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Pirates On The Prairie Blog

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In the magical season of 1952, a handful of boys from Halstad, MN, went on an incredible run, excelling in both basketball and baseball. The Halstad Pirates thrilled their townsfolk by vaulting the remote prairie hamlet onto the front pages of newspapers across the state. The Pirates on the Prairie blog is dedicated to the unlikely but true tale of a small town and its teams.

• Added on: Apr 30th, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Barbara Stennes
• Listed in: Books Non-Fiction
• Tags: basketball priates on the prairie clarence stennes halstad eric bergeson hiram drache

Recent Posts

• Syttende Mai in Westby, WI

  Posted on Monday May 4th, 2009 at 12:53

  Clarence will be selling copies of "Pirates on the Prairie" at the Syttende Mai festivities in Westby, Wisconsin, on 16-17 May. It promises to be two full days of Norwegian folk music, food, clothing, arts, and crafts. Do stop by, and be sure to pick...

• "Book on Halstad is fascinating!" - Another Great Review of Pirates on the Prairie

  Posted on Thursday January 22nd, 2009 at 16:08 in pirates on the prairie, review of pirates on the prairie

  Les Knutson of the Worthington Daily Globe raved in an article today that Pirates on the Prairie "is fascinating, absolutely fascinating."Click here to read the full article: http://www.dglobe.com/articles/index.cfm?id=18345&section=sports ...

• Pirates on the Prairie - More Great Reviews!

  Posted on Wednesday January 14th, 2009 at 15:24 in amazon, eric bergeson, pirates on the prairie, minnesota newspapers

  Pirates on the Prairie is getting rave reviews in Minnesota newspapers and on Amazon.com (all reviewers gave 5 out of 5 stars!).Here's another recent Pirates on the Prairie review we're excited to share with readers:As much a tour of mid-twentieth ce...

• Small Town Minnesota Basketball Team Wins Against All Odds in True Story

  Posted on Monday January 5th, 2009 at 20:15 in lute olson, hiram drache, pirates on the prairie, paul dovre

  "If Lake Wobegon had a basketball team, this would be their story . . ."-- Norma Opgrand, Laguna Woods, CaliforniaRead a recent Pirates on the Prairie press release with quotes from University of Arizona Men’s Basketball Coach, Lute Olson, former p...

• Pirates on the Prairie a "historical and cultural treasure"

  Posted on Friday December 12th, 2008 at 10:07 in pirates on the prairie, newspaper review of pirates on the prairie, star tribune review of pirates on the prairie

  We were so proud to read the review of Pirates on the Prairie in today's Star Tribune in which columnist, John Millea, described the book as a "Minnesota historical and cultural treasure, especially for those of us who weren't alive in the 1940s and ...

• Pirates on the Prairie a "Must Read"

  Posted on Thursday December 11th, 2008 at 09:33 in eric bergeson, pirates on the prairie, newspaper review of pirates on the prairie, review of pirates on the prairie

  Pirates on the Prairie was reviewed in Tuesday's Rochester, MN Post-Bulletin!Sports editor, Craig Swalboski, writes ". . . the basketball and the history are so compelling in this tome that I recommend it for anyone who is interested in either of the...

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