Mary Lethert Wingerd, North Country: The Making of Minnesota

Meet Mary Lethert Wingerd, historian and author of North Country: The Making of Minnesota, at Common Good Books on July 27th at 7:30.

North Country is the unflinching account of how the land the Dakota named Mini Sota Makoce became the State of Minnesota and of the people who have called it, at one time or another, home.

"A long overdue book. It illustrates the historic and cultural richness of the land that straddles the source of the Mississippi River and became known as the state of Minnesota. By teaching us the story of this land, Wingerd tells us where we are today, and by opening up this neglected and hidden history of its native people, she helps us to understand the debt and respect that we owe them and points the way for us to make a better future for our children." —Jack Weatherford