Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota's Past

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ISBN-13: 9781681342740 Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press Publication date: 10/03/2023 Edition description: Revised ed. Pages: 372 Sales rank: 115,355 Product dimensions : 8.40(w) x 10.90(h) x 1.10(d) Age Range: 3 Months to 12 Years A classic book of photos, memories, and writings from centuries of Minnesota life. The earliest European visitors to Minnesota marvel at the area's flora and fauna. A soldier at Fort Snelling contemplates deserting. Swedish settler Andrew Peterson makes a daily record of his haying schedule, dropping in, without comment, a note of his marriage. Sarah Christie pleads with her father in the 1880s for a chance to go to college. Turn-of-the-century accountant Walter T. Post keeps his family informed of his saving and spending habits. In the 1920s, the Pioneer Press publishes recommendations for young ladies seeking a spouse. These stories and more emerge from select diary and journal entries, from published accounts and business records—the experiences of ordinary Minnesotans. Matched with drawings and photographs that capture a way of life at a particular moment, these impressions offer a telling history of the state in the words of its people. Show more