Minnesota Books

From back cover:

"Few periods in American history have been so dramatic, so fraught with mystery, or so bristling with fear and hysteria as were the days of the great Red Scare that followed World War I....The famous Palmer raids of that era are still remembered as one of the most fantastic miscarriages of justice ever perpetrated upon the nation. The violent labor strife still makes those who lived through it shudder as they recall the Seattle general strike and Boston police strike, the great coal and steel strikes, and the bomb plots, the shooting, and riots that accompanied these conflicts.."

From Preface:

"..to modern American history the Great Red Scare remains important -- important because it provides us with a concrete example of what happens to a democratic nation and its people when faith and reason are supplanted by fear. Moreover, it demonstrates clearly how easily the seeds of excessive hate and intolerance, which for the most part have remained dormant in American society, can suddenly develop into dangerous malignancies that spread with lightning rapidity through the whole social system."

This reference book is a must have for any Red Wing collector, novice to advanced. The photography is superb throught the book and the associated pricing has been diligently researched.

The guide to markings assists in making accurate identifaction of any piece of Red Wing Stoneware.

A GREAT REFERENCE!

This book gave the complete and acurate history on Red Wing MN and it's stoneware companies that is in print. It should be noted that it was written by Gary and Bonnie Tefft

This book is a favorite of mine. When I opened it and saw John Other Day on the first page, I knew I was hooked. I grew up on the farm land once owned by this man. The story has many Minnesota landmarks and realistic events mentioned. It's a very good Minnesota Historical Fiction book. It briefly includes the Sioux Uprising and Civil War. It also deals with sensitive areas of abuse and being an orphan. I highly recommend this book and I think it sparks an interest in looking further into the history of Minnesota.

This is one of the most important texts in African American cultural criticism. Dyson demonstrates a level of critical engagement and on-the-ground familiarity with Black popular culture that is rarely seen in the academy. This is a must read text for anyone interested in the intersections between cultural studies, African American studies, and religion.

It's easy to get lost in the refracting images of Narcissus, but Bruhm happens to be an excellent guide through the morass. He opens the book with a challenging but rewarding survey of recent relevant scholarship (Earl Jackson, Leo Bersani, Moe Meyer, Gregory Bredbeck are all discussed). He then provides an elegantly written contribution to the evolving themes of the Narcissus myth which is heavily indebted (but updated) to Louise Vinge's thematic study.

The best chapter by far (for me) is "Reverse of the Mirror" (chapter 2) which lays out Gide and Wilde on Narcissus. It is an excellent study of the differences between the two writers who otherwise shared so much friendship. One wonders in the end how they could have been such close friends. Bruhm works through "Telleny" which is possibly by Wilde, maybe pseudo-Wilde. This is a pornographic work, the first of its kind to have been attributed to a literary man of genius such as Wilde.

Also of note is his chapter on Nabokov.The book is not at all boring to read even though it treats some very boring literature (I mean Freud). Bruhm includes plenty of humor while sustaining his polemic throughout. The one regret is that he did not prove (to me at least) how Narcissus is a same-sex love story. I mean, I can see how it might be read that way but I am not sure that even Ovid meant it that way. I think that Bruhm's argument toward such a same-sex narrative might have been bolstered by a closer examination of Philostratus' "Imagines" and an historically valid look at the appearance of Narcissus in ekphrastic works of the second century. Louise Vinge hinted at the scholarship available on the Philostrati as well as other post-Ovidian works that treated it before the onslaught of Christian based compulsory heterosexuality.

Despite these quibbles of mine I think this book is an excellent addition to queer theory.

This book is a fascinating, well written book not only about Norwegian folk medicine but also about Norwegian culture. If you've ever wondered what made your Norwegian ancestors tick, this is the book to read. This is one of the best books about Norwegians I have ever read. A thoroughly enjoyable read.

This remarkable, possibly unique, and forgotten book would have the title of my review if it was published today. Read it and cure your ills, especially - but not exclusively - those whose effects you had not noticed. From emotions, thru thought and piles, to evolution and our poor, suffering body/brain.

Joy James surpasses most cultural critics and intellectuals with her sound research and insight. I highly recommend this book!!

Resort to Murder: Thirteen Tales of Mystery by Minnesota's Premier Writers is an audiobook anthology of mystery stories, all set in Minnesota and written by Minnesota authors. All of the mysteries have the common thread that they take place in a fictional, eerie Minnesota resort. A spine-chilling collection, perfect for stoking fears, Resort to Murder is the perfect gift for crime fiction lovers of any state. Highly recommended. 5 CDs, 5 hours 50 minutes.