Friday, June 14, 2013

Books by Daniel D. Peterson for Laura Lovers


Thirty-four poems and photographs describing historical aspects of the small town of Walnut Grove, MN.


ISBN 9781300876359
Published March 29, 2013
Language English
Pages 69
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white 

SRP: $10.00




Booklet one in a series of booklets on important events and people that shaped both the small community of Walnut Grove, Minnesota and southwestern Minnesota. This booklet deals with the great fire of 1903 that destroyed the entire south side of Main Street.

ISBN 9781304006110
Published May 10, 2013
Language English
Pages 35
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white

SRP: $10.00





This is booklet number two in a series of booklets about events and people that shaped Walnut Grove and all of Southwest Minnesota. It is "The Diphtheria Epidemic of 1880."

ISBN 9781304043559
Published May 15, 2013
Language English
Pages 47
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white

SRP: $10.00





This booklet is the history of the issue over the use of alcohol from the early days up until Prohibition in the small town of Walnut Grove. It looks at the temperance organizations, saloons, and those that made and enforced the laws.

ISBN 9781304056665
Published May 20, 2013
Language English
Pages 43
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white 

SRP: $10.00




This is booklet number four in a series of booklets: "The Masters' Hotel: Walnut Grove, Minnesota." This booklet examines the Masters' Hotel and Masters family and its role they played in shaping the small pioneer village of Walnut Grove.

ISBN 9781304058188
Published May 20, 2013
Language English
Pages 60
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white 

SRP: $10.00





"Civil War Veterans: The Early Foundation of Walnut Grove, Minnesota," examines the lives of Civil War and Dakota Conflict veterans Elias Bedal,Charle Loring Webber,Byron Mordant Knight, Frederick Fayette Goff, Jacob Thode Tillisch, Leonard Hathaway Moses, and John Bernard Leo, before, during, and after their service in the military. This is done through letters written during the time and other sources. It also lists all other known veterans to play a part in the growing of Walnut Grove with photos and service information. The booklet also include general information on both the Civil War and the Dakota Conflict of 1862.

ISBN 9781304094391
Published June 1, 2013
Language English
Pages 74
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white

SRP: $10.00





"What Happened to Those People Laura Ingalls Wilder Wrote About About?" is booklet number five in series of booklets on important people and events that shaped Walnut Grove, MN history. It focuses on the people mentioned in her manuscript "Pioneer Girl." 

ISBN 9781304123381
Published June 9, 2013
Language English
Pages 133
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white

SRP: $13.00




A short booklet that examines all aspects of the invasion of the Rocky Mountain Locust in the region and state from the years 1873-1877.

ISBN 9781304134929
Published June 12, 2013
Language English
Pages 32
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white

SRP: $7.00


Previously by this author:





A history of the area that would become Walnut Station, then Walnut Grove from the earliest days to the present. It covers almost every aspect of community life in this small town in Minnesota.


ISBN 9781257948321
Published August 8, 2011
Language English
Pages 603
Binding Perfect-bound Paperback
Interior Ink Black and white 

SRP: $35.00

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