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Smoke on the Waterfront

The Northern Waters Smokehaus Cookbook

Northern Waters Smokehaus

A cultural icon of Lake Superior cuisine shares its story, recipes, and techniques

A port city where shipping, the fur trade, hunting, and fishing—and long, cold winters—have made the preserving and preparing of meat a singular art, Duluth, Minnesota, was uniquely well suited for the Northern Waters Smokehaus

when Eric Goerdt launched it in 1998. Soon what had started as a small sandwich counter expanded into a downtown mainstay with a worldwide trade in its signature offerings. A celebration of the Smokehaus’s singular contribution to the region’s cuisine, Smoke on the Waterfront lays out the stories, recipes, and techniques that have made the establishment a beloved fixture of Third Coast culture.

This book will be treasured by many!”

—SEAN SHERMAN, FOUNDER OF THE SIOUX CHEF, OWAMNI, NĀTIFS, AND THE INDIGEOUS FOOD LAB

My soul deeply resonates with Northern Waters Smokehaus . . . I feel so close to my parents’ homeland when I read this book.”

—YIA VANG, CHEF/OWNER OF UNION HMONG KITCHEN

MORE COOKBOOKS: PAGES 18, 42–43

The Northern Waters Smokehaus crew shares their many ways of preserving food (smoking, canning, fermenting, charcuterie), including detailed instructions for their kippering process. Smoke on the Waterfront presents recipes that take advantage of the natural bounty of Lake Superior’s north shore and capture the flavor of a port city’s old-world charm— all workable with simple equipment.

Whitefish smoked or made into a spread or stock; lake trout curried or stuffed with gremolata; pulled pork Minnesota style, smoked wings, and ribs

and kimchi with maple sambal; pickled peppers, onions, jalapeños, mushrooms, and, of course, sauerkraut: that’s a sample of the provisions that run from roe and gravy to casseroles, chowder, and ice cream. Featuring beautiful photographs, carefully crafted recipes, and the pithy conversational comments of the restaurant’s veterans, Smoke on the Waterfront evokes the history and the promise of a rich regional culture that endures—and transcends—boundaries.

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover

ISBN 978-1-5179-1015-0

208 pages ● 101 color images ● 2023

A Song over Miskwaa Rapids

A Novel

Linda LeGarde Grover

A fifty-year-old mystery converges with a present-day struggle over family, land, and history

When a rock is dislodged from its slope by mischievous ancestors, the past rises to meet the present. Some people of Mozhay Point have theories about what happened; others know— and the discovery stirs memories long buried, reviving a terrible story yet to be told.

Returning to the fictional Ojibwe reservation in northern Minnesota she has so deftly mapped in her award-winning books, Linda LeGarde Grover reveals traumas old and new as Margie Robineau, in the midst of a fight to keep her family’s long-held allotment land, uncovers events connected to a long-ago escape plan across the Canadian border, and the burial—at once figurative and painfully real—of not one crime but two. Throughout the narrative, a chorus of spirit women gather in lawn chairs to reminisce, reflect, and speculate, spinning the threads of family, myth, history, and humor.

$15.50 $21.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1462-2

160 pages ● 2023

PAGES 36–37

NEW A sprawling, poignant chronicle of struggle and survivance.”

— KIRKUS REVIEWS

Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again

Shigeru Kayama

Translated by Jeffrey Angles

The first English translations of the original novellas about the iconic kaijū Godzilla

Godzilla emerged from the sea to devastate Tokyo in the now-classic 1954 film, produced by Tōhō Studios and directed by Ishirō Honda, creating a global sensation and launching one of the world’s most successful movie and media franchises. Awakened and transformed by nuclear weapons testing, Godzilla serves as a terrifying metaphor for humanity’s shortsighted destructiveness: this was the intent of Shigeru Kayama, the science fiction writer who drafted the 1954 original film and its first sequel and, in 1955, published these novellas.

This book finally provides English-speaking fans and critics the original texts with these first-ever English-language translations of Godzilla and Godzilla Raids Again. The novellas reveal valuable insights into Kayama’s vision for the Godzilla story, feature plots that differ from the films, and clearly display the author’s strong antinuclear, proenvironmental convictions.

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1523-0

248 pages ● 2023

MORE FICTION: PAGES 8–9, 24–25, 36, 51–52

Jeffrey Angles’s lively translation captures all the action, emotion, and political edge of the original Japanese texts. A revelation for Godzilla fans and a rewarding read for anyone who enjoys classic tales of science fiction and adventure.”

—WILLIAM M. TSUTSUI, chancellor of Ottawa University and author of Godzilla on My Mind

Olav Audunssøn

IV. Winter Sigrid Undset

Translated by Tiina Nunnally

The fourth and final volume in the Nobel Prize–winning writer’s epic of one man’s fateful life in medieval Norway

Set in thirteenth-century Norway, a land racked by political turmoil, bloody family vendettas, and rising tensions between secular powers and an ascendant church, Sigrid Undset’s spellbinding masterpiece now follows the fortunes of Olav Audunssøn to the final, dramatic chapter of his life as it unfolds in Winter, the last volume of the tetralogy.

With its precise details and sweeping vision, Olav Audunssøn summons a powerful picture of Northern life in medieval times, as noted by the Swedish Academy in awarding Undset the Nobel Prize in 1928. Conveying both the intimate drama and the epic proportions of Olav’s story at its conclusion, Winter is a moving and masterly recreation of a vanished world tainted by bloodshed and haunted by sin and retribution—yet one that might still offer a chance for redemption.

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1541-4

352 pages ● 1 map ● 2023

“As always, Undset’s deep knowledge of Catholic doctrine and Scandinavian history informs her work, which is both elegantly written and well translated.”

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Olav Audunssøn III. Crossroads Sigrid Undset

Translated by Tiina Nunnally

The third volume of Olav Audunssøn finds Olav separated from everything familiar to him and embarking upon a visionary journey that will send him far into the forest and deep into his soul.

“Engrossing . . . fans of well-researched historical epics ought to check this out.” —Publishers Weekly

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1334-2

256 pages

Olav Audunssøn

II. Providence Sigrid Undset

Translated by Tiina Nunnally

In the second of Olav Audunssøn’s four volumes, Olav settles in at his ancestral estate of Hestviken—but the crimes of the past have a long reach and a tenacious hold.

“Shrouded in sorrow and Scandinavian gloom and a central part of a masterwork of modernist literature.” —Kirkus Reviews, starred review

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1160-7

288 pages

Olav Audunssøn I. Vows Sigrid Undset

Translated by Tiina Nunnally

In the turbulent thirteenth-century Norway of Undset’s epic masterpiece, the crown and the church vie for power and wealth. The first book in the Olav Audunssøn tetralogy presents a richly imagined world split between pagan codes of retribution and the constraints of Christian piety.

“A novel you wish would never end.” —Star Tribune

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1048-8

376 pages

Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight

Shannon Gibney

Illustrations by Charly Palmer

Six-year-old Sam, with his Liberian dad and African American mom, finds a way to bring everyone in his cross-cultural family together

Rice and okra soup: Sam’s auntie from Liberia made it, and it’s Dad’s favorite. Mom, homegrown in Minnesota, made spaghetti and meatballs. And Sam? He’s just hun-

gry, but no matter what he chooses to eat, someone will be disappointed. Caught in the middle of his family’s African and American food fight, Sam gets a little help from his grumbling stomach—and readers of this seriously funny book by Shannon Gibney get a peek at cultures colliding in a family kitchen that work out in a very delicious way. Charly Palmer’s

“Entertainingly explores how cultural clashes can emerge in a variety of settings—even at the dinner table. This is one delightful, delish read.” — SHELF AWARENESS

vibrant and captivating illustrations make this gentle lesson in getting along a bright and colorful visual feast as well.

Cassava leaf torbogee or homemade sausage pizza? Sam’s family recipes bring Sam and the Incredible African and American Food Fight to an apt and happy ending. Readers can decide which dinner is best—but, really, why not have both?

“From Shannon Gibney and Charly Palmer comes a wonderful story filled with our childhood memories and illustrated with astonishing colors. I loved this

book because it brought back my own food experiences with my grandmother. A fantastic and worthy addition to any collection!” —Siman Nuurali, author of the Sadiq Series

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover

ISBN 978-1-5179-0965-9

48 pages ● 45 color images ● 2023

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36 pages 18 color illustrations

MORE CHILDREN’S LITERATURE: PAGES 18, 26–27, 51, 53

BOOKLIST

Blood in the Tracks

The Minnesota Musicians behind Dylan’s Masterpiece

Paul Metsa and Rick Shefchik

The story of the Minneapolis musicians unexpectedly summoned to re-record half of the songs on Bob Dylan’s acclaimed album

This is the story of two nights in Minneapolis when six Minnesota musicians participated in a recording session with Bob Dylan as he rerecorded five songs on Blood on the Tracks—only to have their names left off the album and their contribution unacknowledged for more than forty years. A rare look at the making—or remaking— of an all-time great album, and a long overdue recognition of the musicians who made it happen, Blood in the Tracks brings to life a transformative moment in the history of rock and roll.

$17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1427-1

216 pages ● 14 b&w images ● 2023

ALSO OF INTEREST

Blue Guitar Highway

Paul Metsa

Foreword by David Carr

“Metsa is a mountain in Minnesota

$12.00 $16.95 paper

ISBN 978-0-8166-7643-9

288 pages • 31 b&w images • 2023

Everybody’s Heard about the Bird

The True Story of 1960s Rock

’n’ Roll in Minnesota

Rick Shefchik

$21.00 $29.95 hardcover

ISBN 978-0-8166-9319-1

368 pages • 130 b&w images • 2015

The Dylan Tapes

Friends, Players, and Lovers Talkin’ Early

Bob Dylan

Anthony Scaduto

Edited by Stephanie Trudeau

$21.00 $29.95 hardcover

ISBN 978-1-5179-0815-7

424 pages • 2022

Metsa and Shefchik give these unsung musicians their long-deserved due.”

music.”

—Bobby Vee

Finding Turtle Farm

My TwentyAcre Adventure in CommunitySupported Agriculture

Angela Tedesco

$14.00 $19.95 paper

ISBN 978-1-5179-1161-4

240 pages • 2 b&w images • 2022

The Last Supper Club

A Waiter’s Requiem

Matthew Batt

A witty and humble tribute to the sometimes profane, sometimes profound world of waiting tables

The story of how Matthew Batt, a forty-something professor on sabbatical, found himself returning to a job waiting tables. And loving it. In this rare and vivid memoir, he details the challenge and satisfaction of meeting the demands of a fine dining restaurant’s frenzied kitchen and equally expectant crowd. Told with sharp humor, humility, and a keen sense of what matters, The Last Supper Club is an ode to working in restaurants, the relationships that get you to the night’s close, and finding yourself through—or because of—the chaos of it all.

