Bøger om US Midwest

Explores the vital role of women in the creation of Norwegian American communities-from farm to factory and as caregivers, educators, and writers.

An insightful and succinct history of the Mexican community in Minnesota.

Polish Americans have been part of Minnesota history since before the state's founding. Taking up farms along newly laid rail networks, Polish immigrants fanned across the countryside in small but important concentrations. In cities like Winona and St. Paul, Northeast Minneapolis and Duluth, as well as on the Iron Range, Polish American workers helped drive a growing industrial and agricultural economy--and established their own cultural identity within the state. Polish Americans, many of them political refugees created and sustained a wide range of community institutions from churches and schools to cultural groups and social clubs in Minnesota. They developed a significant literary tradition, published newspapers, and adorned the landscape with their distinctive churches. Author John Radzilowski tells the stories of individuals like Stan Wasie, a Polish immigrant boy who grew up to become a pioneer in the trucking industry, founding Merchants Motor Freight in Northeast Minneapolis in 1927. By the 1950s the successful company had 800 vehicles and its own terminals.

A concise history of Swedes in Minnesota including immigration patterns, cultural and social organizations, businesses, politics, education, and family life.

Village de Clæstone, Midwest. Hiver 1907.Accusé de meurtre, l'étranger Ædan Brændon Sparks est lynché et serait mort sans l'intervention providentielle d'un colosse qui l'emmène dans un refuge secret mieux organisé qu'une forteresse comanche.Défiguré, le héros brûle de se venger.Mais qui est cet inconnu ? Que cache ce sanctuaire aussi mystérieux et ambigu que son sauveur ? Que lui veut-il ? Peut-il vraiment se fier à lui ?Les codes du western s'invitent, décalés, atypiques, pour accentuer la cruauté du trait, de la vie, de la révolte sourde de la nature et de ses animaux face aux hommes.Western fantasy thriller psychologique sur le feu dans tous ses états, métaphore de la nature humaine du pire au meilleur.Calibre .45 en growth mindset (croissance mentale), leadership.Book trailer : https://youtu.be/3waoxXMyC8E?si=_l1V-p1tjYf0Lk5G

The true story of how Detroit's Purple-Licavoli Gang took over Toledo and its aftermath. Prohibition and Toledo's proximity to rum-running routes made it an ideal target of organized crime and the author details how the takeover was implemented and how corruption eased the process.

DISCOVER THE UNTOLD SECRETS BEHIND THE BILLION-DOLLAR SPORTS INDUSTRY AND THE TACTICS EMPLOYED BY PROFESSIONAL TEAMS TO SECURE PUBLIC SUBSIDIES. IN THIS CAPTIVATING ACCOUNT, KEN SILLIMAN DRAWS FROM 25 YEARS OF FIRSTHAND EXPERIENCE NEGOTIATING SPORTS FACILITY LEASES FOR RENOWNED TEAMS LIKE THE CLEVELAND GUARDIANS, CAVALIERS, AND BROWNS. FROM STADIUM SUITES TO THE NFL EXECUTIVE OFFICES. THIS PRACTICE-ORIENTED BOOK OFFERS A GROUND-LEVEL PERSPECTIVE ON HOW SPORTS TEAMS NAVIGATE THE PUBLIC SECTOR TO ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS. WITH INSIGHTFUL ANECDOTES AND REAL-LIFE EXAMPLES, THIS INVALUABLE RESOURCE SERVES AS A GUIDE FOR GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND CONCERNED CITIZENS ALIKE. ENSURING A BRIGHTER FUTURE FOR SPORTS FACILITY ISSUES.

Across the state of Michigan, uneasy spirits stir in what should be their final resting places. At Reynolds Cemetery in Jackson, the ghost of Eunice White, traveling from nearby Woodlawn Cemetery, can be seen visiting her father's grave. A mysterious lady in white roams the center of Lovejoy Cemetery in Durand. An apparition of the pacing man appears at Mount Joy in St. Johns. And only the bravest dare visit the Upper Peninsula's Mission Hill Cemetery, where a Native American spirit might appear to point them in the right direction. Author and paranormal investigator Bradley P. Mikulka leads a tour of some of the Wolverine State's many haunted cemeteries.