Murder in Chisago County

Murder in Chisago County

Author: Brian Johnson

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2018-09-03

Total Pages: 134

ISBN-13: 1439666326

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A Minnesota journalist breaks down the cold case that has beguiled a community and haunted his family for generations. At 3:30 a.m. on April 11, 1933, neighbors and firefighters arrived at the farmhouse of Albin and Alvira Johnson to find a smoldering heap where a seemingly happy home once stood. Beneath the ruins, investigators found the bodies of Alvira and her seven children, but Albin's remains were nowhere to be seen. The authorities determined that Alvira and the children were dead before the fire, and fingers immediately pointed to Albin. Hundreds of searchers, including the illustrious Pinkerton Agency, combed the area and even crossed into Canada in pursuit of Johnson, who was indicted in absentia for murder. But he was never found, dead or alive. What happened to the Johnson family and what part, if any, Albin played in the tragedy remain a mystery . . .


Fifty Years in the Northwest

Fifty Years in the Northwest

Author: William Henry Carman Folsom

Publisher:

Published: 1888

Total Pages: 868

ISBN-13:

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Chapters start with historical information about a county or places within the county followed by biographies of people from those localities.


By the Shores of Ki-chi-saga

By the Shores of Ki-chi-saga

Author: Moira F. Harris

Publisher:

Published: 2006-01-01

Total Pages: 193

ISBN-13: 9781880654347

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In an effort to preserve the history of Chisago City, Minnesota, Moira F. Harris has researched and interviewed those who have lived there most of their lives to produce this book. History starting back to 1850 to current times is recorded here. From settlement to starting businesses, fires, wars, and special visitors are all explained.


Minnesota's Geologist

Minnesota's Geologist

Author: Sue Leaf

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published: 2020-06-09

Total Pages: 368

ISBN-13: 1452963002

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Winner of the 2021 Minnesota Book Award for Minnesota Nonfiction The story of the scientist who first mapped Minnesota’s geology, set against the backdrop of early scientific inquiry in the state At twenty, Newton Horace Winchell declared, “I know nothing about rocks.” At twenty-five, he decided to make them his life’s work. As a young geologist tasked with heading the Minnesota Geological and Natural History Survey, Winchell (1839–1914) charted the prehistory of the region, its era of inland seas, its volcanic activity, and its several ice ages—laying the foundation for the monumental five-volume Geology of Minnesota. Tracing Winchell’s remarkable path from impoverished fifteen-year-old schoolteacher to a leading light of an emerging scientific field, Minnesota’s Geologist also recreates the heady early days of scientific inquiry in Minnesota, a time when one man’s determination and passion for learning could unlock the secrets of the state’s distant past and present landscape. Traveling by horse and cart, by sailboat and birchbark canoe, Winchell and his group surveyed rock outcrops, river valleys, basalt formations on Lake Superior, and the vast Red River Valley. He studied petrology at the Sorbonne in Paris, bringing cutting-edge knowledge to bear on the volcanic rocks of the Arrowhead region. As a founder of the American Geological Society and founding editor of American Geologist, the first journal for professional geologists, Winchell was the driving force behind scientific endeavor in early state history, serving as mentor to many young scientists and presiding over a household—the Winchell House, located on the University of Minnesota’s present-day mall—that was a nexus of intellectual ferment. His life story, told here for the first time, draws an intimate picture of this influential scientist, set against a backdrop of Minnesota’s geological complexity and splendor.


Mni Sota Makoce

Mni Sota Makoce

Author: Gwen Westerman

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 531

ISBN-13: 0873518837

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An intricate narrative of the Dakota people over the centuries in their traditional homelands, the stories behind the profound connections that hold true today.


Savanna Soils of Minnesota

Savanna Soils of Minnesota

Author: Jim Russell

Publisher:

Published: 2011-07-28

Total Pages: 102

ISBN-13: 9780615503202

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Handbook and Fieldguide covering more than 80 Minnesota Counties. Provides identity and acreages of 185 soil series.