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The MSU Authors Collection is an important part of the University Archives' holdings because the works in this collection document the intellectual heritage of the university and the contributions of MSU faculty, staff, students, and alumni to contemporary scholarship.

Beginning in 2008, the University Archives has hosted a biennial reception honoring MSU faculty, staff and emeriti faculty authors who had written and/or edited monographs, musical scores or recordings, films or videos. This digital collection showcases the books, scores, recordings, films or videos created by faculty and staff at Minnesota State University, Mankato.

Where appropriate and where copyright allows, full-text versions are made available of certain MSU Authors' works.

For more information about the MSU Authors Collection, visit https://library.mnsu.edu/archives/collections/university-archives/msu-authors/ .

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  • The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux by William E. Lass

    The Treaty of Traverse des Sioux

    William E. Lass

    This book places the 1851 Treaty of Traverse des Sioux within the broad framework of state and national history.

    In 1851 the Sisseton and Wahpeton bands of the Dakota Indians signed the Treaty of Traverse des Sioux, which along with the subsequent Treaty of Mendota, with the Mdewakanton and Wahpekute bands of Dakota, ceded to the United States most of southern and central Minnesota.

    This study considers the national and regional background of the Treaty

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  • The Last Full Measure of Devotion: The Civil War West of the Mississippi by Karl A. Matz

    The Last Full Measure of Devotion: The Civil War West of the Mississippi

    Karl A. Matz

    Covers the events of the Civil War west of the Mississippi between 1854-1865 in Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas.

  • Degree in Ninja: A College Student's Guide to Study, Strike, and Succeed by Ryan Penneau

    Degree in Ninja: A College Student's Guide to Study, Strike, and Succeed

    Ryan Penneau

  • Fugitive Anne: A Romance of the Unexplored Bush by Mrs. Campbell Praed and Melissa Purdue

    Fugitive Anne: A Romance of the Unexplored Bush

    Mrs. Campbell Praed and Melissa Purdue

    Abused by her drunk husband, Anne Bedo fakes her death and ventures through unexplored country with the Aboriginal youth Kombo. Together with the Danish explorer Eric Hansen she discovers an ancient Mayan race deep in the Australian wilderness.

  • Models for Implementing Response to Intervention: Tools, Outcomes, and Implications by Edward S. Shapiro, Naomi Zigmund, Teri Wallace, and Doug Marston

    Models for Implementing Response to Intervention: Tools, Outcomes, and Implications

    Edward S. Shapiro, Naomi Zigmund, Teri Wallace, and Doug Marston

    This book examines the implementation of three empirically supported response-to-intervention (RTI) models in four different school districts. The book addresses the complexity of putting RTI into place in the elementary grades, showing how the process actually took place and what impact it had on school climates and student learning and behavior. --from publisher description.

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  • Reminiscing: A Book of Remembrances by C. Robert Utermohlen and Harold D. Burch

    Reminiscing: A Book of Remembrances

    C. Robert Utermohlen and Harold D. Burch

    Memories of life and events in the Mankato, Minnesota area collected with the assistance of the Mankato Area Lifelong Learners (MALL).

  • Time for Action: Stop Teaching to the Test and Start Teaching Skills by Scott D. Wurdinger

    Time for Action: Stop Teaching to the Test and Start Teaching Skills

    Scott D. Wurdinger

    This book should be read by anyone concerned about the future of education in the U.S. It was written for students, parents, educators, administrators, and policy makers because it will require effort from all these individuals to create meaningful change in the education system. This book discusses why the education system needs to change now, and provides practical examples of teaching approaches, school models, and assessment systems that can move the education system forward in

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  • Casa Marina: Poems by Candace Black

    Casa Marina: Poems

    Candace Black

  • Truancy Prevention and Intervention: A Practical Guide by Lynn Bye, Michelle E. Alvarez, Janet Haynes, and Cindy E. Sweigart

    Truancy Prevention and Intervention: A Practical Guide

    Lynn Bye, Michelle E. Alvarez, Janet Haynes, and Cindy E. Sweigart

    Research has shown that truancy is frequently associated with juvenile crime and dropping out of school altogether. With the high dropout rate in the U.S. and the No Child Left Behind Act holding schools accountable for their dropout rates, it is essential for school social workers to contribute to their schools' improvement plan in meeting annual yearly progress benchmarks. This book, by well respected researchers and practitioners who have extensive experience with truancy, covers best

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  • Response to Intervention: A Guide for School Social Workers by James P. Clark and Michelle Alvarez

    Response to Intervention: A Guide for School Social Workers

    James P. Clark and Michelle Alvarez

    Response to Intervention (RtI) is at the heart of evidence-based practice in schools. Though written into federal special education legislation, it is a general education process consisting of a three-tiered framework for organizing a comprehensive and differentiated system designed to ensure educational success for all students. The focus in this book is on meeting the social, emotional, and behavioral needs of students. School social workers are key stakeholders who need to be skilled in designing,

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  • Brazilian Immigration and the Quest for Identity by Catarina Fritz

    Brazilian Immigration and the Quest for Identity

    Catarina Fritz

    This book is a detailed study of the lives of a group of young Brazilians living in the greater Boston area, the majority of whom entered the country illegally. It explores the extent to which their origins in a more racially fluid environment affects their adaptation to a society with a much more rigid form of racial categorization. In what ways does their adaptation to the racial hierarchy influence their lives in the United States

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  • On the Farm, Down the Road by Ronald Gower

    On the Farm, Down the Road

    Ronald Gower

  • Battered Mothers' Informal Social Networks: A Qualitative Exploration by Annelies Hagemeister

    Battered Mothers' Informal Social Networks: A Qualitative Exploration

    Annelies Hagemeister

    An analysis of informal social network interaction of battered women with children based on interviews with mothers who survived abuse by their husbands or boyfriends.

