelf-General
Scope and Contents Illustrations: Survivors who were at Traverse des Sioux at the time of the treaty in 1851: Mrs. Richard Chute, General William G. Le Duc, Mrs. Gideon Pond; with Lucy Leavenworth Wilder Morris -- Group of contributors taken at a party at the home of Mrs. James T. Morris, May 26, 1915 -- Mrs. Margaret King Hern (St. Paul); Medal (Defender of Fort Ridgely) presented to Margaret King Hern by the State [of Minnesota] in 1896; Late type of Red River Cart, taken in the [Eighteen] Fifties. Earlier...
Dates: Publication: Reprint edition 1976

Scattered seeds : a gathering of Minnesota memories.

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Identifier: 99905-RefShelf-General
Dates: Copyright: 1973-1974