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By the Waters of Minnetonka by Dregni, Eric, hardcover, Used - Very Good

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Condition: Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, ... Very Good: A book that has been read but is in excellent condition. No obvious damage to the cover, with the dust jacket included for hard covers. No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, and no underlining/highlighting of text or writing in the margins. May be very minimal identifying marks on the inside cover. Very minimal wear and tear. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780816683154

Book Title: By the Waters of Minnetonka

Publisher: University of Minnesota Press

Item Length: 8 in

Publication Year: 2014

Format: Hardcover

Language: English

Illustrator: Yes

Item Height: 1 in

Author: Eric Dregni

Genre: Literary Collections, History

Topic: General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)

Item Weight: 12.3 Oz

Item Width: 8 in

Number of Pages: 224 Pages

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Product Identifiers

Publisher

University of Minnesota Press

ISBN-10

0816683158

ISBN-13

9780816683154

eBay Product ID (ePID)

201588577

Product Key Features

Book Title

By the Waters of Minnetonka

Number of Pages

224 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2014

Topic

General, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)

Illustrator

Yes

Genre

Literary Collections, History

Author

Eric Dregni

Format

Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height

1 in

Item Weight

12.3 Oz

Item Length

8 in

Item Width

8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience

Trade

LCCN

2014-023203

Reviews

"There's a whole new way of appreciating Lake Minnetonka as a rich, storied, all-too-human place... At last someone wrote it down." -- Mpls. St. Paul Magazine

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Table Of Content

Contents Preface 1. "Big Water" 2. The Settlers Settle 3. Harvesting the Lake 4. Hotels and High Rollers 5. Enter the Trolleys 6. Hitting the Water 7. Work Hard, Play Harder Afterword For Further Reading

Synopsis

Lake Minnetonka is renowned for its natural beauty as well as the prominent people it has attracted to its shores as a historic site of grand hotels, steamboats, and wealthy visitors from around the world, and as the home of the legendary Excelsior Amusement Park. But did you know that early European settlers to the region faced conditions so dire that they named an outlet of the lake "Purgatory Creek"? Or that a ginseng boom brought slaves to Wayzata to harvest the plant's roots? Many know that Frank Lloyd Wright designed famous homes around the lake, but few are aware he was also arrested there for living with his mistress and sent to the Hennepin County jail for "white slavery." By the Waters of Minnetonka uncovers remarkable and hidden facts about the lake and those who have lived on its shores, from the region's original Dakota inhabitants to the present. Nineteenth-century plantation owners made Minnetonka into a summer vacation playground for the wealthy, and Prohibition-era battles led teetotalers to hoax Minneapolis newspapers about bloody clashes between preachers and saloon owners. Eric Dregni, who grew up in Minnetonka, sheds light on intriguing, if at times unsettling, aspects of the lake's history, challenging myths and revisiting elements of the past that have been forgotten or glossed over. He also relates--and sometimes pokes fun at--the opulent, glamorous, and sometimes raucous moments that have made Lake Minnetonka an icon of splendid resort living in Minnesota., Lake Minnetonka is renowned for its natural beauty as well as the prominent people it has attracted to its shores as a historic site of grand hotels, steamboats, and wealthy visitors from around the world, and as the home of the legendary Excelsior Amusement Park. But did you know that early European settlers to the region faced conditions so dire that they named an outlet of the lake "Purgatory Creek"? Or that a ginseng boom brought slaves to Wayzata to harvest the plant's roots? Many know that Frank Lloyd Wright designed famous homes around the lake, but few are aware he was also arrested there for living with his mistress and sent to the Hennepin County jail for "white slavery.""By the Waters of Minnetonka" uncovers remarkable and hidden facts about the lake and those who have lived on its shores, from the region's original Dakota inhabitants to the present. Nineteenth-century plantation owners made Minnetonka into a summer vacation playground for the wealthy, and Prohibition-era battles led teetotalers to hoax Minneapolis newspapers about bloody clashes between preachers and saloon owners.Eric Dregni, who grew up in Minnetonka, sheds light on intriguing, if at times unsettling, aspects of the lake's history, challenging myths and revisiting elements of the past that have been forgotten or glossed over. He also relates--and sometimes pokes fun at--the opulent, glamorous, and sometimes raucous moments that have made Lake Minnetonka an icon of splendid resort living in Minnesota.

LC Classification Number

F612.H5D74 2014

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