Tales From A Pioneer Town: The Earliest Stories of Sauk Centre, Minnesota

This book documents the earliest history of Sauk Centre and the surrounding area; it reveals for the first time every phase of early Minnesotan life in this pioneer town - by using previously undiscovered primary source materials. It begins from the foremost settler days, where only the fittest survived, and death could literally be around the next corner - if the weather went against you or a wild animal crossed your path. This is when the first European pioneers came face to face with alien Native American cultures - with profound and sometimes devastating consequences. Their stories are of unwavering bravery, mixed with the worst possible atrocities; where friendships were forged deep and acts of unique kindness were shown in the darkest of times - where tears of joy could turn to tears of grief and back again in the blink of an eye. These stories are corroborated by the earliest newspaper articles, letters, and military documents.

Author: Adrian Lee
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 03/03/2014
Pages: 218
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.57lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.46d
ISBN13: 9781496143884
ISBN10: 1496143884
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | 19th Century

About the Author
Adrian Lee (Sauk Centre, Minnesota) was born and grew up in London, England, before traveling extensively throughout Europe, the United States, and other parts of the world. He graduated with a degree from Kent University in 1992 and attended London University from 1996. He studied Art History and History Methodologies for his Masters Degree and more recently Religious Humanities. He taught for thirteen years in London, Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire - becoming the Head of several History and Art Departments and a Local Education Authority Advisor; Adrian has also lectured in Cologne and Vienna. He first came to Minnesota early in 2008 to work as a presenter on several history based video productions; he then spent two years working in Minneapolis as the National and International News Correspondent for a live talk radio show on 100.3 KTLK. He relocated to Sauk Centre in 2009 and became vice president and then president of the Sauk Centre and Area Historical Society - he regularly contributes history articles to the Sauk Centre Herald and several other publications. Adrian has also written the book Mysterious Minnesota: Digging up the Ghostly Past at 13 Haunted Sites.

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