Clara’s is located in the historic St. James Hotel in Red Wing Minnesota.
Clara’s serves an assortment of pastries, Starbucks coffees and snacks. Clara’s also features a gift shop offering various sundries in addition to books, magazines and gift items including Red Wing specialty product gift baskets.

July’s Author of the Month

Barry Casselman
Appearing at Clara’s Gifts and Coffee on
July 26, 2008
12:00 - 2:00 pm

Description

North Star Rising traces the impact Minnesota's politicians have had on national politics, from its first territorial governor, Alexander Ramsey, to Vice Presidents Hubert Humphrey and Walter Mondale. Filled with colorful, little-known anecdotes and unusual historical connections, North Star Rising is a highly readable, often humorous, frequently surprising account of how the nation came to take notice of this northern Midwestern state. The book concludes with a look at recent Minnesota political figures as well as a peek at some of the rising stars of the DFL, Republican, and Independence parties. It depicts Minnesota's political involvement on the national stage from the state's infancy to its hosting of the Republican National Convention in 2008.