by William Folwell (Author)

Considered the most authoritative history of the state, the four volume set was first published in the 1920s. Volume Three covers from 1865 through World War I to the mid-1920s.

Author Biography

Historian William Watts Folwell was the first president of the University of Minnesota (1869-1884). His personal knowledge of people and events adds understanding and vividness to his account of the state's history.