An entertaining, insightful, and revealing account of a man born into social prominence who dedicated his life to public service. A candid look behind the curtain at contemporary politics in the state and the nation.The scion of a legendary department store family, Mark Dayton could have chosen any profession. He grew up in an environment of business savvy and social largesse, inspired by the belief that great privilege demands social responsibility and community c...

The story of Minnesota’s longest-serving governor and his role in propelling the state to the global stage, woven together from interviews with many of its most influential civic leaders.Rudy Perpich was one of a kind. As Minnesota’s longest-serving governor, he built bridges where others saw impassible divides: between rural and urban life, labor and business interests, local politics and international trade.Rudy Perpich: A Minnesota Original expl...

In the years of and around the First World War, American poets, fiction writers, and dramatists came to the forefront of the international movement we call Modernism. At the same time a vast amount of non- and anti-Modernist culture was produced, mostly supporting, but also critical of, the US war effort. A History of American Literature and Culture of the First World War explores this fraught cultural moment, teasing out the multiple and intricate relationships between an insurgent Modern...