Bring Warm Clothes: Letters and Photos from Minnesota's Past

By J D Parkerson and Peg Meier

A classic book of photos, memories, and writings from centuries of Minnesota life--updated and in a new format.

The earliest European visitors to Minnesota marvel at the area's flora and fauna. A soldier at Fort Snelling contemplates deserting. Swedish settler Andrew Peterson makes a daily record of his haying schedule, dropping in, without comment, a note of his marriage. Sarah Christie pleads with her father in the 1880s for a chance to go to college. Turn-of-the-century accountant Walter T. Post keeps his family informed of his saving and spending habits. In the 1920s, the Pioneer Press publishes recommendations for young ladies seeking a spouse.

These stories and more emerge from select diary and journal entries, from published accounts and business records--the experiences of ordinary Minnesotans. Matched with drawings and photographs that capture a way of life at a particular moment, these impressions offer a telling history of the state in the words of its people.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 168134274X
• ISBN13: 9781681342740
• Release Date: October 2023
• Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
• Length: 372 Pages
• Weight: 2.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.4" x 10.9"
• Age Range: 12 years and under
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 7