$16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1485-1

280 pages ● 1 b&w image ● 2023

ALSO OF INTEREST

Lemon Jail On the Road with the Replacements

Bill Sullivan

A tour diary of life on the road with one of Minnesota’s greatest bands.

$11.00 $15.95 paper

ISBN 978-1-5179-1276-5

160 pages • 86 b&w images • 2021

It

Won’t Be Easy

An Exceedingly Honest (and Slightly Unprofessional)

Love Letter to Teaching

Tom Rademacher | Foreword by Dave Eggers

$12.50 $17.95 paper

ISBN 978-1-5179-0112-7

208 pages • 2017

Batt is almost Proustian in mining his early memories of food and restaurants.”

—BRAD ZELLAR, author of TilltheWheelsFallOff

MORE BY SUE LEAF: PAGES 45–46

Impermanence

Life and Loss on Superior’s South Shore

Sue Leaf

A personal journey through the ever-changing natural and cultural history of Lake Superior’s South Shore

A love letter to Lake Superior’s South Shore, Impermanence is a journey through its natural and human histories, an invitation to see this liminal world in all its seasons and guises. Sue Leaf shares her lifelong connection with the area, and her experience occupying a rustic cabin on a rapidly eroding lakeside cliff imbues these essays with a passionate sense of place and an abiding curiosity about its past and precarious future.

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1525-4

288 pages ● 5 b&w images ● 1 map

AVAILABLE JANUARY 2024 (ready for pre-order now; delivers in January 2024)

ALSO OF INTEREST

This Contested Land

The Storied Past and Uncertain Future of America’s National Monuments

McKenzie Long

● Foreword INDIES Gold Winner, Ecology and Environment category

“Takes readers deep into debates over national monuments.” —Kim Todd, author of Sensational

$17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0982-6

392 pages ● 20 b&w images ● 14 maps ● 2022

A fascinating combination of personal memoir, natural history, and cultural history. Anyone who loves Lake Superior will find this book rewarding.”

—NANCY LANGSTON, author of Sustaining Lake Superior and Climate Ghosts

MORE BY DOUGLAS WOOD: PAGE 45

A Wild Path Douglas Wood

A soul-satisfying journey through the wilderness that uncovers hope, healing, and the abiding grace of wild things

With A Wild Path, Douglas Wood seeks to understand the importance and existence of beauty, the emotional poignancy of a wilderness sunset, and the realization of dreams. With generosity and compassion, he leads readers along a meditative path through a wilderness of many dimensions, offering courage and hope to those who feel different or left behind as he shares how he found, through the counsel of rocks, trees, and waters, his own way toward joy and wonder and an unshakable sense of belonging.

$17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0594-1

248 pages ● 24 b&w images ● AVAILABLE DECEMBER 2023 (ready for pre-order now; delivers in early December 2023)

ALSO OF INTEREST

The Lichen Museum

A. Laurie Palmer

“Reading this work feels like taking a series of walks with a particularly curious and sensitive companion, consistently attentive to otherwise neglected facets of the actual environment. “ —e-flux

$17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0867-6

$70.00 $100.00 library cloth ISBN 978-1-5179-0866-9

184 pages ● 40 b&w and color images ● 2023

Art after Nature Series

I’ve returned to this book time and again to refresh my own humanity.”

—PARKER J. PALMER, author of On the Brink of Everything

Honest, authentic, laugh-outloud funny. A real treat.”

REBECCA OTTO, executive director, Ernest C. Oberholtzer Foundation

Ferns and Lycophytes of Minnesota

The Complete Guide to Species Identification

Welby R. Smith |

Photography by

Richard W. Haug

The definitive field guide for understanding and identifying ferns and lycophytes in Minnesota

Rapid advances in DNA studies have given scientists new understandings of ferns and lycophytes, making books published only a decade ago now obsolete. Ferns and Lycophytes of Minnesota is the first comprehensive presentation of these

oldest of land plants in Minnesota. Welby R. Smith, Minnesota state botanist, thoroughly developed this essential guide for anyone interested in learning about and identifying these ubiquitous plants that have fascinated people for centuries.

Found in forests, prairies, marshes, and lakes throughout the state, ferns and lycophytes are marvelously

This beautifully illustrated and comprehensive guide makes the deep connections of Minnesota ferns accessible to the naturally curious.”

—GEORGE WEIBLEN, SCIENCE DIRECTOR, BELL MUSEUM, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA

adaptive, allowing them to inhabit and thrive in unique ecological niches, including native plant gardens. Created for natural resource professionals as well as avid gardeners, hikers, and naturalists at all levels, this easy-to-use reference enables the quick and reliable identification of each of the one hundred species of ferns and lycophytes that grow wild in Minnesota.

Illustrated with more than four hundred original photographs, primarily by Richard W. Haug, this complete and

up-to-date field guide includes information about how to distinguish closely related species as well as details about the ecology, distribution, and phenology of each species.

$28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1466-0 368 pages ● 420 color images ● 104 maps ● 2023

MORE BY WELBY SMITH:

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The Great Minnesota Cookie Book Award-Winning Recipes from the Star Tribune’s Holiday Cookie Contest

Lee Svitak Dean and Rick Nelson

Photography by Tom Wallace

French-Swiss butter cookies to cherry pinwheels: the best-loved recipes and baking lore from fifteen years of the Star Tribune’s popular holiday cookie contest.

$17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0583-5

200 pages • 79 color images • 2018

The Sioux Chef’s Indigenous Kitchen

Sean Sherman

With Beth Dooley

• A Time Magazine Most Influential Person of 2023

• Recipient of the 2023 Julia Child Award

• James Beard Award for Best American Cookbook

• Sherman’s restaurant Owamni received the James Beard Award for Best New Restaurant

“This book and what it offers is nothing short of thrilling.” —David Treuer

$24.50 $34.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-9979-7

240 pages ● 6 b&w images ● 115 color images ● 2017

The Best Casserole Cookbook Ever

Beatrice Ojakangas

One-dish meals for any occasion from James Beard Cookbook Hall of Famer Beatrice Ojakangas, with her common sense and uncommon culinary flair.

“In her hands, the recipe not only gets a makeover, but the concept of a ‘casserole’ also gets a reboot.” —Star Tribune

$21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1343-4

624 pages ● 2022

Goodnight Loon

Abe Sauer

Illustrations by Nathaniel Davauer

Goodnight Loon moves the Goodnight Moon story that so many parents know by heart into Northwoods territory.

“A charming retelling of a children’s classic in a distinctly northwoods voice.”

—City Pages

$7.00 $9.95 board book ISBN 978-0-8166-9703-8

32 pages ● 14 b&w images ● 9 color images ● 2014

Stories from survivors of the Boundary Waters

Wilderness’s epochal weather disaster

Gunflint Burning Fire in the Boundary Waters

Cary J. Griffith

“A cinema-worthy blow-by-blow account.” —Foreword Reviews

$12.00 $16.95 paper

ISBN 978-1-5179-0342-8

344 pages ● 23 color images ● 2019

Gunflint Falling Blowdown in the Boundary Waters

Cary J. Griffith

Behind the historic storm that ultimately reshaped the region’s forests in ways we have yet to fully understand

On July 4, 1999, in the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness (BWCAW), a bizarre confluence of meteorological events resulted in the most damaging blowdown in the region’s history. Originating over the Dakotas, the midsummer windstorm developed amid unusually high heat and water-saturated forests and moved east, bearing down on Fargo, North Dakota, and damaging land as it crossed the Minnesota border. Gunflint Falling tells the story of this devastating storm from the perspectives of those on the ground—from first-time visitors to the north woods to returning paddlers to Forest Service Rangers.

$18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1556-8

288 pages ● 13 maps ● AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2024 (ready for pre-order now; delivers in early Feb. 2024)

North Shore

A Natural History of Minnesota’s Superior Coast

Chel Anderson and Adelheid Fischer

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover

ISBN 978-0-8166-3232-9

632 pages ● 43 b&w images

266 color images ● 2015

Island Folk

The People of Isle Royale

Peter Oikarinen

The history of a working fishing community comes alive.

$12.00 $16.95 paper

ISBN 978-0-8166-5336-2

184 pages ● 40 b&w images ● 1 map

2008 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

The King of Skid Row

John Bacich and the Twilight Years of Old Minneapolis

James Eli Shiffer

The story of a much different Minneapolis—now in paperback.

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1659-6

192 pages ● 57 b&w images ● 2 maps ● 2023

Break Point

Two Minnesota Athletes and the Road to Title IX

Sheri Brenden

Two girls jump-started a revolution in high school athletics.

“Nuanced, infuriating, and inspirational.” —Pioneer Press

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1458-5

200 pages ● 15 b&w images ● 2022

Days Like Smoke A Minnesota Boyhood

Jon Hassler

Foreword by Will Weaver

Afterword by Peter A. Donahue

The memoir of a small-town childhood by one of Minnesota’s favorite writers.

$16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-73610-211-4

140 pages ● 8 b&w images ● 2021

Flying Funny My Life without a Net

Dudley Riggs

Foreword by Al Franken Laughs and insights from the Brave New Workshop’s founder.

“Dudley Riggs made people think, but mostly he made them laugh their asses off.” —Louie Anderson

$16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0167-7

200 pages • 23 b&w images • 2017

The

Last

Bookseller

A Life in the Rare Book Trade

Gary Goodman

“A swashbuckling tale of thieves and forgers . . . (a) treasure trove of a memoir.”

—Star Tribune

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1661-9

200 pages ● 18 b&w images ● 2023

In the Company of Grace

A Veterinarian’s Memoir of Trauma and Healing

Jody Lulich

“Compelling because the tales don’t ever become what you think they’ll be.” —The Washington Informer

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1419-6

288 pages ● 9 b&w images ● 2023

Letters from Tove

Tove Jansson

Edited by Boel Westin and Helen Svensson

Translated by Sarah Death

“Cultural history gems as well as biographical revelations. Funny, gracious, intimate.”

—The Guardian

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1010-5

496 pages ● 54 b&w images ● 2021

The Senator Next Door

A Memoir from the Heartland

Amy Klobuchar

“Amy Klobuchar’s journey is one of incredible perseverance and success.” —Sheryl Sandberg, author of Lean In

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0227-8

384 pages ● 32 color images ● 2016

Rachael Hanel

$12.50 $17.95 paper

ISBN 978-1-5179-1345-8

248 pages ● 17 b&w images ● 2022

Trauma Sponges Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response

Jeremy Norton

This unflinching view of a Minneapolis firefighter reveals the significant toll of emergency response

In this remarkable memoir, Jeremy Norton marshals twenty-two years of professional experience into an extraordinary portrayal of emergency responders. Trauma Sponges captures in arresting detail the personal and social toll the job exacts, as well as the unique perspective afforded by sustained direct encounters with the sick, the dying, and the dead. Norton’s thought-provoking, behindthe-scenes depiction of the work of first response and last resort starkly reveals the realities of humanity at its finest and its worst.

