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Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes, and Enduring Rivalries

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Availability:In StockContributor:Drew M. RossPublish date:11/11/2025Pages:280
Language:EnglishPublisher:Minnesota Historical Society PressISBN-13:9781681343235ISBN-10:1681343231UPC:9781681343235Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Public PolicyBook Topic:State & Local, City Planning & Urban Development, 19th CenturySize:8.82 x 5.98 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCV3N58EZZ

Becoming the Twin Cities: Swindles, Schemes, and Enduring Rivalries

Whether motivated by visionary ideals or commercial gain or political ambition, many have tried to unite Minneapolis and St. Paul into one city, and all have failed. This book explains why.

Why haven't Minneapolis and St. Paul merged into one city? In Becoming the Twin Cities, award-winning writer Drew M. Ross uncovers the nineteenth-century history of scheming and self-dealing, social rivalries...
Language:EnglishPublisher:Minnesota Historical Society PressISBN-13:9781681343235ISBN-10:1681343231UPC:9781681343235Book Category:History, Political ScienceBook Subcategory:United States, Public PolicyBook Topic:State & Local, City Planning & Urban Development, 19th CenturySize:8.82 x 5.98 x 1.10 inchesWeight:0.9017Product ID:SCV3N58EZZ
Drew M. Ross is a writer, editor, and researcher. For his writing on local history, he won the 2024 Solon J. Buck Award from the Minnesota Historical Society. He lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society Press

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