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St. Paul : an urban biography / Bill Lindeke.

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: Saint Paul, MN : Minnesota Historical Society Press, [2021]Description: 179 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 9781681342009
  • 1681342006
Other title:
  • Saint Paul : an urban biography
Subject(s):
Contents:
Prologue -- Naming -- Dispossession -- Boomtown -- Overshadowed -- Wheeling and dealing -- Bulldozer -- Resilience -- Renaissance.
Summary: Bill Lindeke tells the stories of the peoples and conditions that shaped this Minnesota capital city. The Dakota village forced to move across the Mississippi by a treaty--and why whiskey sellers took over the site; the new community's close ties to Fort Snelling and Winnipeg; the steamboats and railroads that created a booming city; the German immigrants who outnumbered the Irish but kept a low profile when the United States went to war; the laborers who built the domes over the state capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul; the gangsters and bootleggers who found refuge in the city; the strong neighborhoods, shaped by streets built on footpaths and wagon roads--until freeway construction changed so much; and the Hmong, Mexican, East African, and Karen immigrants who continue to build the city's strong traditions of small businesses.--From statement at publisher's website.
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Adult Book Adult Book Main Library NonFiction 977.6581 L743 Available 33111010543052
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

A concise history, featuring stories that are familiar, surprising, and sure to change the way you see Minnesota's capitol city.

How did the city of St. Paul come to be where and what it is, and what does that show us about the city today? In eight place-based chapters, Bill Lindeke provides intriguing insights and helpful answers. He tells the stories of the Dakota village forced to move across the Mississippi by a treaty--and why whiskey sellers took over the site; the new community's close ties to Fort Snelling and Winnipeg; the steamboats and railroads that created a booming city; the German immigrants who outnumbered the Irish but kept a low profile when the US went to war; the laborers who built the domes over the state capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul; the gangsters and bootleggers who found refuge in the city; the strong neighborhoods, shaped by streets built on footpaths and wagon roads--until freeway construction changed so much; and the Hmong, Mexican, East African, and Karen immigrants who continue to build the city's strong traditions of small businesses.

This thoughtful investigation of place helps readers to understand the city's hidden stories, surrounding its residents in plain sight.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue -- Naming -- Dispossession -- Boomtown -- Overshadowed -- Wheeling and dealing -- Bulldozer -- Resilience -- Renaissance.

Bill Lindeke tells the stories of the peoples and conditions that shaped this Minnesota capital city. The Dakota village forced to move across the Mississippi by a treaty--and why whiskey sellers took over the site; the new community's close ties to Fort Snelling and Winnipeg; the steamboats and railroads that created a booming city; the German immigrants who outnumbered the Irish but kept a low profile when the United States went to war; the laborers who built the domes over the state capitol and the Cathedral of St. Paul; the gangsters and bootleggers who found refuge in the city; the strong neighborhoods, shaped by streets built on footpaths and wagon roads--until freeway construction changed so much; and the Hmong, Mexican, East African, and Karen immigrants who continue to build the city's strong traditions of small businesses.--From statement at publisher's website.

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