Minnesota's Lost Towns by Rhonda Fochs

Minnesota's Lost Towns

by Rhonda Fochs

Journey to the past and visit over 100 northern Minnesota lost towns. Read what created them, how they grew and prospered, why they died, where they are located, and what you'll see there today. Learn the stages of a "boom and bust" cycle and how lost towns are classified according to their physical remnants. Written in a personal narrative style, Minnesota's Lost Towns is filled with then and now photos and amusing tales and anecdotes. The book is a fun read for historians, tourists, genealogists, and anyone who loves a good story.



BIOGRAPHY

After several years of working in the public and private sector, doing everything from assembling Tonka Toy trucks (when they were made in America), working in a LP record distribution warehouse, serving in a variety of public governmental roles, managing a construction office, to becoming a social studies teacher at the age of forty-two, Rhonda is recently retired.

Her passion for history, especially local and regional history, has resulted in Minnesota’s Lost Towns: Northern Edition, which chronicles over 100 northern Minnesota used-to-be towns and communities.

As she and her family (including the dog)  travel the state, north, east, south and west, she is now working on the second book in the Lost Towns Series, this one covering Central Minnesota. She is also presently working on a book detailing other regional points of interest.

FIND OUT MORE

Author site: http://rhondafochs.weebly.com
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/MinnesotasLostTowns
Publisher: North Star Press

PURCHASE
Amazon and Barnes & Noble

Minnesota Railroad History Books

MINNESOTA RAILROAD HISTORY BOOKS

SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14

10:00 AM – 5:00 PM

On Sat. Nov. 14, 10 AM-5 PM there will be the largest ever book signing by the authors of Minnesota railroad history books. It will be part of the Northstar commuter train grand opening, held on the 5th Street side of the new Twins stadium, upstairs from the commuter rail station.

The following authors are scheduled to appear.

o John W. Diers, Twin Cities by Trolley

o Patrick C. Dorin, Milwaukee Road Passenger Service, Great Lakes Ore Docks and Ore Cars, Minnesota-Ontario Iron Ore Railroads, Chicago & North Western Passenger Cars

o John Gjevre, Saga of the Soo Vol. 1-3

o Steve Glischinski, Milwaukee Road 261, Regional Rails of the Midwest

o John Gruber, The Milwaukee Road Hiawathas, Travel By Train: The American Railroad Poster

o Donald Hofsommer, Tootin' Louie, Minneapolis and the Age of Railways, Minneapolis & St. Louis: A Photographic History

o Aaron Isaacs, Twin Cities by Trolley, Como-Harriet Streetcar Line, Trackside Around the Twin Cities

o Byron Olsen, Great Northern Album

o Russell Olson, Electric Railways of Minnesota

o David Schauer, Duluth, Missabe & Iron Range in Color; Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific in Color; Trackside Around Duluth

o Lorenz Schrenk, Northern Pacific Supersteam Era, Northern Pacific Classic Steam Era, Northern Pacific Diesel Era

o Jon Severson, Delivered with Pride (Duluth, Winnipeg & Pacific)

o Richard Thompson, Taylors Falls & Lake Superior Railroad

This book event is sponsored by the St. Anthony Falls Heritage Board.

For more info, contact Aaron Isaacs, 612-929-7066

J L Wilson - Temperance

Temperance

by J L Wilson

ISBN: 978-141-992-0073

It’s 1934 and St. Paul is a haven for gangsters, criminals and other ne’er-do-wells. It’s also the temporary home of Marcos Darby, a time traveler from the twenty-third century who’s overstayed his welcome in the past.

Will Taupert is a Guide with the History Patrol, sent with his telepathic companion Theo to bring Darby back to the future. Will and Theo have been on many time trips together, but this one seems different, familiar, and Will starts to wonder if he’s been here before.

For Theo, this trip is her one chance to earn Will’s forgiveness for wrongs in a former lifetime. Now history is repeating itself and she can’t do anything but watch as Will is forced to make a fateful decision, one that could grant Theo forgiveness or end her life.


BIOGRAPHY

J L Wilson is a Midwestern author who writes ‘mysteries with a touch of romance … and romance with a touch of gray.’ She also writes time travel books and has just kicked off a paranormal-political thriller series, set on another planet.

She has 13 books out with contracts for 5 more books in 2010 and 5 more in 2011. After that, it’s anybody’s guess. She can be found on Twitter, Facebook, MySpace, and a few blogs here and there. http://www.jayellwilson.com/SubPages/portal.htm

WEBSITE
www.jayellwilson.com

BLOG
www.jlwblog.blogspot.com

PUBLISHED NOVELS
Romantic Suspense
Brilliant Disguise
Nowhere to Run
Your Saving Grace
If Not For You

Mystery
Brownies, Bodies and Breaking the Code
Candy, Corpses and Classified Ads
Autographs, Abductions and A-List Authors
Sun, Surf, and Sandy Strangulation
Mayhem, Marriage, and Murderous Mystery Manuscripts

The History Patrol
Forgiveness
Endurance
Temperance

Paranormal/political thriller
Human Touch