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A longtime Minnesota journalist, Curt won awards for his coverage of the Vikings, the US-Dakota War, the North Dakota oil boom and other topics.

He's written three nonfiction books: His 2008 "So Terrible a Storm" (Voyageur Press) chronicled a wicked storm on Lake Superior in 1905.

His 2012 ebook of a Star Tribune serial narrative examining the US-Dakota War of 1862, "In the Footsteps of Little Crow" climbed to No. 14 on the New York Times ebook bestseller list for nonfiction.

And his latest book, "The William Marvy Company of St. Paul, Keeping Barber Shops Classic," tells the story of the last barber pole makers in America.

Curt lives with his wife near Durango, Colo. ...more

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	Minnesota, 1918: When Flu, Fire, and War Ravaged the State 3.87 avg rating — 494 ratings — published 2018 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	So Terrible a Storm: A Tale of Fury on Lake Superior 3.98 avg rating — 396 ratings — published 2008 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In the Footsteps of Little Crow by Curt Brown (Goodreads Author), David Joles (Photographer) 4.19 avg rating — 93 ratings — published 2012 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frozen in History: Amazing Tales from Minnesota's Past 3.89 avg rating — 66 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The William Marvy Company of St. Paul: Keeping Barber Shops Classic by Curt Brown (Goodreads Author), Eric Dregni (Foreword) 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2015 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Barber pole chat in St. Paul

Curt Brown will answer the central question stemming from his new project -- why a book on barber poles? -- Feb. 17 at Common Goods Books in St. Paul. Brown's book chronicles the chutzpah, innovation and endurance of the Marvy family -- the last makers of barber poles in the country. Barber poles date back to the Middle Ages when barber-surgeons hung bloody rags to dry in the wind. But William Mar Read more of this blog post »

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“There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why? I dream of things that never were, and ask why not?”
― George Bernard Shaw

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