| Minnesota Moxie: True Tales of Courage, Muscle & Grit in the Land of Ten Thousand Lakes Contributor(s): Welter, Ben (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467135712 ISBN-13: 9781467135719 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $21.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2016 |
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| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Biography & Autobiography - Photography | Subjects & Themes - Historical |
| LCCN: 2016932970 |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 6" W x 8.9" (0.90 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest |
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| Publisher Description: Minnesotans are a tough lot, capable of pulling a house six miles by muscle alone or giving birth to a sixteen-pound boy. In 1921, young Phoebe Fairgrave set a parachute world record, stepping off the wing of a biplane 15,200 feet above the Twin Cities. In 1962, the last powerhouse Gophers football team brought home the Rose Bowl trophy. A year later, thirteen-year-old Jean Webb of Minneapolis risked arrest and refused to leave a segregated restaurant. In 1979, Gerry Spiess crossed the Atlantic alone in a 10-foot sailboat he built in his White Bear Lake garage. These inspiring stories and dozens more, culled from the Star Tribune newspaper archives, are presented in their original form by author Ben Welter, along with in-depth background, fresh interviews and more than seventy-five historic photos. |
Contributor Bio(s): Welter, Ben: - Ben Welter is a Minneapolis native and former news copy chief at the Minneapolis Star Tribune. He has posted more than six hundred interesting stories and photos dating back to 1867 on his blog, "Yesterday's News." He published Minnesota Mayhem and Minnesota Mysteries with The History Press. |