Ho's Picks

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$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780375708275
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Vintage, 07/01/2000

Larson makes history read like a thriller. Here the story of the Galveston hurricane is told from the perspective of the United States Meteorological Office's man on the ground. We love weather here in Minnesota and we can all appreciate a great storm. This one though was over the top.


$13.95
ISBN-13: 9780393307054
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 08/01/1990

The first in a long series of historical novels that will take you from the Mediteranian to the icy waters of the great southern oceans.  Taught plots, great characters, and vivid descriptions of a time and world long gone make this some of the best historical fiction ever written. 


$17.95
ISBN-13: 9780816631056
Availability: Special Order - Subject to Availability
Published: University of Minnesota Press, 08/01/1998

Some of the best writing on midwestern life I've ever run across. A series of vignettes about life on the farm and the day to day of rural life from a great regional author.