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NEW PHOTOS BY OXLEY: HISTORIC IMAGES OF WEST CENTRAL MINNESOTA The Otter Tail County Historial Society is pleased to present this extraordinary collection of photographs by W. T. and Lloyd Oxley. Together, this father and son team photographed the people, places and events in West Central Minnesota for more than 60 years, from the early 1900s to around 1970. Author: OTCHS |
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THE GREAT FERGUS FALLS, MINNESOTA CYCLONE OF JUNE 22, 1919 by Lance E. Johnson. Johnson's narrative is the definitive work on what was recognized as the fourth most destructive cyclone in the United States up to that date. In a matter of minutes it destroyed two-thirds of Fergus Falls, leaving 54 people dead and wounding and displacing dozens more. This book contains over 100 photographs, many of which depict the cyclone's destruction. | |||
| Author: Lance E. Johnson | ||||
| $12.95 - 148 pages SC | ||||
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BUILDING FROM THE PAST takes you on a pictorial tour of the architectural highlights found in Fergus Falls. Updated by the Fergus Falls Heritage Preservation Commission in 1998. |
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| Author: James Gray & Marjorie Barton | ||||
| $7.95 - 112 pages SC | ||||
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OLD CLITHERALL'S STORY BOOK: A HISTORY OF THE FIRST SETTLEMENT IN OTTER TAIL COUNTY, MINNESOTA, 1865-1919. Contains stories written by members and descendents of the first permanent settlement of Otter Tail County. Followers of Alpheus Cutler, they traveled in covered wagons pulled by oxen from Manti, Iowa to the north shore of Clitherall Lake. | |||
| Compiled by: Hallie Gould | ||||
| $3.59 - 61 pages SC | ||||
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PLACES. Compiled by Otter Tail County Historical Society. A collection of stories by Otter Tail County residents as they remember Places in Otter Tail County which inspired, thrilled and changed them. As you read this book you will recall memories --- memories that are real and close to home. If you develop a case of nostalgia, the book hit its target! | |||
| Compiled by: OTCHS | ||||
| $14.95 - 206 pages SC | ||||
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THE PROMISE OF A BEAUTIFUL HARVEST. A collection of newspaper accounts of life in Otter Tail County from 1865-1895. | |||
| Compiled by: OTCHS | ||||
| $2.50 - 20 pages SC | ||||
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RIVER OF TIME: FERGUS FALLS 125TH ANNIVERSARY ANTHOLOGY. A collection of essays, short stories and poetry from writers who have wandered far away from Fergus Falls and from those that have past through and felt the tug to call it at least a temporary home or place for reflection. Includes works by: Sinclair Lewis, Mary MacLane, Herbert Krause, James Drey, Diane Glancy, Jim Fawbush, Harold Huber, Idona Ryding, Jane Sanderson, Timray and several more. | |||
| Edited by: Jolie Sasseville | ||||
| $11.95 - SC | ON SALE NOW ONLY $5.95!!!! | |||