$18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1418-9

392 pages ● 2023

We’ll

Rachael Hanel

“Mesmerizing!”—Alison Bechdel, author of Fun Home

$12.50 $17.95 paper

ISBN 978-0-8166-8346-8

208 pages ● 15 b&w images ● 2013

Thirty Rooms to Hide In Insanity, Addiction, and Rock

‘n’ Roll in the Shadow of the Mayo Clinic

Luke Longstreet Sullivan

$13.00 $18.95 paper

ISBN 978-0-8166-7971-3

320 pages ● 58 b&w images ● 2014

A powerful book, by turns tender, brutal, and incisive, full of wisdom and wonder.”

—SAM LIPSYTE, author of No One Left to Come Looking for You and The Ask

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Be the Last Ones to Let You Down Memoir of a Gravedigger’s Daughter

The Palace of the Snow Queen

Winter Travels in Lapland and Sápmi

Barbara Sjoholm

Diving deep into the rich traditions and vibrant creative communities of northern Scandinavia, Barbara Sjoholm shares her winter adventures in Lapland and Sápmi.

“A captivating homage to the frozen far North and the Sámi.” —Booklist

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1514-8

352 pages ● 1 map ● 2023

From Lapland to Sápmi

Collecting and Returning

Sámi Craft and Culture

Barbara Sjoholm

A cultural history of Sápmi and the Nordic countries as told through objects and artifacts

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1197-3

368 pages ● 74 b&w images ● 20 color images ● 1 map 2023

Scandinavia since 1500 Second Edition

Byron J. Nordstrom

An expanded, updated edition of the definitive history of Scandinavia over the past five centuries.

$21.00 $30.00 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0931-4

$84.00 $120.00 library cloth ISBN 978-1-5179-0930-7

448 pages ● 21 b&w images ● 9 maps ● 2023

For

the Love of Cod A Father and Son’s Search for Norwegian Happiness

Eric Dregni

“An eye-opening look at how Norway discovered the key to real happiness.”

—Foreword Reviews

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1572-8

192 pages ● 6 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2023

Swedish Folktales and Legends

Edited and translated by Lone Thygesen

Blecher and George Blecher

A unique collection of Sweden’s most charming folktales.

“Funny, unusual, and enlightening.”

—Booklist

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4575-6

416 pages ● 68 b&w images ● 2004

In

Cod We Trust

Living the Norwegian Dream

Eric Dregni

“A hilariously fun and moving read for anyone who has dreamed of returning to the Norwegian homeland.”

—Walter Mondale

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5624-0

208 pages ● 1 b&w image ● 1 map ● 2011

Happy Times in Norway

Sigrid Undset

Preserving a glorious picture of Norway before the Nazi occupation.

“Ageless and timeless; a rare book for the whole family.”

—Horn Book Review

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7827-3

240 pages • 4 b&w images • 2013

The Rocks Will Echo Our Sorrow

The Forced Displacement of the Northern Sámi

Elin Anna Labba

Translated by Fiona Graham

The deep and personal story—told through history, poetry, and images—of the forced displacement of the Sámi people from their homeland in northern Norway and Sweden

More than a hundred years have passed since the Sámi were forcibly displaced from their homes in northern Norway and Sweden, a hundred years since Elin Anna Labba’s ancestors and relations drove their reindeer over the strait to the mainland for the last time. In a remarkable blend of historical reportage, memoir, and lyrical reimagining, Labba travels to the lost homeland of her ancestors to tell of the forced removal of the Sámi and to reclaim a place in history, and in today’s world, for these Indigenous people of northern Scandinavia.

For her extraordinary work, Labba was awarded Sweden’s most important national book prize in 2020, the August Prize for Best Nonfiction.

$16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1330-4

168 pages ● 64 b&w images ● AVAILABLE FEBRUARY 2024 (ready for pre-order now; delivers in Feb. 2024)

To think that someone can write so poetically and beautifully about something that hurts so much. The suffering remains with many, but the truth has finally been told.”

—ANN-HELÉN LAESTADIUS, best-selling author of Stolen

The Ski Jumpers A Novel

Peter Geye

A former ski jumper facing a terminal diagnosis takes a leap—into the past.

“Geye’s tender, patient storytelling, exhilarating tension, and indelibly Midwestern characters make The Ski Jumpers unforgettable.” —J. Ryan Stradal, author of The Lager Queen of Minnesota

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1350-2

408 pages ● 2023

Swede Hollow

A Novel

Ola Larsmo

Translated by Tiina Nunnally

“Extensively researched and beautifully translated . . . an intimate look at the complexities of immigration.” —Booklist

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0452-4

328 pages ● 2020

Chronicles of a Radical Hag (with Recipes)

A Novel

Lorna Landvik

“A real tribute to all of the small-town, warmhearted, bigmouthed ‘radical hags’ . . . a truly fun read.”

—Washington Post

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0600-9

312 pages ● 2020

American Gospel

A Novel

Lin Enger

“A glorious novel about what people choose to believe—and, more importantly, why they choose to believe it.”

—Foreword Reviews, starred review

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1274-1

264 pages ● 2021

The Bohemian Flats

A Novel

Mary Relindes Ellis

“Fascinating for what it tells us about the past and how world events, family secrets, and entrenched prejudice can follow us from country to country—and era to era.” —Minnesota Magazine

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9220-0

336 pages • 2014

Laurentian Divide

A Novel

Sarah Stonich

● National Reading Group Month’s Great Group Reads 2019 Selection

● Minnesota Book Award for Novel & Short Story

“Hilarious, smart, moving, and kind.” —Richard Russo

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0249-0

272 pages ● 2019

Undiscovered Country

A Novel

Lin Enger

A bold reinvention of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and a hair-bristling story of the possibilities of forgiveness.

“Elegantly written.”

—School Library Journal

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1052-5

320 pages ● 2020

The Big Sugar A Brigid Reardon Mystery

Mary Logue

A grisly death near her new homestead draws Brigid Reardon into a complicated mystery soon after her arrival in Cheyenne, Wyoming, in 1881.

“The glimpse of what life might have been like for women in the West is fascinating.” —The New York Times Book Review

$16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1369-4

200 pages ● 2023

The Streel A Deadwood Mystery

Mary Logue

From “the reigning royalty of Minnesota murder mysteries” (The Rake) comes a striking new heroine caught in a deadly plot in nineteenth-century Deadwood.

“I loved every stunning line of this fine story.” —William Kent Krueger, author of This Tender Land

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0860-7

224 pages ● 2021

Rafferty’s Last Case A Minnesota Mystery Featuring

Sherlock Holmes

Larry Millett

“Murder, blackmail, and the foulest corruption have turned 1928 St. Paul into a frozen Gomorrah. A terrific read.”—W. A. Winter

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1312-0

384 pages ● 2023

Sherlock Holmes and the Ice Palace Murders

Larry Millett

It’s 1896 and St. Paul’s Winter Carnival is under way when Holmes and Watson are summoned after a murder.

“A solid, complex mystery.”

—Publishers Weekly

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7482-4

336 pages ● 2011 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Sherlock Holmes and the Rune Stone Mystery

Larry Millett

Holmes and Watson are off to retrieve the newly discovered Kensington Rune Stone—but the farmer who found the mysterious stone is murdered.

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7704-7

336 pages ● 2012 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Sherlock Holmes and the Red Demon

Larry Millett

“Not only is his Minnesota history excellent, but his history of Sherlock Holmes and his adventures is remarkable. A classic mystery.”

—Steve Thayer

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7483-1

336 pages ● 2011 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Don’t Count Your Chicks

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin

d’Aulaire

“A folk tale brought to new life with excellent pictures, rich in humorous detail.”

—The Nation

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1446-2

40 pages ● 17 b&w images ● 20 color images ● 2023

The ABC Bunny

Wanda Gág

Hand Letters by Howard Gág

● Newbery Honor Book

An accident with an Apple drives Bunny from Bunnyland to Elsewhere. Every letter in the alphabet is represented in Bunny’s journey.

$7.00 $9.95 board book ISBN 978-1-5179-1289-5

30 pages ● 30 b&w images ● 2022 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Wake Up, Island

Mary Casanova

Woodcuts by Nick Wroblewski

In a picture book for all ages, lyrical language and elegant woodcuts celebrate the waking natural world on a North Woods island.

$10.50 $14.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8935-4

40 pages ● 26 color images ● 2016

Grandmother’s Pigeon

Louise Erdrich

Illustrations by Jim LaMarche

“Magical from beginning to end.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1147-8

32 pages ● 18 color images ● 2021

Big Belching Bog

Phyllis Root

Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

“A fascinating foray into a seldom explored environment.” —Minneapolis Observer Quarterly

$7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6682-9

40 pages ● 30 color images ● 2023

One North Star A Counting Book

Phyllis Root

Illustrations by Beckie Prange and Betsy Bowen

● John Burroughs Association’s Riverby Award

● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

● Midwest Booksellers Choice Award

$12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5063-7

36 pages ● 32 color images ● 2016

Hush Hush, Forest

Mary Casanova

Woodcuts by Nick Wroblewski

● Midwest Booksellers Choice Award

● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

“A soothing and superb story.”

—Kirkus Reviews

$12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9425-9

40 pages ● 29 color images ● 2018

The Range Eternal

Louise Erdrich

Illustrations by Steve Johnson and Lou Fancher

The story of a girlhood lived in the glow of a woodstove.

“A good book for grandparents who remember and kids who love to listen to their stories.”

—Ely Winter Times

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1098-3

32 pages ● 14 color images ● 2020

Downloadable PDF worksheets: z.umn.edu/ teach_onesummer

One Winter Up North

John Owens

A wordless picture-book journey through the Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness in winter, encountering the wonders of wildlife in the cold season.

“An absolutely gorgeous book. One Winter Up North truly illustrates the sense of awe this season brings to anyone who embraces it.”—Kevin Callan, author of Complete Guide to Winter Camping

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1292-5

36 pages ● 18 color images ● 2022

One Summer Up North

John Owens

● Cooperative Children’s Book Center’s Best of the Year list

A wordless picture-book journey through the Boundary Waters, canoeing and camping with a family as they encounter its spectacular beauty.

“Adeptly portrays both big geographic expanses and wholly intimate moments.”