  • Believe Again: A Journey Back to Faith by Andrew Johnson

    Believe Again: A Journey Back to Faith

    Andrew Johnson

    This book was written for those who have left their Christian faith or who have become what Bishop John Shelby Spong calls, “believers in exile.” It also speaks to those who are questioning their current Christian faith. It describes a mystical view of Christianity that incorporates Gnosticism, quantum physics, shamanism, cognitive psychology, Jungian psychology, and biblical scholarship. At the end of each chapter are prompts, questions, and activities that invite readers to make personal connections

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  • Making Connections in Elementary and Middle School Social Studies by Andrew P. Johnson

    Making Connections in Elementary and Middle School Social Studies

    Andrew P. Johnson

    This comprehensive, reader-friendly text demonstrates how personal connections can be incorporated into social studies education while meeting standards of the National Council for the Social Studies. Praised for its wealth of strategies that go beyond social studies content teaching—including classroom strategies, pedagogical techniques, activities, and lesson plan ideas—this book presents a variety of methods for new and experienced teachers.

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  • North Dakota's Best Hiking Trails by Scott R. Kudelka

    North Dakota's Best Hiking Trails

    Scott R. Kudelka

    A guide to hiking trails in North Dakota; includes information about 35 trails.

  • The Story of the Minnesota Vikings by Nate LeBoutillier

    The Story of the Minnesota Vikings

    Nate LeBoutillier

    The history of the Minnesota Vikings professional football team from its first season in 1961 to today, spotlighting the team's greatest players and most dramatic moments --Provided by publisher.

  • The Story of the Chicago Bears by Nick LeBoutillier

    The Story of the Chicago Bears

    Nick LeBoutillier

    Presents the history of the Chicago Bears professional football team from its first season in 1919 to today, spotlighting the team's greatest players and most dramatic moments.

  • Other Americas by Richard Robbins

    Other Americas

    Richard Robbins

    Traversing hidden landscapes of memory and the American West, Other Americas, by noted Minnesota poet Richard Robbins, explores back roads and intersections of private history and public life--set against a vast terrain of rugged beauty and mystery. In evocative, haunting language, Robbins summons a cast of visionaries and ghosts seeking promises of the country's past while scanning uncharted, uncertain horizons ahead.

    From beaches and streets of Southern California across empty desert pans to lost mountain

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  • Algebra and Trigonometry with Modeling & Visualization by Gary K. Rockswold

    Algebra and Trigonometry with Modeling & Visualization

    Gary K. Rockswold

    Gary Rockswold teaches algebra in context, answering the question, “Why am I learning this?” By experiencing math through applications, students see how it fits into their lives, and they become motivated to succeed. Rockswold’s focus on conceptual understanding helps students make connections between the concepts and as a result, students see the bigger picture of math and are prepared for future courses.

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  • College Algebra with Modeling and Visualization by Gary K. Rockswold

    College Algebra with Modeling and Visualization

    Gary K. Rockswold

  • Almost Dark: Poems by Richard Terrill

    Almost Dark: Poems

    Richard Terrill

    A new collection of poems from Richard Terrill, winner of the Minnesota Book Award for Poetry. Robert Dana says, “the rich weight of Richard Terrill’s poems is unmatched in the poems of any of his contemporaries. Empires of food, luxury, and time spring forth question after lush question after wise question.”

  • Teaching for Experiential Learning: Five Approaches that Work by Scott D. Wurdinger and Julie A. Carlson

    Teaching for Experiential Learning: Five Approaches that Work

    Scott D. Wurdinger and Julie A. Carlson

    This book describes how to change the way in which educators conduct business in the classroom. Our current educational systems lack ways to reach today's learners in relevant, meaningful ways. The five approaches in this book inspire and motivate students to learn. The authors provide in-depth descriptions into these overlapping approaches for experiential learning: active learning, problem-based learning, project-based learning, service learning, and place-based education. Each of these five approaches includes an element of student

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  • Amazing Attributes of Aging: Silly & Sacred Stories of Blue Garter Friends by Judy Appel and Mary Huntley

    Amazing Attributes of Aging: Silly & Sacred Stories of Blue Garter Friends

    Judy Appel and Mary Huntley

  • Women, Girls, and Addiction : Celebrating the Feminine in Counseling Treatment and Recovery by Cynthia A. Briggs and Jennifer L. Pepperell

    Women, Girls, and Addiction : Celebrating the Feminine in Counseling Treatment and Recovery

    Cynthia A. Briggs and Jennifer L. Pepperell

    Women, Girls, and Addiction is the first book on the efficacy of treatment approaches and interventions that are tailored to working with addicted women, and the first publication of any kind to provide a feminist approach to understanding addiction from the female perspective. Part one provides an overview of feminist theory and addiction counseling, followed by an historical look at women and addiction. Part two gives an in-depth look at the biological, psychological, and social

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