The Dakota War of 1862 by Kenneth Carley

The most accessible and balanced account available, The Dakota War of 1862 draws on a wealth of written and visual materials by white and Indian participants and observers to show the sources of the Dakotas' justified and bitter wrath--and the terrible consequences of the conflict.

Germans in Minnesota by Kathleen Neils Conzen

A concise history of Germans in Minnesota including immigration patterns, the Catholic and Lutheran churches, cultural organizations, businesses, and politics, especially in the World War I years.

Henry Hastings Sibley by Rhoda R. Gilman

The first full-scale biography of Henry Hastings Sibley, congressman, army general, and Minnesota’s first governor.

Irish in Minnesota by Ann Regan

A concise history of Irish in Minnesota including farming, politics, and community organization.

Joseph N. Nicollet of the Plains and Prairies translated & edited by Edmund C. Bray & Martha Coleman Bray

In 1838 and 1839 French scientist Joseph N. Nicollet led two expeditions into the land between the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. His findings were published in the first authentic map of the region, a document that influenced mapmakers in the United States for generations. This book contains translations of journals, letters, and notes produced during those expeditions, which visited landmarks like the Pipestone Quarry in Minnesota and Fort Pierre, the Coteau des Prairies, and Devil's Lake in the Dakotas. Nicollet met often with Dakota people in the region, and his observations are a valuable record of their way of life.

Making Minnesota Territory 1849-1858 by Anne R. Kaplen & Marilyn Ziebarth

Eight fictional "Day in the Life" essays, as well as more than 75 historical daguerreotypes, paintings, photographs, and curators'-choice artifacts, call up the sights, sounds, and surroundings of ordinary people living in tumultuous territorial times. An essay on surviving buildings and landscapes offers readers the opportunity to see and experience territorial Minnesota today.

The Minnesota by Evan Jones

Starting at Big Stone Lake on the eastern edge of South Dakota, the Minnesota River cuts through southern Minnesota, breaks into waterfalls at Granite Falls, and joins the mighty Mississippi at Fort Snelling in St. Paul. Evan Jones provides a detailed history of the river and its legends in The Minnesota. The river has provided the scenery for many of Minnesota's most fascinating events-the Dakota Conflict (also known as the Sioux Uprising of 1862); the only blunder of Jesse James's career; and the origin of selling goods on credit by Sears, Roebuck and Company-and hosted many famous faces, including Dred Scott, Zebulon Pike, and Henry David Thoreau. Illustrated with line drawings by Harry Heim, The Minnesota

Norwegians in Minnesota by Jon Gjerde & Carlton C. Qualey

The images of the Vikings professional football team, the stereotype of the "Norwegian bachelor farmer," and even Minnesotan's speech patterns proclaim the Norwegian heritage of Minnesota. But the Norwegian settlers have contributed much more to the state.

Old Traverse des Sioux by Thomas Hughes

A book about the Treaty of 1851 (Treaty of Traverse des Sioux)

Six Feet Under by Stew Thornley

A haunting tour of the final resting places of famous and infamous Minnesotans in their home state.

Swedes in Minnesota by Anne Gillespie Lewis

A concise history of Swedes in Minnesota and the enormous influence that they have had on our state’s politics, history, and culture.

With Pen and Pencil on the Frontier in 1851 by Bertha L. Heilbron

The Diary and Sketches of Frank Blackwell Mayer

The Journal of Joseph N. Nicollet by Joseph Nicollet & Martha C. Bray

Nicollet’s journals illuminate the 1836 trip to the source of the Mississippi and a journey up the St. Croix River in 1837. His day-by-day accounts include careful notes on geographical features, flora and fauna, and the aurora borealis. But above all, his keen observations on the customs and culture of the Ojibwe Indians provide the first systematic recording and a remarkably sympathetic depiction of the people of the area.

History Book of Nicollet

History of the town of Nicollet in Nicollet Coutny, Minnesota

Through Dakota Eyes by Gary Clayton Anderson & Alan R. Woolworth

This collection of thirty-six narratives presents the Dakota Indians' experiences during a conflict previously known chiefly from the viewpoints of non-Indians.

Bushy Tail Squirrel’s First Day Out by Judy McPherson Biederman

Illustrated by Shelly Abitz

The Great Bird Adventure by Schelli O. McCabe

Illustrated by Michelle M. Depuydt

The Great Bird Adventure by Schelli O. McCabe

Illustrated by Michelle M. Depuydt

Wally the Walleye by Illustrated by Jill Schueller

Illustrated by Michelle M. Depuydt

Hydrographical Basin of the Upper Mississippi River, 1843 by Joseph N. Nicollet

MHS Collections, 41 x 34

St. Peter, Minnesota , 1870

17.5" x 22.5"

"The Crossing" by Marian Anderson

22" x 29"

Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, 1851 by Irvin Shope

9.5" x 25"