Elizabeth Johanneck

Hidden History of the Minnesota River Valley Elizabeth Johanneck

Description for Sales People: 1. Plugged-in author very enthusiastic about project; hopefully that excitement as already infected those whom she has interviewed for this and those who follow/interact with her blog. 2. Good stories. 3. Not really much competition. Table of Contents: Introduction -- Fort Snelling -- Alexander Ramsey Park -- The Double Hanging of William Rose -- C. O. Gilfillan -- Sears, Roebuck and Company's Serendipitous Start -- The Myth about Scalping -- The Myth of Andrew Volstead -- Discovering the Softer Side of J. Edgar Hoover -- Cut Nose, the Skeleton in Dr. Mayo's Closet -- August Schell Brewing Company -- The Historic Olof Swensson Farm -- The Life and Times of Judge Weiland -- Turner Hall, Murals, World War I and Prisoners of War / Terry Sveine -- Millions of Cats -- The Terrible Story of Little Annie Mary -- Strong Words on Strong Stone at Birch Coulee / Audrey Kletscher Helbling -- The Minnesota River Valley National Scenic Byway -- Timeline of Events Related to the History of the Minnesota River Valley -- About the Author.

Contributor Bio:  Johanneck, Elizabeth Beth Johanneck was born a Minnesota farmer's daughter, with seven brothers and a fabulous sister, and raised on a farm near the tiny community of Wabasso. During her childhood, she was inspired by her mother's creativity and her father's gift for storytelling. She received a bachelor's degree in business from Southwest State University in Marshall, Minnesota, and grabbed an opportunity to work for a tourism office within the central part of the Minnesota River Valley. She currently resides in the Twin Cities but hasn't forgotten her rural roots, publishing a blog called the Minnesota Country Mouse Folk Blog, where the "hayseed" in her writing betrays her "city-slicker" aspirations. She subscribes to the early to bed, early to rise philosophy, celebrating the wee hours of the morning in her big chair with a stout cup of coffee and her computer.