—Publishers Weekly, starred review

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0950-5

32 pages ● 16 color images ● 2020

Begin with a Bee

Liza Ketchum, Jacqueline Briggs Martin, and Phyllis Root

Illustrations by Claudia McGehee

● Green Earth Book Award longlist

● John Burroughs Association’s Riverby Award

● Bank Street’s List of Best Children’s Books of the Year

Downloadable PDF worksheets: z.umn.edu/ beesheets

Looking closely at the life cycle of the rusty-patched bumblebee, the first bee to appear on the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Endangered Species list.

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0804-1

48 pages ● 30 color images ● 2021

The Lost Forest

Phyllis Root

Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

● Honorable Mention: National Outdoor Book Award

The story of a forest “lost” by a surveying error—and all the flora and fauna to be found.

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9796-0

40 pages • 30 color images • 2019

Creekfinding A True Story

Jacqueline Briggs Martin

Illustrations by Claudia McGehee

● New York Public Library:

A Top 100 Best Book for Kids

● Green Earth Book Award

The true story of how a creek can be brought back to life, and how Mike Osterholm did it.

$12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9802-8

36 pages • 30 color images • 2017

A Natural Curiosity

The Story of the Bell Museum

Lansing Shepard, Don Luce, Barbara Coffin, and Gwen Schagrin

Since its start in 1872 as a one-room cabinet of curiosities, the University of Minnesota’s Bell Museum of natural history has become one of the state’s most important cultural institutions. This gorgeously illustrated book chronicles remarkable discoveries and personalities that have made the Bell Museum what it is today.

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1036-5

288 pages ● 310 color images ● 2022

Loon Lessons

Uncommon Encounters with the Great Northern Diver

James D. Paruk

Written by one of the world’s foremost experts on the subject, Loon Lessons documents more than twenty-five years of research about the common loon.

“Anyone who has thrilled to the yodel of a loon on a moonlit lake will love this book.” —Scott Weidensaul, author of A World on the Wing

$17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0940-6

240 pages ● 8 b&w images ● 26 color images ● 3 maps ● 2021

Birds in Minnesota Revised and Expanded Edition

Robert B. Janssen

In the nearly half-century since the first publication of the landmark Birds in Minnesota, the state’s bird populations have undergone dramatic changes. This revised, expanded edition reflects the most recent advances in birding, making it the indispensable resource for birdwatchers in Minnesota, amateur and professional.

$24.50 $34.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0701-3

624 pages • 315 color images • 1,100 maps • 2020

Wolf Island

Discovering the Secrets of a Mythic Animal

L. David Mech

With Greg Breining | Foreword by Rolf O. Peterson

● Foreword INDIES Nature Award Winner; 2021 Michigan Notable Books selection

The world’s leading wolf expert describes the first years of a major study that transformed our understanding of one of nature’s most iconic creatures.

$17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0825-6

208 pages ● 30 color images ● 1 map ● 2020

Too Much Sea for Their Decks

Shipwrecks of Minnesota’s North Shore and Isle Royale

Michael Schumacher

Against the backdrop of the extraordinary history of Great Lakes shipping, Too Much Sea for Their Decks chronicles shipwrecked schooners, wooden freighters, early steel-hulled steamers, passenger vessels, whalebacks, and bulk carriers—some well known, some unknown or forgotten—all lost in the frigid waters of Lake Superior.

“

Too Much Sea For Their Decks is a collection of short sea-stories, vividly captured, dramatic, sometimes emotional, all tragic with the loss of the vessels and sometimes human lives.”

—Thunder Bay Chronicle-Journal

$17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1284-0 256 pages ● 80 b&w images ● 2023

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Evocatively written and deeply knowledgeable, Too Much Sea for Their Decks is a must-read for Midwestern history buffs.”

—Publishers Weekly

Seven Iron Men

The Merritts and the Discovery of the Mesabi Range

Paul de Kruif

“One of the most melodramatic stories in American history.”

—H. L. Mencken, The Nation

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5262-4

256 pages ● 21 b&w images ● 2007 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

By the Ore Docks

A Working People’s History of Duluth

Richard Hudelson and Carl Ross

A compelling history of the people who built Duluth and their fight for fair labor.

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4637-1

360 pages ● 85 b&w images ● 2006

St. Paul Union Depot

John W. Diers

A landmark history of St. Paul’s historic Union Depot and a tale of a bygone era when travel and adventure meant passenger trains.

“Outstanding. “ —Michigan Railfan

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5610-3

312 pages ● 235 b&w images ● 3 tables ● 2013

The Great Northern Railway A History

Ralph W. Hidy, Muriel E. Hidy, Roy V. Scott, and Don L. Hofsommer

The definitive history of one of the nation’s great transcontinental railroads.

$21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4429-2

376 pages ● 238 b&w images ● 12 maps ● 2004

The White Pine Industry in Minnesota A History

Agnes M. Larson

Foreword by Bradley J. Gills

“A welcome reminder of how previous generations wrote about history.” —H-Net Reviews

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5149-8

456 pages ● 35 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2007

Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

The Ford Century in Minnesota

Brian McMahon

How the Ford Motor Company transformed Minnesota over the past 100 years.

“A substantial literary gift.”

—Pioneer Press

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3719-5

376 pages ● 190 b&w images ● 2016

Minnesota Railroads A Photographic History, 1940–2012

Steve Glischinski

“A fine record of railroading in the North Star State.”

—Railfan & Railroad

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7591-3

320 pages ● 178 b&w images ● 190 color images ● 2 maps 2012

Twilight Rails

The Final Era of Railroad Building in the Midwest

H. Roger Grant

“A cogent glimpse into why the twilight railroads developed, what needs they fulfilled and why they largely wound up being business failures.” —Akron Railroad Club

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-6562-4

296 pages ● 64 b&w images ● 8 maps ● 2010

The Trial of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Eyewitness Accounts from the U.S. Coast Guard Hearings

Michael Schumacher, editor

A documentary drawn from testimony at the Coast Guard’s official inquiry looks anew at one of the most storied, and mysterious, shipwrecks in American history.

“If you think you have read everything there is that’s worth reading on the Fitzgerald, think again.” —Detroit Marine Historian

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0644-3

328 pages • 70 b&w images • 1 map • 4 tables • 2019

Mighty Fitz

The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald

Michael Schumacher

● Michigan Notable Books List

● Outstanding Achievement Award from the Wisconsin Library Association

“The allure of this doomed ship and its missing men remains as strong as ever.”

—Wall Street Journal

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8081-8

256 pages ● 2012 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Torn in Two

The Sinking of the Daniel J. Morrell and One Man’s Survival on the Open Sea

Michael Schumacher

A gripping tale of one of the worst shipwrecks in Great Lakes history and of remarkable survival against all odds.

“For wreck junkies, this is a treasure trove.” —Star Tribune

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0448-7

200 pages ● 53 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2018

November’s Fury

The Deadly Great Lakes Hurricane of 1913

Michael Schumacher

The ultimate story of man versus nature, November’s Fury recounts the deadliest storm in Great Lakes maritime history.

“A moving and historically rich account of spectacular survivals, daring rescues, and heartbreaking loss.” —Andrew Kantar, author of Deadly Voyage

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8720-6

216 pages ● 77 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2014

Eastcliff History of a Home

Karen Fults Kaler

An illustrated tour of this historic mansion on the Mississippi River.

“Meticulously researched stories, zestfully told, make for delightful reading.”

—Lori Sturdevant, author and retired Star Tribune editorial writer

$21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1376-2

304 pages ● 73 b&w images ● 2023

Boathouses of Lake Minnetonka

Karen Melvin and Melinda Nelson

Foreword by Chris Lee

An insider’s view into enchanting boathouses of Lake Minnetonka.

$35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-9892627-5-0

256 pages • 400 color images • 2022

Distributed for Big Picture Press

Once There Were Castles

Lost Mansions and Estates of the Twin Cities

Larry Millett

“Inspiring, tragic, humorous, and scandalous, the assembled building biographies reflect the extremes of their times.” —Architecture Minnesota

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7430-5

376 pages • 268 b&w images • 2011

The Lake District of Minneapolis

A History of the Calhoun-Isles Community

David A. Lanegran and Ernest R. Sandeen

“Superbly presented.” —Midwest Book Review

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4422-3

128 pages ● 124 b&w images ● 10 maps ● 2004

Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Great Houses of Summit Avenue and the Hill District

Karen Melvin, Paul Clifford Larson, Bette Hammel, Melinda Nelson, and Dave Kenney

Foreword by Garrison Keillor

$38.50 $54.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-9892627-0-5

280 pages • 400 color images • 2022

Distributed for Big Picture Press

Minnesota Modern Architecture and Life at Midcentury

Larry Millett

Photography by Denes Saari and Maria Forrai Saari

• Minnesota Book Award

• Minnesota Society of Architectural Historians David Stanley Gebhard Award

$35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8329-1

384 pages • 137 b&w images • 209 color images • 2015

St. Paul’s Historic Summit Avenue

Ernest R. Sandeen

Foreword by Larry Millett

A lively history of the bestpreserved Victorian boulevard in America, from its pre–Civil War origins to its fashionable height at the turn of the century.

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4409-4

124 pages ● 113 b&w images ● 3 maps ● 1 table ● 2004

Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Take My Word for It A Dictionary of English Idioms

Anatoly Liberman

Three centuries of English idioms—their unusual origins and unexpected interpretations.

“Take My Word for It, while impressively scholarly, is also a highly entertaining read.” —Star Tribune

$16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1412-7

336 pages ● 2023

Professor Berman

The Last Lecture of Minnesota’s Greatest Public Historian

Hy Berman

With Jay Weiner

Describes a rich life devoted to teaching that reached far beyond the classroom.

$17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0106-6

200 pages ● 11 b&w images ● 2019

The Infamous Harry Hayward

A True Account of Murder and Mesmerism in Gilded Age Minneapolis

Shawn Francis Peters

“A thrilling page-turner that’s almost too shocking to believe—but you can believe it.” —City Pages

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0375-6

304 pages ● 50 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2018

The Lost Brothers A Family’s Decades-Long Search

Jack El-Hai

“Poignant and compelling . . . asserts that the three vanished boys still deserve justice and to finally be found.” —Foreword

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0750-1

112 pages ● 6 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2019

The Wedding Heard

’Round the World America’s First Gay Marriage

Michael McConnell

With Jack Baker

As Told to Gail Langer Karwoski

“An instant classic.”

—Lambda Literary

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1065-5

192 pages ● 40 b&w images ● 2020

Minneapolis Madams

The Lost History of Prostitution on the Riverfront Penny A. Petersen

“Poses universal fundamental questions as relevant and controversial today as they were then.” Arvonne Fraser

$17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6524-2

248 pages ● 20 b&w images ● 4 maps ● 2013

Lost Minnesota

Stories of Vanished Places

Jack El-Hai

Tour forgotten landmarks throughout the state.

