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From Arcade Street to Main Street: A History of the Seeger Refrigerator Company, 1902-1984
James B. Bell“St. Paul has long been famed for its Winter Carnival, but another sort of chill was big business for more than three-quarters of a century on the city’s East Side. There, in a sprawling plant operated by the Seeger Refrigerator Company along Arcade Street, thousands of workers produced iceboxes and,…
“Bought 2 Horses & a Wagon:” The Story of the Murphy Companies
Virginia Brainard KunzThis is the story of how E. L. Murphy Sr. established his business, gradually converted it from horses to trucks, suffered through the takeover of Murphy Transfer and Storage Company and Murphy Motor Freight Lines by a St. Paul bank in the midst of the Great Depression, and how brothers…
Painting the Dakota: Seth Eastman at Fort Snelling
Marybeth Lorbiecki, Foreword by Lori K. Crowchild (Native American descendant of Seth Eastman)Readers learn about Dakota culture through Seth Eastman paintings. Painted during seven years on the frontier, these watercolor and oil paintings comprise the most significant source of information about Native American life in pre-territorial Minnesota. Softcover. Member Price: $15.00; Non-Member Price: $16.00. Order books here.
Farming in Early Minnesota
Edward J. Lettermann97 pages, profusely illustrated by the author. Softcover. Member Price: $10.00; Non-Member Price: $11.00. Order books here.
Jane Gibbs: Little Bird That Was Caught
Anne E. Neuberger, Illustrations by Tessie BundickIn 1834, five-year old Jane was placed into a covered wagon to travel with a family she did not know. The Stevens–a missionary family–took her through great woods and savannahs, boating across Lake Michigan and up rivers until they reached Minnesota. While the Stevens were building a log cabin, Jane…
Seth Eastman: A Portfolio of North American Indians
Sarah Boehme, Christian Feest, and Patricia Condon JohnstonA landmark publication that showcases the foremost collection of watercolors by the premier pictorial historian of the American Indian in the nineteenth century. A career US Army officer assigned to frontier duty, Eastman preserved a visual record of Native American life, which was then undergoing rapid change. Hardcover.
Dahcotah: or Life and Legends of the Sioux around Fort Snelling
Mary Henderson Eastman, Illustrations by Seth EastmanFirst published in 1849, this book presents an unparalleled glimpse into Dakota customs by a writer who had the advantage of long-term residency among the Dakota people. The wife of army officer and illustrator Seth Eastman, Mary Eastman gathered the material for the book during the couple’s seven years at…
The Mississippi and St. Paul: A Short History of the City’s 150-Year Love Affair With Its River
Virginia Brainard KunzSoftcover. Member Price: $10.00; Non-Member Price: $11.00 Order books here. Hardcover available, please inquire. Call 651-222-0701.