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by William Folwell (Author)
Considered the most authoritative history of the state, the four volume set was first published in the 1920s. Volume Three covers from 1865 through World War I to the mid-1920s.
Author Biography
Historian William Watts Folwell was the first president of the University of Minnesota (1869-1884). His personal knowledge of people and events adds understanding and vividness to his account of the state's history.