Fred D Peterson

Fred L. Peters

Fred L. Peterson (May 21, 1896 - October 16, 1985) was an American politician and businessman in the state of Oregon. A native of Minnesota, he grew up in ...

Over My Dead Body

Homes in the Heartland: Balloon Frame Farmhouses of the Upper Midwest, 1850-1920

Building Community, Keeping the Faith: German Catholic Vernacular Architecture in a Rural Minnesota Parish

Building Community Keeping the Faith: German Catholic Vernacular Architecture in a Rural Minnesota Parish

The German Catholic immigrants who founded St. John the Baptist parish on the central Minnesota prairie effected a remarkable transfer of tradition to their new environment. In this study, Fred W. Peterson documents, analyzes, and interprets the community these settlers built between 1858 and 1915. ...

Homes in the Heartland: Balloon Frame Farmhouses of the Upper Midwest (Fesler-Lampert Minnesota Heritage)

Available for the first time in paperback and with a new preface, Homes in the Heartland offers a captivating explanation of the revolutionary balloon frame house construction that swept across Minnesota, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, and Wisconsin from 1850 to 1920, enabling the settlers of the...

Homes in the Heartland: Balloon Frame Farmhouses of the Upper Midwest, 1850-1920

"Captured in these houses is a wealth of information on life in the farmlands and rural communities of the Upper Midwest. Beautifully written". -- Wisconsin Magazine of History. "An engrossing account of a fundamental episode in American history, the early settlement of the prairie. In many ways the...

The Truth about Smoking (Truth about (Facts on File))

A clear guide for teens on the facts and myths about smoking, The Truth About Smoking, Second Edition provides clear, balanced information on the long-term and short-term effects of this dangerous habit. Examining the social and personal issues that teenagers face such as peer pressure this guide of...

The Truth about Family Life (Truth about (Facts on File))

The Truth About Family Life, Second Edition is a concise guide to the existence of family life in society, both past and present. In clear, straightforward language, this new resource provides fact-based information on family types, their history and role in society, and how to cope with the basic i...

The Truth about Alcohol (Truth about (Facts on File))

This text tells the reader all they need to know about the benefits and dangers of alcohol.