Author Archives: Carrie Zeman

The Peace Coalition Coupon

Posted on March 17, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

It was so nice to have a full-house audience this afternoon at the Pond House despite the crazy, icy, mud! The coupon code I mentioned is at the bottom of this flyer: 20% off the 2012 edition of A Thrilling … Continue reading →

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Thanks, Minnesota! It’s Part of Your Legacy

Posted on March 12, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

cross-post from http://www.ponddakotapress.org It’s March 12, 2013, the official release date for Pond Dakota Press’s first book, Northern Slave, Black Dakota by Walt Bachman, and I want to say, “Thanks!” to about 500 thousand people. Did you know that if you pay … Continue reading →

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The Power of the Written Word

Posted on March 8, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

One of the highlights for me of the pre-release weekend for Northern Slave, Black Dakota, was sitting in Gideon and Agnes Pond’s living room talking shop with some of my favorite historians. You know that tip-of-the-tongue phenomena when you lose … Continue reading →

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Great Price on Northern Slave

Posted on March 2, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

Amazon has a fabulous pre-release price on Northern Slave, Black Dakota right now: $23.07 as of this moment, with free shipping options. Even better, Amazon has copies in stock and is already shipping them. Amazon’s typical pricing strategy is to offer … Continue reading →

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Review: Dakota Child, Governor’s Daughter by Bruce A. Kohn

Posted on February 27, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

Guest Post by Lois Glewwe Dakota Child, Governor’s Daughter: The Life of Helen Hastings Sibley, by Bruce A. Kohn, Friends of the Sibley House Historic Site, Mendota, MN, 2012 Helen Hastings Sibley was one of the most enigmatic characters in early … Continue reading →

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Minnesota Slavery is News

Posted on February 22, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

Did you catch Amy Goetzman’s February 22, 2012 MinnPost interview with Walt Bachman? Walt Bachman, author of Northern Slave Black Dakota: The Life and Times of Joseph Godfrey ““In Minnesota, there were never large gangs of farm workers, or auction … Continue reading →

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Advance Copies of Northern Slave, Black Dakota

Posted on February 18, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

Advance copies of Walt Bachman‘s Northern Slave, Black Dakota are here! Pond Dakota Press will have copies available for sale and signing this Sunday, February 24, 2013 at Bachman’s Black History Month event, “Northern Slaves: How the U.S. Army Brought … Continue reading →

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To Whose Benefit?

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

“The famous Lucius Cassius, whom the Roman people used to regard as a very honest and wise judge, was in the habit of asking, time and again, ‘To whose benefit?’” –Marcus Tullius Cicero, 80 BCE ***** “Answer the question of … Continue reading →

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Posted on February 10, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

So why is the MHS photo purge a story? It is history in its own right. It is also emblematic of how history is made. Third, you voted it so. My Execution Artifacts Report, “A Veiled Cabinet of Curiosities: A … Continue reading →

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The MHS Photo Purge

Posted on February 9, 2013 by Carrie Zeman

You know those photo Christmas cards than land in your mailbox every winter? The smiling third cousins posing on an ocean beach. The friend you haven’t seen since graduation who faithfully sends a visual pastiche of this year’s cute-kids-and-pets. Do … Continue reading →

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