History 21 The Podcast - 5.15 Grosslein Beverage Company

For 90 years Grosslein beverages bottled and distributed beverages. Learn about the history of this Anoka County company and listen in to Al Pearson and his grandson Tim as they teach Nate Otto how to drive the Grosslein 1919 Model T truck - a replica of the original delivery truck the Grosslein’s used in Fridley on their routes.

Hosts Sara Given, ACHS Volunteer Coordinator, and Rebecca Desens, ACHS Executive Director.

 

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Library Minute

The evolution of automobiles has ignited interest for all ages over the last hundred plus years. Take a trip down memory lane with these materials about classic and vintage automobiles.

 

CHILDREN’S:

Driven: a photobiography of Henry Ford by Don Mitchell (J338.762920924 FOR MIT)

The Story of Henry Ford: a biography book for new readers by Jenna Grodzicki (J921 FOR GRO)

 

ADULT:

Amazing Barn Finds and Roadside Relics: musty Mustangs, hidden Hudsons, forgotten Fords and other lost automotive gems by Ryan Brutt (629.222 BRU)

Antique Automobile (MAGAZINE)

Are We There Yet?: the American automobile, past, present, and driverless by Daniel M. Albert (303.4832 ALB)

Barn Find Road Trip by Tom Cotter (629.222 COT)

The Big Book of Car Culture: the armchair guide to automotive Americana by Jim Hinckley (629.222 HIN)

The Car: the rise and fall of the machine that made the modern world by Bryan Appleyard (629.222 APP)

Driven: a white-knuckled ride to heartbreak and back: a memoir by Melissa Stephenson (921 STE)

The Ford Century in Minnesota by Brian McMahon (338.76292 MCM)

Hot Rod Empire: Robert E. Petersen and the creation of the world’s most popular car and motorcycle magazines by Matthew L. Stone (921 PET STO)

Ingenious: a true story of inventions, automotive daring, and the race to revive America by Jason Fagone (629.222 FAG)

Rusting Relics of Minnesota: Evading the crusher by Julie Bronson (977.6 BRO)

Tom Cotter’s Best Barn-find Collector Car Tales by Tom Cotter (629.222 COT)

Why We Drive: toward a philosophy of the open road by Matthew B. Crawford (629.283 CRA)