A Knack for Knowing Things: Stories from St. Paul Neighborhoods and Beyond

by Don Boxmeyer

Book Overview

A Knack for Knowing Things brings together in book form the best of his writing and demonstrates his talents as a master storyteller with plain-spoken, intimate prose.

After more than fifteen years of covering hard news, writing a newspaper column gave Boxmeyer the freedom to tell stories of more than just the politicians and the famous. "I realized that the interesting people and places nobody ever wrote about held more fascination for me,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0873514653
• ISBN13: 9780873514651
• Release Date: August 2003
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 214 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Book for nostalgic Minnesotans

An entertaining book for nostalgic natives of St. Paul. However, it did not quite fully live up to our expectations, as we think there was more there than covered in the book.