Salon.com has posted an interview with Tom Swift, author of Chief Bender's Burden: The Silent Struggle of a Baseball Star. It's a fascinating look at baseball's early days and the young Ojibwe man whom Connie Mack called "the greatest money pitcher the game has ever known." Bender faced a great deal of racism during his … Continue reading Behind the Curve(ball)
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Minnesota Public Radio talked to Denis Gardner, author of Wood, Concrete, Stone, and Steel: Minnesota’s Historic Bridges, just out from the University of Minnesota Press. Gardner studied over 200 of the state's historic bridges for his book. The interview is here.Denis Gardner will be in our store on Monday, June 9, at 7:30pm. He'll be … Continue reading Sneak Preview
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Minnesota Public Radio spoke to Toby Thompson. Thompson will be in our store this coming Sunday, May 25, at 5:00pm to discuss his book Postively Main Street: Bob Dylan's Minnesota. Thompson's book was one of the first Dylan biographies, and has just been reissued with a new preface by the author.--David E
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