“Recreates the values, lifestyles and landscapes of bygone eras.” —Architecture Minnesota

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3515-3

224 pages ● 100 b&w images ● 2000

The Stories Whiteness Tells Itself

Racial Myths and Our American Narratives

David Mura

Uncovering pernicious narratives white people create to justify white supremacy.

“More than anything, David Mura reminds us that history is still just a story, and life and death lie in who gets to tell it and what’s been told. Fearless, illuminating, and revolutionary.” —Marlon James, winner of the 2015 Booker Prize

$17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1454-7

304 pages ● 2023

We Are Meant to Rise

Voices for Justice from Minneapolis to the World

Carolyn Holbrook and David Mura, Editors

“A powerful and passionate take on a fraught moment.”

—Publishers Weekly

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1221-5

248 pages ● 2021

List of contributors: z.umn.edu/WeAreMeantToRise

Voices of Rondo

Oral Histories of Saint Paul’s Historic Black Community

As Told to Kate Cavett

Foreword by David Vassar Taylor

Reflections on the historic Rondo neighborhood from thirty-three former residents.

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0343-5

392 pages ● 165 b&w images ● 2017 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Nellie Francis

Fighting for Racial Justice and Women’s Equality in Minnesota

William D. Green

“Strikingly relevant.”

—Minnesota Monthly

$16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1070-9

304 pages ● 35 b&w images ● 2021

Tell Me Your Names and I Will Testify

Essays

Carolyn Holbrook

● Minnesota Book Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

● National Reading Group Selection

“This ultimately uplifting collection is candid, vibrant and powerful.” —Ms. Magazine

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0763-1

200 pages ● 2020

North Country

The Making of Minnesota

Mary Lethert Wingerd

● Hognander Minnesota History Award

● Minnesota Book Award

“Challenges readers to rethink Minnesota history. “ —Minnesota History

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4868-9

472 pages ● 141 color images ● 14 b&w images ● 17 maps 2010

Degrees of Freedom

The Origins of Civil Rights in Minnesota, 1865–1912

William D. Green

● Hognander Minnesota History Award

“Deeply probing and elegantly written.” —Minnesota History

$18.00 $25.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0933-8

392 pages ● 15 b&w images ● 2020

My Life in the Purple Kingdom BrownMark With Cynthia M. Uhrich

Foreword by Questlove

● A Kirkus and Rolling Stone Best Music Books of 2020 selection

“Page-turning.”

—Library Journal

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1375-5

176 pages ● 18 color images ● 2022

Gold Experience

Following Prince in the ’90s

Jim Walsh

Rare interviews, live reviews, little known stories, and close encounters: Prince in a time of brilliant music and life.

“Full of fascinating details” —The Current

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0258-2

176 pages ● 2017

Opioid Reckoning

Love, Loss, and Redemption in the Rehab State

Amy C. Sullivan

“Addiction care must change— and this book shows why.”

—Maia Szalavitz, author of Unbroken Brain

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1467-7

288 pages ● 2022

Survival Schools

The American Indian Movement and Community Education in the Twin Cities

Julie L. Davis

“Sharpens understandings of women’s work, children, urbanization, and Indian community life in the twentieth century.”

—Brenda Child

$16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7429-9

328 pages ● 42 b&w images ● 2013

Got to Be Something Here The Rise of the Minneapolis Sound

Andrea Swensson

Foreword by Jellybean Johnson

● Minnesota Book Award for Minnesota Nonfiction

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1199-7

256 pages ● 82 b&w images ● 2021

Bar Yarns and Manic-Depressive Mixtapes

Jim Walsh on Music from Minneapolis to the Outer Limits

Jim Walsh

“A pitch-perfect memoir of what it means to live for music.” —Jessica Hopper

$16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0181-3

304 pages ● 12 b&w images ● 2016

Fear and Loving in South Minneapolis

Jim Walsh

Foreword by Tommy Mischke

Mapping an urban life built on human connections.

“As fine a writer as the Twin Cities has ever spawned.”

—Bob Collins, MPR

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0605-4

240 pages ● 2020

Greed, Rage, and Love Gone Wrong

Murder in Minnesota

Bruce Rubenstein

Unearths evidence from ten Minnesota murders.

“Un-put-downable.”

—Minnesota Law and Politics

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4338-7

224 pages ● 25 b&w images ● 2006

The Sky Watched Poems of Ojibwe Lives

Linda LeGarde Grover

A collective memoir in poetry of an Ojibwe family and tribal community, from creation myth to this day, updated with new poems.

“A heartbreaking symphony of many voices, all coming together with their own sorrowing but merciful hands.” —Erika Wurth, author of Crazy Horse’s Girlfriend

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1451-6

128 pages ● 2022

Gichigami Hearts

Stories and Histories from Misaabekong

Linda LeGarde Grover

● Finalist for the Heartland Booksellers Award in Nonfiction

“Gichigami Hearts is for fans of history and story alike.” —Book Riot

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1193-5

160 pages ● 8 b&w images ● 2021

In the Night of Memory

A Novel

Linda LeGarde Grover

● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Fiction

● Upper Peninsula Publishers & Authors Association U.P. Notable Book Award

“This coming of age story brings together themes of missing women, family and community, complicated histories and collective wisdoms.” —Ms. Magazine

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0651-1

224 pages ● 2020

The Road Back to Sweetgrass

A Novel

Linda LeGarde Grover

● Wordcraft Circle of Native Writers and Storytellers award for Fiction

“Generous, ironic, often gut-wrenching, The Road Back to Sweetgrass is at its large heart a book about the power of home and the inexorable connections between land, people, and stories.” —Danielle Sosin, author of The Long-Shining Waters

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9916-2

208 pages ● 2016

Seven Aunts

Staci Lola Drouillard

● Minnesota Book Award Winner for Memoir

Part memoir, part cultural history: seven aunts holding home and family together.

“An honor song that reveals the everyday heroism of these women’s lives.”

—Diane Wilson, author of The Seed Keeper

$15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1285-7

312 pages ● 9 b&w images ● 2022

Walking the Old Road

A People’s History of Chippewa City and the Grand Marais

Anishinaabe

Staci Lola Drouillard

● Midwestern History Association Hamlin Garland Prize

● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Nonfiction

A vital chapter of the history of the North Shore.

$15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0340-4

320 pages ● 98 b&w images ● 3 maps ● 2019

Making the Carry

The Lives of John and Tchi-Ki-Wis Linklater

Timothy Cochrane

An extraordinary illustrated biography of a Métis man and Anishinaabe woman navigating changes in their homeland along the U.S.–Canada border.

“You’ll see the Boundary Waters in a whole new light.” —Paul Schurke, founder and director, Wintergreen Adventures

$17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1388-5

328 pages ● 80 b&w images ● 17 color images ● 4 maps ● 2023

Onigamiising

Seasons of an Ojibwe Year

Linda LeGarde Grover

• Minnesota Book Award

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

• Native American Literature Symposium Electa Quinney Award

Essays evoke the four seasons of the year, and of life, for the Ojibwe in northeastern Minnesota.

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0344-2

216 pages • 2017

Gichi Bitobig, Grand Marais

Early Accounts of the Anishinaabeg and the North Shore Fur Trade

Timothy Cochrane

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Award

$15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0593-4

280 pages • 10 b&w images • 2 maps • 2 tables • 2018

Dreaming Our Futures Ojibwe and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ Artists and Knowledge Keepers

Brenda J. Child and Howard Oransky, editors

Featuring twenty-eight Native painters, primarily Dakota and Ojibwe, who encompass a range of generations, professional experience, and genres, Dreaming Our Futures presents full-color reproductions of art by each painter, along with bilingual artist statements, biographies, and essays on the representation of Indigenous people in historical context; storytelling and the creative process; and scholarship on several specific artists.

$24.50 $34.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-1497-4

192 pages ● 126 color images ● 2 b&w images ● Distributed for the Katherine E. Nash Gallery

AVAILABLE JANUARY 2024 (ready for pre-order now; delivers in mid-January 2024)

Latin Art in Minnesota Conversations and What’s Next William G. Franklin, editor | Foreword by Rico Paul Vallejos

Exploring crucial themes of immigration, identity, and the preservation of traditions in diaspora, the twelve artists featured in this book share their stories and experiences candidly in interviews conducted by other Latino leaders and activists from Minnesota. These casual conversations reveal a unique and intimate perspective of this vibrant arts community.

“The book is richly illustrated . . . but perhaps most important are the intimate Q&As.” —Minnesota

Public Radio

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-73610-216-9

264 pages ● 72 b&w images ● 120 color images ● 2023

Distributed for Afton Historical Society Press

Grace & Grit

A History of Ballet in Minnesota

Georgia Finnegan | Foreword by Rochelle Zide-Booth

Grace & Grit is a comprehensive and long overdue history of ballet in Minnesota. In a lively writing style, dance insider Georgia Finnegan has created a remarkable resource, featuring both entertaining and moving personal stories as well as factual accounts, on this particular art form in a state renowned for its commitment to art and culture.

$24.50 $34.95 paper ISBN 978-1-73610-213-8

152 pages ● 40 b&w images ● 25 color images ● Distributed for Afton Historical Society Press

AVAILABLE JANUARY 2024 (ready for pre-order now; delivers in late January 2024)

Walleye

A Beautiful Fish of the Dark

Paul J. Radomski

Walleye, the holy grail of game fish: on catching them, understanding their biology and history, and ensuring their survival.

“This well-written and deeply researched tome is the benchmark work on walleyes.” —Northern Wilds

$17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1363-2

352 pages ● 53 b&w images ● 15 color images ● 2022

Let’s Go Fishing!

Fish Tales from the North Woods

Eric Dregni

An illustrated compendium of the lore and legacy of fishing in the northland.

“An utter delight, from Dregni’s entertaining prose to the evocative illustrations.”

—Chicago Tribune

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9321-4

244 pages ● 50 b&w images ● 165 color images ● 2016

Northern Pike Ecology, Conservation, and Management History

Rodney

B. Pierce

The definitive scientific resource on the ecology, history, and management of the northern pike.

“An accessible resource for students and laypersons alike.” —CHOICE

$28.00 $40.00 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7954-6

224 pages ● 27 b&w images ● 90 color images ● 1 map ● 6 tables ● 2012

Fishing Minnesota Angling

with the Experts in the Land of 10,000 Lakes

Greg Breining

An insider’s look at the skills and thrills of fishing.

