Non-Fiction Books
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Sale!Curt Bush knew nothing of sailing until he bought a "Sea Mouse" off the side of the road and started learning the ropes, shall we say. He kept at it until he undertook his dream of sailing single-handed from Duluth, Minnesota to the Atlantic ocean via the St. Lawrence Seaway. This is the tale of his adventure from humble beginnings to dramatic end. It is a fantastic, fun-filled, fascinating saga of sailing that is truly captivating as the rookie turns into an old salt and earns his sailing cred the hard way.
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In 1918 fire protection was rudimentary at best. At worst it was non-existent. In this finely written book, local reporter and Hermantown historian Connie Jacobson details the physical mayhem and emotional shock and trauma that the rural community and its pioneer residents suffered during the most ruinous, devastating, cataclysmic fire in the history of northeastern Minnesota.
ISBN: 978-1-937706-18-0
SIZE: 8 x 10 Large Format
Paperback
140 Pages
Numerous Historical, Original Photos and Illustrations
Original Cover Art by Karen Holden
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Frank Larson has been funny ever since he was born. As a youth in Iron River, Wisconsin, he kept his classmates laughing pretty much all the time. Then he had to grow up and get a job.
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Danny Boy is an intimate look at a life well lived, a fond remembrance of one man’s impact on his family, friends and, community, and a frank and fearless look at end of life challenges. It is also a profound statement of faith, filled with assurances that faith does not go unrewarded.
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A Minnesota Pioneer Memoir that reveals rural life the way it was...challenging, inspirational, tragic, happy, everything life is meant to be. Funny, poignant, old-time writing.
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Collected essays and poems about coming to terms with the dark companion. The compilation of submissions to the Kelly Culhane Writing Prize.
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Sale!SECOND PRINTING!! The Soul's Journey From Darkness into Light.
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Betty Powell Skoog, of Irish-Ojibwa descent, was raised in the traditional ways of her Ojibwa grandmother, along the shores of Saganagons Lake in Ontario, Canada. As the white settlers moved into the area, their growing influence changed Betty's way of life.
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The only complete discography of all the music of the Vietnam war.
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The only complete discography of all the music of the Vietnam war.
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Sale!Funny, dramatic, touching, sad...it's all here in Dakota Brave where EVERYONE on this windswept frontier was very, very brave.
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Sale!This is a spiritual autobiography of a life lived in pursuit of joy and enlightenment. It is a heartwarming read that will put a smile on your face and guide you on your own Journey Into Joy.
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A very popular pictorial history of one of the finest short lines in America.
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Sale!Reading this book is like sitting in Bev's living room as she talks about her 33 years of experience.
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Sale!The Final Buzzer ought to be required reading for anyone in high school athletics.
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Sale!Stories collected and compiled by Georgeann Cheney and Theodore Meronek.
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Sale!Fair Game is the story of a girl's high school travails in the 1950's.
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Sale!The Hillside Story, out of the darkness...into the light, is the personal testimony of Pastor Thor Sorenson of Duluth, Minnesota.
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Sale!Thoughtful and moving essays by one of Wisconsin's most beloved newpaper columnists and essayists.
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Sale!Discover 23 small towns where the corner cafe still dishes up home cookin' and old-timers still sit on porch swings.
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Sale!A nostalgic trip to the 1950s in Wisconsin.