Minneapolis : an urban biography

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Author:

Weber, Tom (Thomas W.), author.

ISBN:

9781681341613

Physical Description:

199 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm.

Contents:

Bdote -- St. Anthony Falls -- Timber, Then Flour -- Immigration and Corporate Growth -- Rivals! -- The Corrupt Doc and a Lost Reputation -- Discrimination, Redlining, and the KKK -- Battles -- Urban Not-So-Renewal -- Voices Heard -- Refugee, Rebirth, and Reconciliation -- More to Do -- Epilogue: What Next?

Geographic Term:

Minneapolis (Minn.) -- History.

Minneapolis (Minn.) -- Biography.

Summary:

A biography of Minneapolis, the City of Lakes, starting with Bdote, the confluence of the Mississippi and the Minnesota Rivers and a sacred place for Dakota people, who have lived here for millennia. Since the city's beginnings in the 1850s, Minneapolis has experienced continual collapses and rebuilding. Some collapses were real, as when the falls were nearly destroyed; some are metaphorical, as when corruption and the mob threatened to overtake the life of the city. The narrative highlights stories of immigrants, milling, the American Indian Movement, the KKK, the university, business innovators, the vibrant arts and music scene, powerful sports teams, and a wealth of other topics. --

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Minneapolis is Minneapolis is because of the water--because of the Mississippi River, and St. Anthony Falls, and the beautiful lakes that dot the city's neighborhoods. Energized by the power of a magnificent waterfall that was harnessed with stolen technology, it became a major, even global, city.

In this succinct and thought-provoking book, Tom Weber provides an urban biography of the City of Lakes. The confluence of the Mississippi and the Minnesota River is a sacred place for Dakota people, who have lived here for millennia. Since the city's beginnings in the 1850s, Minneapolis has experienced continual collapses and rebuilding. Some collapses were real, as when the Falls were nearly destroyed; some are metaphorical, as when corruption and the mob threatened to overtake the life of the city. Weber also explores the effects of the rebuilding and who was in charge: who was left in, and who was left out.

Cities, like people, are always changing, and the history of that change is the city's biography. This book illuminates the unique character of Minneapolis, weaving in the hidden stories of place, politics, and identity that continue to shape its residents' lives.

Author Notes

Tom Weber, an award-winning writer, journalist, and radio host, is the author of 100 Things to Do in the Twin Cities Before You Die.

Excerpts

From the new chapter, "Saying Their Names" In an instant, Minneapolis was the center of the world. Just as the "Shame of Minneapolis" magazine article brought national attention to the city in the early twentieth century, George Floyd brought an even wider reckoning in the twenty-first. Protests erupted across the country and the world, from Paris and London to Sydney and Hong Kong. In Minneapolis, mourners gathered and occupied the intersection--38th and Chicago--where Floyd was killed. For many months afterward, community members and supporters maintained what became George Floyd Square as a healing space, creating memorials and holding gatherings while keeping the intersection closed to car traffic. More protests rose up across the Twin Cities after Floyd's murder. During one march that shut down the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River, a semi-truck driver barreled through a crowd of protestors before stopping. Somehow, no one was injured. Excerpted from Minneapolis: An Urban Biography by Tom Weber All rights reserved by the original copyright owners. Excerpts are provided for display purposes only and may not be reproduced, reprinted or distributed without the written permission of the publisher.

Prologue	p. 1
1 Bdote	p. 5
2 St. Anthony Falls	p. 23
3 Timber, Then Flour	p. 33
4 Immigration and Corporate Growth	p. 45
5 Rivals!	p. 61
6 The Corrupt Doc and a Lost Reputation	p. 67
7 Discrimination, Redlining, and the KKK	p. 79
8 Battles	p. 97
9 Urban Not-So-Renewal	p. 123
10 Voices Heard	p. 135
11 Refugee, Rebirth, and Reconciliation	p. 153
12 More to Do	p. 163
Epilogue: What Next?	p. 171
Author's Note	p. 175
For Further Reading	p. 179
Index	p. 189

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