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4176-5

160 pages ● 17 b&w images ● 2003

Fishing for Buffalo

A Guide to the Pursuit and Cuisine of Carp, Suckers, Eelpout, Gar, and Other Rough Fish

Rob Buffler and Tom Dickson

The definitive guide to the eccentric and surprisingly popular sport of rough fishing.

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6532-7

224 pages ● 161 b&w images ● 2009

Town Ball

The Glory Days of Minnesota Amateur Baseball

Armand Peterson and Tom Tomashek

Relive the golden era of Minnesota’s town team baseball from 1945 to 1960.

“It was an amazing era—one that we will never experience again.”

—Bud Grant

$21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4676-0

424 pages ● 210 b&w images ● 2 tables ● 2023

Tony Oliva

The Life and Times of a Minnesota Twins Legend

Thom Henninger

Foreword by Patrick Reusse

“This is a story that was worth telling.”

—Sport Literature Association

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0970-3

288 pages • 46 b&w images • 13 tables • 2019

The Cyclist and His Shadow A Memoir

Olivier Haralambon

Translated by François Thomazeau

Examines how competitive riders lose their sense of self as they pursue mastery over pain.

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1373-1

144 pages • 2022 • Univocal Series

The Vikings Reader

Armand Peterson, Editor

Relive fifty years of glory and defeat as a Vikings fan.

“The best collection of purple prose I’ve ever read.”

—Steve Rushin

$18.00 $25.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5337-9

384 pages ● 56 b&w images ● 2009

Carew

Rod Carew and Ira Berkow

Foreword by Torii Hunter

The candid memoir of one of baseball’s greatest players. “A moving and painfully honest self-revelation.”

—Library Journal

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7009-3

272 pages • 34 b&w images • 2010 • Fesler-Lampert Series

Staying the Course

A Runner’s Toughest Race

Dick Beardsley and Maureen Anderson

The gripping memoir of a record-holding marathoner.

“You’ll want to read this book in one big gulp.”

—New York Runner

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3759-1

224 pages ● 16 b&w images ● 2004

Gophers Illustrated

The Incredible Complete History of Minnesota Football

Alfred C. Papas Jr.

A unique graphic history of Gopher football.

$17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-6756-7

224 pages ● 200 b&w images ● 2009

Winter’s Children

A Celebration of Nordic Skiing

Ryan Rodgers

The story of Nordic skiing in the Midwest—its origins and history, star athletes and races, and its place in the region’s social fabric and the nation’s winter recreation.

“Generously illustrated, this is an engaging look at the earliest ski teams and touring clubs.” —The Timberjay

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0934-5

400 pages ● 306 b&w images ● 2021

Brave Enough

Jessie Diggins | With Todd Smith

With charm and grit, Jessie Diggins journeys from her free-spirited upbringing in the woods of Minnesota to racing in the bright spotlights of the Olympics.

“If you want someone worth rooting for, look no further.” —New Yorker

“An uplifting sports memoir told with compassion and vulnerability.” —Booklist

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0820-1

296 pages ● 26 color images ● 2021

Skiing into the Bright Open

My Solo Journey to the South Pole

Liv Arnesen | Translated by Roland Huntford | Foreword by Ann Bancroft

Liv Arnesen describes the exhausting, exhilarating experience of being the first known woman to ski unsupported to the South Pole.

“This humble telling of a remarkable accomplishment makes for a good read in a cozy spot, watching winter out the window. “ —The Ely Winter Times

$15.50 $21.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1149-2

208 pages ● 16 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2021

No Horizon Is So Far

Two Women and Their Historic Journey across Antarctica

Liv Arnesen and Ann Bancroft | With Cheryl Dahle

The extraordinary story of the first two women to cross Antarctica.

“More hard work, more sweat and tears went into this historic expedition than any of us realized.”—Billie Jean King

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0702-0

272 pages ● 35 b&w images ● 2 maps ● 2019

Breakfast with Beatrice

250 Recipes from Sweet Cream Waffles to Swedish Farmer’s Omelets

Beatrice Ojakangas

“The definitive greatest-hits compilation from an American culinary hall of famer.” —The Washington Post

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0495-1

240 pages ● 2018

The Great Scandinavian Baking Book

Beatrice Ojakangas

• James Beard Foundation Kitchenaid Cookbook Hall of Fame Award

Recipes for authentic morsels from the north country.

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3496-5

332 pages ● 46 b&w images ● 1999

Quick Breads

Beatrice Ojakangas

Scrumptious breads perfect for today’s busy cook. Beatrice Ojakangas presents more than sixty tasty and inventive recipes, including Cheddar Apple Bread and Sour Cream Cinnamon Coffee Cake.

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4228-1

128 pages ● 24 b&w images ● 2003

Great Old-Fashioned American Recipes

Beatrice Ojakangas

American classics filled with country goodness—Swedish Meatballs to ChocolateApplesauce Cake.

“Delightful.” —Publishers Weekly

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4810-8

216 pages • 34 b&w images • 2005

Homemade

Finnish Rye, Feed Sack Fashion, and Other Simple Ingredients from My Life in Food

Beatrice Ojakangas

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Award for Memoir

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0447-0

216 pages ● 40 b&w images ● 2018

Pot Pies

Beatrice Ojakangas

Forty recipes for the ultimate comfort food, from Finnish Country Vegetable Pie to Herbed Leek and Chèvre Tart, Seafood Gumbo Pie, Venison Pot Pie, and Pizza Pot Pie.

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4227-4

112 pages ● 2003

Great Whole Grain Breads

Beatrice Ojakangas

Illustrations by Susan Gaber

“Possibly the best such bread book on the market. Every recipe a winner.” —Jane Brody

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4150-5

368 pages • 87 b&w images • 2002

Great Old-Fashioned American Desserts

Beatrice Ojakangas

Recaptures delicious tastes from Lemon Icebox Cake to Applesauce Crisp—an enticing tour of the desserts of America’s rich food heritage.

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4437-7

304 pages • 2004

The Steger Homestead Kitchen

Simple Recipes for an Abundant Life

Will Steger and Rita Mae Steger | With Beth Dooley

An inspiring collection of meals and memories at the home of explorer Will Steger.

“Whether curious about cooking chicken or corn over an open fire, searching for new bread recipes or in need of ideas to feed a crowd, there is something for everyone across a variety of tastes and dietary requirements.” —Shelf Awareness

$19.50 $27.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0974-1

192 pages ● 48 color images ● 2022

The Soup and Bread Cookbook

Beatrice Ojakangas

More than one hundred delectable and satisfying soup and bread pairings.

“Perfect for traditional holiday recipes or impromptu get-togethers, every ingredient contains only in-season vegetables or fruits. Ojakangas’s creative and flavorful recipes are a soulful reminder of the ‘pleasure of soup and bread.’”

—Publishers Weekly

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1041-9

280 pages • 2020

The Perennial Kitchen

Simple Recipes for a Healthy Future

Beth Dooley | Photography by Mette Nielsen

Recipes and resources connect thoughtfully grown, gathered, and prepared ingredients to a healthy future—for food, farming, and humankind.

“A cookbook that manages to be both universal and forward-looking.” —Civil Eats

$19.50 $27.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0949-9

264 pages ● 48 color images ● 2021

Sweet Nature

A Cook’s Guide to Using Honey and Maple Syrup

Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen

“Easy-to-make recipes bursting with global flavors, from fermented hot chili sauce to citrus maple-cured salmon . . . brilliant pairings.” —Darra Goldstein, founding editor of Gastronomica

$17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0470-8

208 pages • 49 color images • 2019

Savory Sweet

Simple Preserves from a Northern Kitchen

Beth Dooley and Mette Nielsen

● Gourmand Award for US Pastry

“Masterfully created recipes on preserving the northern way.” —Paul Berglund, James Beard Foundation Best Chef: Midwest

$17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-0-8166-9958-2

216 pages ● 60 color images ● 2017

Plants Have So Much to Give Us, All We Have to Do Is Ask Anishinaabe Botanical

Teachings

Mary Siisip Geniusz

Edited by Wendy Makoons Geniusz | Illustrations

by

Annmarie Geniusz

“A thoroughly engaging, holistic, and vibrant book. Every chapter made me hungry for more.” —Robin Wall Kimmerer, author of Braiding Sweetgrass

$16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9676-5

392 pages ● 38 b&w images ● 2015

Fresh from the Garden

An Organic Guide to Growing Vegetables, Berries, and Herbs in Cold Climates

John Whitman

• Garden Writers of America Media Award Gold Winner

“An excellent resource for home gardeners at any level.”—Booklist

$35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9839-4

528 pages ● 264 color images ● 2017

Sedges and Rushes of Minnesota

The Complete Guide to Species Identification

Welby R. Smith

Photography by Richard Haug

“A magnificent resource.”

—Bryan Wood, Executive Director, Audubon Center of the North Woods

$28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0275-9

696 pages • 1,100 color images • 248 maps • 2018

Searching for Minnesota’s

Native Wildflowers

A Guide for Beginners, Botanists, and Everyone in Between

Phyllis Root

Photography by Kelly Povo

The wonder of wildflowers within easy reach.

$17.50 $24.95 lithocase ISBN 978-1-5179-0481-4

208 pages • 249 color images • 2018

Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota

Welby R. Smith

The indispensable guide for identifying trees and shrubs in Minnesota.

“A highly readable, wellorganized guide.” —Rochester Post-Bulletin

$42.00 $59.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-4065-2

744 pages ● 1,027 color images ● 506 maps ● 2008

Growing Fruit in the Upper Midwest

Cold Climates

Growing Shrubs and Small Trees in

Revised and Updated Edition

Debbie Lonnee, Nancy Rose, Don Selinger, and John Whitman

Foreword by Edward R. Hasselkus

$28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7594-4

448 pages

● 256 color images ● 1 map ● 2011

Don Gordon

“I would recommend it highly to anyone growing fruit in Minnesota, Wisconsin, North Dakota, or South Dakota.”

—Rochester Post

$17.50 $24.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-1878-1

302 pages ● 1997

Watershed

Attending to Body and Earth in Distress

Ranae Lenor Hanson

● Minnesota Book Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

A personal health crisis, stories from environmental refugees, and our climate in danger prompt a meditation on intimate connections between the health of the body and the health of the ecosystem.

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1097-6

224 pages ● 2021

Hudson Bay Bound

Two Women, One Dog, Two Thousand Miles to the Arctic

Natalie Warren

Foreword by Ann Bancroft

“Spreads the gospel of outdoor adventure for teenage girls who feel like they don’t fit in.” —Outside

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1374-8

248 pages ● 22 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2022

Deep Woods, Wild Waters

A Memoir

Douglas Wood

● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award Honorable Mention

“Gathers a lifetime of aphorisms . . . every anecdote sparks into epiphany.”

