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Review: 'Jacksonland: President Andrew Jackson, Cherokee Chief John Ross, and a Great American Land Grab,' by Steve Inskeep
NONFICTION: "Jacksonland" brilliantly illuminates the transformative and morally suspect seventh president by highlighting his complex relationship with a forgotten Cherokee leader.
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Reviews: 'Going Driftless,' by Stephen Lyons, and 'Crossing the Driftless,' by Lynne Diebel
NONFICTION: Two writers explore the wild and hilly Upper Midwest, one by land and one by canoe.
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Review: 'Our Souls at Night,' by Kent Haruf
FICTION: Kent Haruf's last novel captures the joys and sorrows of a love affair between seniors in the small town of Holt, Colo.
Streetscapes: Expert dishes on Minneapolis development boom -- from the street
Consultant Sam Newberg offers insights on how it feels to walk around newer developments in Minneapolis.
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Gallery: Saints open new ballpark in St. Paul
The Saints officially started the 2015 season at CHS Field in Lowertown St. Paul on Thursday.
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Review: 'Mislaid,' by Nell Zink
FICTION: A madcap book about mutating identities channels McCullers, Kafka.
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U researcher has one of first 'bioprinters' using living tissue
The technology could revolutionize transplant medicine.
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