Hidden History of the Minnesota River Valley
Title | Hidden History of the Minnesota River Valley PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Johanneck |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 158 |
Release | 2010-05-13 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1614231958 |
Traveled by mammoth-hunters and motorcyclists alike, the Minnesota River Valley shows the traces of a unique legacy: where else are you going to find a political party with ideals based on honest conversation and gymnastics? Not all of it is as lovely as the natural scenery it accompaniesMankato was the site of the largest mass execution in United States historybut its heritage demands contemplation. Discover the valleys most enterprising characters, from Fort Snelling bootleggers like Pierre Pigs Eye Parrant to the Granite Falls lawyer behind Prohibition, Andrew Volstead. With a guide like Johanneck, you might meet some familiar figures in surprising circumstances as she steals up behind Dr. Mayo at the grave he was robbing for medical research or catches FBI director J. Edgar Hoover in a moment of unguarded correspondence.
Reflections of the Minnesota River Valley
Title | Reflections of the Minnesota River Valley PDF eBook |
Author | Pediment Group, Incorporated, The |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 128 |
Release | 2001-01-01 |
Genre | Historic sites |
ISBN | 9781891395888 |
River of History
Title | River of History PDF eBook |
Author | John O. Anfinson |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | 2003 |
Genre | Formations (Geology) |
ISBN |
History of the Minnesota Valley
Title | History of the Minnesota Valley PDF eBook |
Author | Edward Duffield Neill |
Publisher | Minneapolis, North star publishing Company |
Total Pages | 1028 |
Release | 1882 |
Genre | Minnesota |
ISBN |
Hidden History of the Toe River Valley
Title | Hidden History of the Toe River Valley PDF eBook |
Author | Michael C. Hardy |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | 208 |
Release | |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467153826 |
History of the Red River Valley, Past and Present
Title | History of the Red River Valley, Past and Present PDF eBook |
Author | C.F. Cooper & Co |
Publisher | |
Total Pages | |
Release | 1909 |
Genre | Minnesota |
ISBN |
Minneapolis Underworld
Title | Minneapolis Underworld PDF eBook |
Author | Elizabeth Johanneck |
Publisher | Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | 0 |
Release | 2013-02-14 |
Genre | Crime |
ISBN | 9781478236672 |
When a well-connected Minneapolis organized crime member asked the author of HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY and TWIN CITIES PROHIBITION to write the history of the local underworld, she simply couldn't refuse Through newspaper articles and court documents, Johanneck fleshes out the rackets and the racketeers who ran them from the mid-1800's through the 1980's. But don't expect the city's crimes to be committed by the usual suspects. Avarice knows no bounds. Minneapolis' twin city has got nothing on her.