Description
Coffee Made Her Insane & Other Nuggets from Old Minnesota Newspapers is a compilation of stories that tug at the heart. They come from good times and bad. Some are stories from long ago, and some are stories you may remember. Featured are the big news stories of Minnesota--The Indian war of 1862, the Northfield bank robbery in 1876, the Hinckley forest fire of 1894, Lindbergh's solo flight across the Atlantic in 1927, the Great Depression of the 1930s, Minnesotans fighting World War II at home and abroad.
Just as intriguing are the tidbits about the lives of average Minnesotans from the 1840s to the 1940s--stories about child rearing, sports, interior decorating, home remedies, Sunday School picnics, the weather, inventions, weddings, obituaries, crime, murder and mayhem, romance and adventure. The stories come from hundreds of newspapers from all parts of our state.
About the Author: Peg Meier, a longtime and award-winning reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune, is the author of Too Hot, Went to Lake: Seasonal Photos from Minnesota's Past and Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota's Past.
