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Name: Hidden History of Rochester, Minnesota
Brand: Amy J. Hahn
SKU: 9781467149532
Price: 23.99 USD
Availability: InStock

Minnesota history teems with more stories than its geography gushes with lakes. Pass the interminable winter with the unsolved mystery of the Kensington Runestone or the forgotten legacy of Long Prairie battlegrounds. Spend a short summer coasting through the Boundary Waters Canoe Wilderness and the Excelsior Amusement Park. From downtown Minneapolis to dockside Duluth, Minnesota’s history is an all-weather companion and our Minnesota history book catalogue is an all-purpose guide. [View all Minnesota books]

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Hidden History of Rochester, Minnesota

Hidden History of Rochester, Minnesota

9781467149532

$23.99

The author of Lost Rochester explores more Med City history beyond the medicine.

Stories surrounding the establishment of Rochester as a medical mecca are well documented and often showcased, but countless other tales haven’t received as much attention. William Costley, son of the first slave freed by Abraham Lincoln, lived his last few months at Rochester State Hospital. Beloved citizen Reinhold Bach sailed aboard the doomed ocean liner the Empress of Ireland. The life of Minnie Bowron, hired as the city’s first policewoman in 1917, offers an intriguing story, and teenager Lottie Schermerhorn awed crowds during the Roaring Twenties with daredevil aerial stunts.

Join historian Amy Jo Hahn on an engaging narrative journey, a revelation of fascinating characters who made their mark on Rochester.

Rochester Memories

9781467154352

$24.99

In addition to its well-known associations with doctors and diagnoses, the city of Rochester offers a string of curiosities to those willing to look closely .

How did a secret bomber mission to Moscow during World War II lead to thousands of fighter planes flying through Rochester and the subsequent construction of a giant IBM manufacturing plant here? What was Rochester's contribution to the 1980 Olympic Hockey Miracle on Ice? Who was dubbed the “Greatest Doctor in the World”, and why? Who were the regular folks without whom the great Mayo Clinic might never have become a medical mecca?

Rochester Stories: A Med City History Paul Scanlon answers these and other questions in this enlightening and sometimes humorous study of Rochester's past.