History of Minnesota Volume 2 - Paperback

by William Folwell (Author)

Considered the most authoritative history of the state, the four volume set was first published in the 1920s. Volume Two includes detailed accounts of Minnesota's role in the Civil War and the Dakota War of 1862.

Author Biography

Historian William Watts Folwell was the first president of the University of Minnesota (1869-1884). His personal knowledge of people and events adds understanding and vividness to his account of the state's history.