—Sierra Club

$15.50 $21.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3173-5

272 pages ● 2017

Water and What We Know Following the Roots of a Northern Life

Karen Babine

● Minnesota Book Award for Memoir & Creative Nonfiction

Personal essays exploring place and meaning.

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9678-9

240 pages ● 2015

Portage

A Family, a Canoe, and the Search for the Good Life

Sue Leaf

● Midwest Book Award

● National Outdoor Book Award Honorable Mention

“Great for anyone who enjoys paddling.” —Northern Wilds

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9854-7

272 pages ● 2015

Fawn Island

Douglas Wood

Illustrations by Douglas Wood

Join the beloved author of Old Turtle as he embarks on journeys large and small.

“About paying attention, about being in the world.”

—Bloomsbury Review

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3176-6

192 pages ● 35 b&w images ● 2018

Memory of Trees A Daughter’s Story of a Family Farm

Gayla Marty

“The elegy for the American family farm we’ve been waiting for.” —Patricia Hampl

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6709-3

256 pages ● 9 b&w images ● 2013

Minnesota’s Natural Heritage Second Edition

John R. Tester, Susan M. Galatowitsch, Rebecca A. Montgomery, and John J. Moriarty

The definitive work on Minnesota’s natural history and ecology—updated to account for changes to the state’s natural landscape over the past twenty-five years.

“It should be part of every home reference library.” —Mark Seeley, author of Minnesota Weather Almanac

$35.00 $49.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0357-2

488 pages ● 257 color images ● 14 tables ● 2020

A Love Affair with Birds

The Life of Thomas Sadler Roberts

Sue Leaf

“Minnesota’s importance to birds and birders cannot be overstated.“ —BirdWatching

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7565-4

296 pages ● 30 b&w images ● 2021

Amphibians and Reptiles in Minnesota

John J. Moriarty and Carol D. Hall

Foreword by Carrol L. Henderson

All about Minnesota’s fiftythree amphibian and reptile species.

“Excellent.” —The Prairie Naturalist

$28.00 $39.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9091-6

384 pages • 16 b&w images • 255 color images • 53 maps • 2014

Minnesota’s Geologist

The Life of Newton Horace

Winchell

Sue Leaf

● Minnesota Book Award

The story of the scientist who first mapped Minnesota’s geology.

$21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0168-4

272 pages • 30 b&w images • 2020

Turn Here Sweet Corn Organic Farming Works

Atina Diffley

● Minnesota Book Award

“A powerful memoir about trying to live organically.“

—Foreword Reviews

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7772-6

344 pages • 5 b&w images • 29 color images • 2013 Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Hawk

Ridge Minnesota’s Birds of Prey

Laura Erickson

Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

A beautiful album of the most regal members of the avian kingdom.

“Delightful and humorous. “ —The Park Bugle

$17.50 $24.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8119-8

104 pages ● 60 color images ● 2012

Twelve Owls

Laura Erickson

Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

● Northeastern Minnesota Book Award Honorable Mention

“A truly lovely book that offers something for young and old alike.” —Duluth News-Tribune

$14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7758-0

80 pages ● 38 b&w and 13 color images ● 2011

The Great Lakes at Ten Miles an Hour One Cyclist’s Journey along the Shores of the Inland Seas

Thomas Shevory

Chronicling characters and adventures on the Great Lakes.

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0345-9

264 pages ● 2017

The Three-Minute Outdoorsman

Wild Science from Magnetic Deer to Mumbling Carp

Robert M. Zink

“A must read.”—Babe Winkelman, America’s Premiere Outdoorsman

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9253-8

264 pages ● 17 b&w images ● 1 table ● 2014

By the Waters of Minnetonka

Eric

Dregni

Explore the unruly history of Lake Minnetonka—Minnesota’s most famous lake.

“At last someone wrote it down.” —Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

$21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8315-4

216 pages ● 120 b&w images ● 2014

Midwest Marvels Roadside Attractions across Iowa, Minnesota, the Dakotas, and Wisconsin

Eric Dregni

“This guide to drive-to novelties may help take the sting out of high fuel prices.” —Bloomsbury Review

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4290-8

364 pages ● 2006

Subterranean Twin Cities

Greg Brick

• St. Paul Heritage Commission’s Heritage Preservation Award

“Loaded with wit, local history, and adventure.”

—City Pages

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4597-8

248 pages ● 33 b&w images ● 2009

The Street Where You Live

A Guide to the Place

Names of St. Paul

Donald L. Empson

• American Association for State and Local History Award of Merit St. Paul’s secrets revealed from pavement to park.

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4729-3

336 pages ● 126 b&w images ● 6 maps ● 2006

Never Trust a Thin Cook and Other Lessons from Italy’s Culinary Capital

Eric Dregni

“(A) witty and evocative culinary memoir.”

—Library Journal

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6746-8

240 pages ● 2023 ● Paperback format available Dec. 2023 (ready for pre-order now)

Minnesota Marvels Roadside Attractions in the Land of Lakes

Eric Dregni

“The book is perfect for adventurous road-trippers or Americana devotees.” —Utne

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3632-7

364 pages ● 126 b&w images ● 2001

Canoe Country

Florence Page Jaques

Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques

The classic and gorgeous account of two legendary naturalists’ weeks of solitude canoeing through the Boundary Waters.

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1272-7

88 pages ● 2021 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

The Opposite of Cold The Northwoods

Finnish Sauna Tradition

Michael Nordskog

Photography by Aaron W. Hautala

Foreword by David Salmela

Introduction by Arnold R. Alanen

• Minnesota Book Award for General Nonfiction

“Beautifully illustrated.” —Chicago Tribune

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-5682-0

208 pages ● 167 color images ● 2010

Non-Stop A Turbulent History of

Northwest Airlines

Jack El-Hai

“Full of mid-century cool, this book soars along on a powerful slipstream of nostalgia.” —Newsweek

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7445-9

304 pages ● 151 b&w images ● 110 color images ● 2013

Louis Sullivan’s Idea

Tim Samuelson | With Chris Ware

A visual compendium revealing the philosophy and life of America’s renowned architect.

“A coffee table book, and a damn good one at that.“ —Third Coast Review

$31.50 $45.00 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1279-6

384 pages ● 300 color images ● 2021

Snowshoe Country

Florence Page Jaques

Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques

A New York sophisticate, Florence Page Jaques fell in love with northern Minnesota. She writes of the excitement of traveling by foot, canoe, snowshoe, and dogsled.

$10.50 $14.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1273-4

120 pages ● 2021 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Series

Canoes A Natural History in North America

Mark Neuzil and Norman Sims

Foreword by John McPhee

“An outstanding overview of canoes with a lot of information that isn’t covered anywhere else.” —Benson Gray, Wooden Canoe Heritage Association historian

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-8117-4

408 pages ● 95 b&w images ● 228 color images ● 2016

From Fields to Fairways

Classic Golf Clubs of Minnesota

Rick Shefchik

“This book brings to life the personalities of those who founded and shaped the local greens.” —Plymouth Magazine

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7732-0

384 pages ● 200 b&w images ● 1 table ● 2012

Reconstructing the

Garrick

Adler & Sullivan’s Lost Masterpiece

John Vinci, Editor | With Eric Nordstrom, Tim Samuelson, and Chris Ware

A beautiful biography of one of Chicago’s lost buildings.

$31.50 $45.00 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1280-2

352 pages ● 250 color images ● 2021

A Field Guide to the Natural World of the Twin Cities

John J. Moriarty

Photography by Siah L. St. Clair

“Easy to use . . . (for) novice and long-time naturalists alike.”

—Minnesota Outdoor News

$21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0549-1

432 pages • 380 color images • 40 maps • 2018

The Long Ships Passing

The Story of the Great Lakes

Walter Havighurst

“The best and most readable book on the five Great Lakes I have ever seen.” —New York Herald Book Review

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4014-0

368 pages ● 38 b&w images ● 2002 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Root Beer Lady The Story of Dorothy Molter

Bob Cary

Bob Cary, Dorothy Molter’s longtime friend, captures the life and spirit of Dorothy, the courageous woman who became a North Woods legend.

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4196-3

192 pages ● 2002

Minnesota’s Geology

Richard W. Ojakangas and Charles L. Matsch

A history of the past 3.5 billion years in the area’s development.

“Unusually well-written and well-balanced.” —Science Books and Films

$21.00 $29.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-0953-6

268 pages ● 408 b&w images ● 1982

Lake Superior

Grace Lee Nute

The captivating history of the world’s largest freshwater lake.

“Nute weaves the fact and fable of this body of water into a readable and intelligent book.” —The New Yorker

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3581-8

400 pages ● 35 b&w images ● 2000 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Old Times on the Upper

Mississippi

Recollections of a Steamboat Pilot from 1854 to 1863

George Byron Merrick

Lively stories about gamblers, shipwrecks, and races.

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3943-4

326 pages ● 25 b&w images ● 2001 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Tales from Jackpine Bob

Bob Cary

“Most of us rely on air conditioning for comfort, automobiles for travel, and television for entertainment. Bob Cary is more at home with sleeping bag, canoe, and fishing rod. I greatly enjoyed this book.” —Charles Kuralt

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-4394-3

208 pages ● 2003

Archaeology of Minnesota

The Prehistory of the Upper Mississippi River Region

Guy Gibbon

A precontact history of Minnesota that reveals the relevance of archaeology to our understanding of the world today.

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7909-6

280 pages ● 57 b&w images ● 26 maps ● 2012

The Writer and His Friends at Home

Dave Page; Photography by Jeff Krueger

$28.00 $39.95 hardcover

ISBN 978-1-5179-0299-5

296 pages • 100 b&w images

400 color images • 2017

F. Scott Fitzgerald

A Composite Biography

Niklas Salmose and David Rennie, editors

A comprehensive study of the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald by twenty-three leading writers

A new star illuminating the literary scene; a chronicler of the Jazz Age in all its brilliance and tarnish; a romantic symbol of the American century; an acute observer of society’s best and worst; a midlife burnout at forty-four—F. Scott Fitzgerald was a writer whose complexity and multitudes this composite biography finally aptly portrays.

Bringing together twenty-three leading writers and scholars on Fitzgerald, each focusing on two years of his life, F. Scott Fitzgerald: A Composite Biography reflects the multifaceted whole of a “life in many parts” in new and revelatory ways.

