Judge Charles Flandrau, a Minnesota pioneer who commanded the defence of New Ulm in the Dakota War of 1862, writes the history of his state from its legendary and aboriginal era, through explorers such as Catlin and Featherstonhaugh, Fort Snelling and the Selkirk settlement, to statehood and the flour mills. A second part gathers frontier tales, told from the settlers’ side.
A first-hand pioneer history for readers of the Upper Midwest and its frontier conflicts. Download the free EPUB.