Minnesota Star of the North. Size: 6" x 8 1/2". Description: blue hard cover with Minnesota lake graphic; contents: Early days in Minnesota with chapters on Indians; white settlers, Duluth, Father Hennepin, Jonathan Carver, Zebulon Pike, Fort Snelling and the Mississippi River source; Minnesota becomes a state with chapters on Henry Sibley, St. Paul and Alexander Ramsey; Minnesota Wars: Civil and Sioux; Land of Minnesota with chapters on the tourist business and keeping Minnesota beautiful; Minnesota forests with chapters on forestry history, Paul Bunyan and Cloquet; Farming in Minnesota including wheat and scientific farming; Mining in Minnesota with a history of iron mining and an overview of the mining areas; Cities and places in Minnesota with chapters on Duluth, Lake Superior, the North Shore, Minneapolis and St. Paul; Minnesota government, state and local; Minnesota services: health and social services; Minnesota fame and future with chapters on the Minnesota Hall of Fame, the Melting pot of nations and a look to the future; appendix; bibliography and index.
