Mill City: A Visual History of the Minneapolis Mill District

Minnesota Book Award Winner!St. Anthony Falls—the birthplace of Minneapolis—has a storied past. This astonishing work of nature drew the awe and admiration of explorers, its tremendous waterpower provided a basis for economic wealth, and the industries it powered offered settlers countless opportunities to make their living. Over the course of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Minneapolis evolved from a tourist destination to a sawdust town to the nation's Mill City, firmly establishi...