{"product_id":"courthouses-of-minnesota-9780873515504","title":"Courthouses of Minnesota","description":"They stand at once as silent reminders of time past as well as the hub of our daily lives. They are the focus of activity in every county--the site of political speeches, holiday parades, and community picnics. They are the courthouses of Minnesota's eighty-seven counties. Writes author Mary Logue, \"With a clock tower, the courthouse becomes metaphor, literally the ticking heart at the center of a county.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this beautiful book are photographs celebrating the variety of Minnesota's county courthouses. From the classic Beaux Arts dome atop the Stearns County Courthouse to the unadorned simplicity of the Sibley County Courthouse, this book offers a parade of some of the finest public buildings in the North Star State.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePaired with Doug Ohman's photos is an essay by poet and mystery writer Mary Logue that reveals the secrets of these buildings we thought we knew. Together they tell the story of these distinctly American structures, symbols of the ways Minnesotans live under the law--with justice, equality, and fairness. As the inscription above the Wilkin County Courthouse declares: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To none will we delay, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e To none will we deny, \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e right or justice.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Doug Ohman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Minnesota Historical Society Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/01\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 8.74w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873515504\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoug Ohman is a photographer and popular public speaker. Mary Logue is the author of \u003ci\u003eHalfway Home\u003c\/i\u003e (MHS Press) and of the acclaimed Claire Watkins mystery series, including most recently \u003ci\u003ePoison Heart\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minnesota Historical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40609022771315,"sku":"9.78087E+12","price":22.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_5f899b20-0e9d-4727-a0c7-d5d08f89ad53.jpg?v=1669733764","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/courthouses-of-minnesota-9780873515504","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}