$21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1585-8

448 pages ● 78 b&w images ● AVAILABLE MAY 2024 (ready for pre-order now; delivers in late May 2024)

The

Disenchanted

Budd Schulberg

Fitzgeraldian as F. Scott Fitzgerald,

—Library Journal

$13.00 $18.95 paper

ISBN 978-0-8166-7935-5

400 pages • 2012 • Fesler-Lampert Series

The

Thoughtbook

of F. Scott Fitzgerald A Secret Boyhood Diary

F. Scott Fitzgerald

Edited by Dave Page

$9.00 $12.95 paper

ISBN 978-0-8166-7977-5

88 pages • 12 b&w images • 2013

Fesler-Lampert Series

There never was a good biography of a novelist. There couldn’t be. He is too many people, if he’s any good.”

—F. SCOTT FITZGERALD in The Crack-Up

F. Scott Fitzgerald in Minnesota

“As

Halliday is the very essence of ‘the lost generation.’”

Troll Magic

Hidden Folk from the Mountains and Forests of Norway

Theodor Kittelsen | Translated by Tiina Nunnally

Artist Theodor Kittelsen spins tales of wonder around creatures rumored to haunt the fields, forests, and waterfalls of Norway.

“These are not mere fairytales. These are truths. Dark. Hidden. Truths.”

—Gris Grimly

$15.50 $21.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1139-3

104 pages • 24 b&w images • 2022

The Complete and Original Norwegian Folktales of Asbjørnsen and Moe

Peter Christen Asbjørnsen and Jørgen Moe

Translated by Tiina Nunnally

Foreword by Neil Gaiman

“Wonderfully weird.”

—Wall Street Journal

$24.50 $34.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0568-2

344 pages • 2 b&w images • 2019

Children of the Northlights

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

“The loveliest book the d’Aulaires have given us . . . a book to own and cherish.”

—Library Journal

$12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7923-2

40 pages ● 18 b&w images ● 15 color images ● 2012

Nils

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

A loving tale of a boy who dreams of becoming a cowboy while also embracing his Norwegian heritage.

“A beautiful book.” —Pioneer Press

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1014-3

40 pages ● 18 b&w images ● 18 color images ● 2020

By the Fire

Sami Folktales and Legends

Emilie Demant Hatt

Translated by Barbara Sjoholm

A unique glimpse into Sami culture and a testament to the enduring art of storytelling.

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0458-6

184 pages • 38 b&w images • 2022

Leif the Lucky

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

A delightful tale of the young Viking explorer Leif Erikson.

“Mr. and Mrs. d’Aulaire are at their enchanting best.”

—New York Times

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9545-4

60 pages ● 26 b&w images ● 26 color images ● 2014

Ola

Ingri d’Aulaire and Edgar Parin d’Aulaire

“A picture of Norway . . . so complete and vivid that a reader of any age can gain from the book real knowledge and understanding of the country.”

—New York Times

$12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9017-6

56 pages ● 24 b&w images ● 24 color images ● 2013

Legends of Paul Bunyan

Harold W. Felton, Editor

Illustrations by Richard Bennett

Foreword by James Stevens

The collected lore of Minnesota’s favorite lumberjack hero, featuring more than thirty authors.

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-5460-4

448 pages • 53 b&w images • 2008 • Fesler-Lampert Series

The Fall of the King

Johannes V. Jensen

Translated by Alan G. Bower

The masterpiece of one of Scandinavia’s preeminent literary figures and winner of the Nobel Prize in Literature.

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7754-2

284 pages ● 2011

Hakon of Rogen’s Saga

Erik Christian Haugaard

Illustrations by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon

A widely acclaimed work of historical fiction.

“Exciting and beautiful prose with the flavor of the old sagas.”

—Library Journal

$8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8127-3

144 pages ● 15 b&w images ● 2013

Song of Sampo Lake

William Durbin

“A rich introduction to both an important aspect of the American experience and a memorable and immensely likable family.” —Booklist

$7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7569-2

224 pages

● 2011 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Tales from a Finnish Tupa

James Cloyd Bowman and Margery Bianco

Illustrations by Laura Bannon

Translated by Aili Kolehmainen

An irresistibly charming and wonderfully illustrated collection of folktales.

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6768-0

288 pages ● 66 b&w images ● 8 color images ● 2009

Styrbiorn the Strong

E. R. Eddison

Afterword by Paul Edmund Thomas

“The greatest and most convincing writer of invented worlds that I have read.”

—J. R. R. Tolkien

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7755-9

280 pages ● 2011

A Slave’s Tale

Erik Christian Haugaard

Illustrations by Leo Dillon and Diane Dillon

The dynamic sequel to Hakon of Rogen’s Saga.

“An outstanding tale for older readers, with strength and poetry in its telling.”

—Chicago Tribune

$8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-8128-0

224 pages ● 13 b&w images ● 2013

The Darkest Evening

William Durbin

“Taking a little-known historical event for its context, Durbin’s historical fiction is every bit as exciting as the best adventure tale.” —Kirkus Reviews

$7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-7568-5

248 pages ● 2011 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

Plant a Pocket of Prairie

Phyllis Root

Illustrations by Betsy Bowen

• Riverby Award

“Lets kids know that even small plots of native plants can replicate prairie conditions.”

—Publishers Weekly

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-7980-5

40 pages ● 30 color images ● 2014

Tracks in the Wild

Betsy Bowen

• Minnesota Book Award

Tracks in the Wild introduces young naturalists to the tracks of bears, wolves, moose, otters, and other wild animals—thirteen in all.

$14.00 $19.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-9883-7

36 pages • 18 color images • 2015 Fesler-Lampert Heritage Book Series

Moose Tracks

Mary Casanova

Twelve-year-old Seth sets out for a thrilling experience in Minnesota’s north woods.

“A quick-moving adventure.”

—Kirkus Reviews

$7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9019-0

128 pages ● 2013 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Book Series

The Big Island A Story of Isle Royale

Julian May

Illustrations by John Schoenherr

First published in 1968, this engrossing and beautiful picture book about wildlife on Isle Royale is available again.

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1069-3

32 pages ● 15 color images ● 2022

Born to Pull

The Glory of Sled Dogs

Bob Cary

Illustrations by Gail de Marcken

“A children’s book for adults, or an adult book that kids won’t be able to leave alone. So incredibly gorgeous.”

—MinnPost

$9.00 $12.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-6773-4

96 pages • 109 color images • 2009

Wolf Shadows

Mary Casanova

The exciting, thought-provoking sequel to Moose Tracks.

“Makes the wolves, deer, moose, and raptors of the north country come alive.”

—Star Tribune

$7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9031-2

136 pages ● 2013 ● Fesler-Lampert Heritage Book Series

The

Journal of Otto Peltonen

A Finnish Immigrant Story

William Durbin

“Historical notes and authentic photos round out this captivating, dramatic view of the past.” —Booklist

$7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1046-4

176 pages ● 17 b&w images ● 2020

Blackwater Ben

William Durbin

A young boy discovers secrets and adventure at a Minnesota logging camp in 1898.

“Interesting and highly enjoyable.” —Kidsreads

$7.00 $9.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9192-0

216 pages • 2014 • Fesler-Lampert Heritage Book Series

After Effects A Memoir of Complicated Grief

Andrea Gilats

• Foreword INDIES 2023 — Honorable Mention, Grief/Grieving category

In her deeply moving memoir of breaking free of death’s relentless grip on her life, Andrea Gilats tells her story of living with complicated grief, providing solace along the way—a timely comfort in our pandemic-ravaged world of loss and isolation.

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-1218-5

224 pages ● 1 b&w images ● 2022

What God Is Honored Here? Writings on Miscarriage and Infant Loss by and for Native Women and Women

of Color

Shannon Gibney and Kao Kalia Yang, Editors

$14.00 $19.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0793-8

288 pages • 5 b&w images • 2019

Jack and the Ghost

Chan Poling

Illustrations by Lucy Michell

• Northeastern Minnesota Book Award Honorable Mention

A gothic, lyrical evocation of love lost—and found—in a North Shore town.

$12.50 $17.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0571-2

80 pages • 55 color images • 2019

No Saints around Here A Caregiver’s Days

Susan Allen Toth

“Read it, read it, whether or not you’re a caregiver. You never know when you might become one.” —Dave Wood

$12.00 $16.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-9286-6

232 pages • 2014

We Know How This Ends Living while Dying

Bruce H. Kramer

With Cathy Wurzer

A courageous and unflinching look at acceptance of loss.

“Serious, joyful, literate, nuanced, bracing and funny.”

—The Huffington Post

$8.50 $11.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0418-0

200 pages • 2017

The Shared Room

Kao Kalia Yang

Illustrations by Xee Reiter

A family gradually moves forward after the loss of a child—a story for readers of all ages.

“There is such power and pain and beauty in this brave little book.” —Kelly Barnhill

$12.00 $16.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-0794-5

32 pages • 15 color images • 2020

The War Came Home with Him A Daughter’s Memoir

Catherine Madison

“A heartfelt account of a family fractured by war and its awful aftereffects.” —Kirkus Reviews

$13.00 $18.95 paper ISBN 978-1-5179-0144-8

256 pages • 2016

A Private Wilderness

The Journals of Sigurd F. Olson

Sigurd F. Olson

Edited by David Backes

“There is an innocent romance in Olson’s essays, a sincere touch of the spiritual.” —The Wall Street Journal

$21.00 $29.95 hardcover ISBN 978-1-5179-1095-2

376 pages ● 74 b&w images ● 1 map ● 2021

Spirit of the North The Quotable

Sigurd F. Olson

Sigurd F. Olson

Edited by David Backes

“A moving and poignant testimony.” —Midwest Review of Books

$16.00 $22.95 hardcover ISBN 978-0-8166-3934-2

176 pages ● 2004

Of Time and Place

Sigurd F. Olson

Illustrations by Les C. Kouba Olson’s last book, completed just before his death.

“Olson reflects on a life spent intimately with nature . . . ‘a lifetime of searching for meaning.’ ”

—Wall Street Journal

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2995-4

188 pages ● 11 b&w images ● 1998 ● Fesler-Lampert

The Meaning of Wilderness Essential Articles and Speeches

Sigurd F. Olson

Edited and with an Introduction by David Backes

An indispensable collection of Olson’s rarest writings—at last in paperback.

$12.50 $17.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-3709-6

224 pages ● 2015 ● Fesler-Lampert Series

A Wilderness Within The Life of Sigurd F.

David Backes

Olson

“Explores in depth the public activities of Olson’s productive conservation career and the torments that dogged him.”

—New York Times Book Review

$16.00 $22.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2843-8

408 pages ● 24 b&w images ● 1999

Listening Point

Sigurd F. Olson

Illustrations by Francis Lee Jaques

“Everyday common events become uncommon as Mr. Olson describes them.” —New York Times

“A book of deep simplicity.”

—San Francisco Chronicle

$11.00 $15.95 paper ISBN 978-0-8166-2996-1

256 pages ● 29 b&w images ● 1997 ● Fesler-Lampert