Minnesota mysteries : a history of unexplained wonders, eccentric characters, preposterous claims and baffling occurrences in the land of ten thousand lakes / Ben Welter.
Material type:
TextPublisher: Charleston ; London : The History Press, 2013Description: 159 pages : illustrations ; 23 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781626193628
- 1626193622
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
Any Minnesotan worth his lutefisk has heard of the Kensington Runestone. But have you heard of Victor Setterlund? In 1949, he uncovered another runestone less than ten miles away. How about Newmann the Great? In 1909, the Kenyon-born illusionist astonished Minneapolitans by driving a team of horses blindfolded across town to find a key hidden in a drugstore safe at Lake and Nicollet. How about little Mary Weinand? In 1915, her father demanded justice when the "meanest boy" at her one-room schoolhouse in Corcoran cut off her luxurious auburn curls. These little-known stories, along with dozens more culled from Minnesota newspaper archives, are presented here in their original form.
"Discover some of the most captivating mysteries in Minnesota history, from a sea lion on the lam to a clairvoyant in the courtroom to the tale of a Titanic survivor"-- Provided by publisher.
"A history of unexplained mysteries in Minnesota that date back to 1899"-- Provided by publisher.
Includes bibliographical references.