Bøger af Elizabeth Johanneck

When a well-connected Minneapolis organized crime member asked the author of HIDDEN HISTORY OF THE MINNESOTA RIVER VALLEY and TWIN CITIES PROHIBITION to write the history of the local underworld, she simply couldn't refuse Through newspaper articles and court documents, Johanneck fleshes out the rackets and the racketeers who ran them from the mid-1800's through the 1980's. But don't expect the city's crimes to be committed by the usual suspects. Avarice knows no bounds. Minneapolis' twin city has got nothing on her.

You don't need to know her to love her. Meet Monica Pistulka Fischer, the real-life, delightfully off-beat small town icon who was raised in Seaforth, and whose early life was upended by tragedy. She's a survivor whose antics have since brought raised eyebrows and smiles. Meet the Minnesota Country Mouse whose life Monica impacted in the best sort of way. Included in this collection of short stories and random thoughts is a collection of paintings by retired farmer and folk artist, Arnold Kramer, also known as Minnesota's Grandpa Moses, who shares family history with both of them. "Beth Johanneck's humorous vignettes - sharing rural childhood memories with the benefit of modern insight - make for a delightful collection from a farm girl who grew up near the Minnesota home of Laura Ingalls Wilder."Julie Kramer - author of Stalking Susan "Monica is a hoot!" - Joan Bargman, Richfield, MN