Review of This Tender Land by William Kent Krueger

William Kent Krueger’s novel This Tender Land is a new release in historical fiction, appearing in September of 2019. To see my other recent reviews in historical fiction, please see: The Impossible Girl, by Lydia Kan The da Vinci Code, by Dan Brown The Handmaid’s Tale, by Margaret Atwood A Gentleman in Moscow, by Amor […]

The Métis and Manifest Destiny – 3 of 3

Minnesota and the Métis Our last post left our story at the potential of the Red River Rebellion bringing Manitoba into the United States. However, we must now describe the relationship between the Métis and the state of Minnesota. Much of the state’s early commerce involved the Red River Métis. Recall, the Métis sustained themselves […]