Schoolhouses of Minnesota

Schoolhouses of Minnesota - Minnesota Byways

Hardback (01 Sep 2006)

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Publisher's Synopsis

On the flat windy prairie,
The only thing not moving
Was a small red schoolhouse.
 
So opens Schoolhouses of Minnesota, a magical foray into the nearly forgotten world of one-acre school grounds, kerosene lanterns, coal-burning stoves, and old desks that eventually had sixty years' worth of initials scraped into them. In the fourth book in his popular Minnesota Byways series, photographer Doug Ohman once again treats readers to the fruits of his state travels -including a trip to Minnesota's last remaining one-room schoolhouse in Angle Inlet-with 120 color photographs that illuminate the simple, often abandoned, sometimes refurbished, and nearly vanishing Minnesota pioneer and early schoolhouses.
 
Bridging the past with the present, critically acclaimed writer Jim Heynen complements Ohman's images with twenty-five beautifully crafted tales on the evolution of lunch pails, the consolidation of rural schools, profiles of bullies and teachers' pets, and the timeless wish of schoolchildren of all generations-school closing on "snow days"! Heynen, who learned to read and write in a one-room schoolhouse, uses his trademark wit and down-to-earth style to bring back memories of the early days of Minnesota education, taught by hundreds of rural teachers across the state to thousands of farm and town kids alike.        

Book information

ISBN: 9780873515481
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Imprint: Minnesota Historical Society Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 371.09776
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 128
Weight: 624g
Height: 238mm
Width: 217mm
Spine width: 15mm