Abstract "This book's immediate predecessor drew on the writings of many southwest Minnesota authors to create a portrait of the land and its peoples. In this book, Amato and Pichaske explore the region's rich culture in their own words. From Amato's analysis of regional lead cities like Worthington and New Ulm to Pichaske's meditations on smaller towns like Minneota, Slayton, and Hanley Falls, the authors examine the ways this region has reacted to the changes and challenges of the late twentieth...

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Minnesota's land and people -- 2. Preserving the wilderness: Voyageurs National Park -- 3. Farming in the valley of the Jolly Green Giant -- 4. The Mesabi Iron Range -- 5. Duluth: Minnesota's world port -- 6. The Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company -- 7. Shopping services in the Twin Cities area -- 8. Summer vacationing near Alexandria -- 9. Winter vacationing at Lutsen -- 10. Jonathan: Minnesota's new town.