Discusses state history instruction in U.S. schools. Describes the writing of an updated history of Minnesota for use in instruction. Addresses the inclusion of the history of minorities, women, and the environment in the book. Suggests that state history is a natural stage for demonstrating the interplay between the individual and the universal.…

Describes the contents of a 329-page memoir of Daniel Bond, a member of the First Minnesota Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War. Relates Bond's experiences with incompetent officers, racial bias toward blacks, and his views on the nature of war. Includes a chronological chart detailing activities of the First Minnesota regiment. (CFR)