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(More customer reviews)Albeit a bit dry at times, and thick, and sometimes a bit back and forth, "North Country" is an interesting book that looks at the whole picture of what was going on in the area of land that became Minnesota. It examines the relationships between European visitors (explorers, traders) and the Natives that inhabited the land. It examines how European and Native culture rubbed off on one another in the early stages of contact, but as time wore on and more and more people ventured to Minnesota it became a lopsided interaction, and the Natives were pushed onto reservations and out of the state.
It is a good look at the history of Minnesota, with lots of great primary source materials.
I suggest this book for anyone interested in learning about how cultures interact, how Natives adapted with their visitors ways of life, and how the visitors adapted to the Natives' and just the general "birth story" of how Minnesota found it's current borders, it's place as the 32nd state, and even it's place in national dialog on slavery and race.
A very good read.
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