Minnesota in the 70s
- ISBN-10
- 0873519000
- ISBN-13
- 9780873519007
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 278
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2013
- Publisher
- Minnesota Historical Society Press
- Authors
- Dave Kenney, Thomas Saylor
Description
"Minnesota forged an identity during the 1970s that would persist, rightly or wrongly, for decades to come. It was a place of note and consequence--a state of presidential candidates, grassroots activism, civic engagement, environmental awareness, and Mary Tyler Moore. All these subjects and more are covered in this book"--
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