Southwest Minnesota
Subtitle: a place of many places
By: Joseph Amato & David Pichaske
Publisher: Crossings Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Marshall, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 148
ISBN-13: 9780971245211
Subjects: Local History; Description and travel; Pictorial works; Travel
Description: "This book's immediate predecessor drew on the writings of many southwest Minnesota authors to create a portrait of the land and its peoples. In this book, Amato and Pichaske explore the region's rich culture in their own words. From Amato's analysis of regional lead cities like Worthington and New Ulm to Pichaske's meditations on smaller towns like Minneota, Slayton, and Hanley Falls, the authors examine the ways this region has reacted to the changes and challenges of the late twentieth century. Along the way, they explore tiny points of interest like small town ethnic celebrations, baseball diamonds, and regional cemeteries. Extended essays offer penetrating reflections on the long arc of history in Southwest Minnesota and on the natural and constructed landscapes."--Book jacket.
Table of contents: title: A place of many places; title: The thereness of here, or seen and unseen faces of our landscape; title: The line of the landscape; title: New Ulm: the most German town in America; title: Swenson farm; title: A blue collar planet: Worthington; title: Minneota, Minnesota; title: It's root, root, root for the home team; title: On a snipe hunt for tradition in the world of "take it smooth and easy"; title: Sommerfest; title: Coffee, coffee, and more coffee at Slayton; title: A meditation on enclosed space; title: North to where the snake eats its tail; title: Six southwest Minnesota cemeteries; title: Hanley Falls: the rituals of community