{"product_id":"schoolhouses-of-minnesota-9780873515481","title":"Schoolhouses of Minnesota","description":"\u003ci\u003eOn the flat windy prairie, \u003cbr\u003eThe only thing not moving\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWas a small red schoolhouse\u003c\/i\u003e. So opens \u003ci\u003eSchoolhouses of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e, a magical foray into the nearly forgotten world of one-acre school grounds, kerosene lanterns, coal-burning stoves, and old desks that eventually had sixty years' worth of initials scraped into them. In the fourth book in his popular Minnesota Byways series, photographer Doug Ohman once again treats readers to the fruits of his state travels --including a trip to Minnesota's last remaining one-room schoolhouse in Angle Inlet--with 120 color photographs that illuminate the simple, often abandoned, sometimes refurbished, and nearly vanishing Minnesota pioneer and early schoolhouses. Bridging the past with the present, critically acclaimed writer Jim Heynen complements Ohman's images with twenty-five beautifully crafted tales on the evolution of lunch pails, the consolidation of rural schools, profiles of bullies and teachers' pets, and the timeless wish of schoolchildren of all generations--school closing on \"snow days\"! Heynen, who learned to read and write in a one-room schoolhouse, uses his trademark wit and down-to-earth style to bring back memories of the early days of Minnesota education, taught by hundreds of rural teachers across the state to thousands of farm and town kids alike.\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 09\/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 1.38lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 8.52w x 0.64d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873515481\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDoug Ohman is a photographer and popular public speaker. His photographs are featured in the Minnesota Byways series, which includes \u003ci\u003eBarns of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eChurches of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eCourthouses of Minnesota\u003c\/i\u003e (all MHS Press). Jim Heynen has published widely, including his most recent story collection, \u003ci\u003eThe Boys House\u003c\/i\u003e (MHS Press), and is Writer in Residence at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Minnesota Historical Society Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43792746872947,"sku":"9.78087E+12","price":28.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_bbadf5a4-96d5-45da-b57f-33152ad6af57.jpg?v=1758105134","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/schoolhouses-of-minnesota-9780873515481","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}