Minnesota: A Bicentennial History

by William E. Lass

Book Overview

In this volume, Lass tells the story of Minnesota from its beginnings to the present. A dominant theme is the adaptation of people to Minnesota's often harsh environment that includes long and brutally cold winters. Lass relates the persistence and change in the traditional frontier businesses in the twentieth century and recent developments in Minnesota society, including rapidly increasing metropolitanism, environmental concerns, and the conservative...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0393056511
• ISBN13: 9780393056518
• Release Date: January 1977
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.