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Zenith City Press publishes fine books celebrating historic Duluth, Minnesota, Superior, Wisconsin, and the western Lake Superior Region and provides services by ZCP publisher Tony Dierckins including history talks and presentations, historic research and interpretation, and historic image acquisition. We also help individuals and organizations self publish through our publishing partner, X-Presso Books
Books By Zenith City Press
Duluth’s
Aerial Bridge
The complete history of Duluth’s famed aerial lift bridge and the canal it crosses, illustrated with over 125 historic images.
The complete history of Duluth’s famed aerial lift bridge and the canal it crosses, illustrated with over 125 historic images.
Twin Ports
Trains
The railroad history of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, from 1870 to 1970 and beyond, hauling along 280 historic images.
The railroad history of Duluth, Minnesota and Superior, Wisconsin, from 1870 to 1970 and beyond, hauling along over 300 historic images.
Duluth’s Grand Old Architecture
More than 400 photographs help tell the stories of over 300 Zenith City buildings and homes built between 1870 and 1940.
More than 400 photographs help tell the stories of over 300 Zenith City buildings and homes built between 1870 and 1940.
Naturally Brewed, Naturally Better
Covering the first 160 years of the beer brewing history of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, and bottled with nearly 600 historic images.
Covering the first 160 years of the beer brewing history of Duluth, Minnesota, and Superior, Wisconsin, and bottled with nearly 600 historic images.
Duluth: An Urban Biography
A brisk, compelling narrative covering the entire history of Duluth, Minnesota, from the formation of Lake Superior through 2020, the Zenith City’s 150th year.
A brisk, compelling narrative covering the entire history of Duluth, Minnesota, from the formation of Lake Superior through 2020, the Zenith City’s 150th year.
Duluth’s
Historic Parks
Over 250 historic images illustrate this history of Duluth’s remarkable park system of over 150 properties encompassing 25 percent of the city.
Over 250 historic images illustrate this history of Duluth’s remarkable park system of over 150 properties encompassing 25 percent of the city.
Historic
Glensheen
This collection of 115 fascinating photographs of Duluth’s historic Congdon estate takes readers back to Glensheen’s first 25 years.
This collection of 115 fascinating photographs of Duluth’s historic Congdon estate takes readers back to Glensheen’s first 25 years.
Will to
Murder
The definitive book, the story behind the story of the 1977 Congdon-Pietila murders at Glensheen and the notorious exploits of Marjorie Caldwell.
The definitive book, the story behind the story of the 1977 Congdon-Pietila murders at Glensheen and the notorious exploits of Marjorie Caldwell.
Glensheen:
The Official Guide
Over 200 modern and historic photographs provide a coffee-table tour of Duluth’s Glensheen mansion and the entire Congdon estate.
Over 200 modern and historic photographs provide a coffee-table tour of Duluth’s Glensheen mansion and the entire Congdon estate.
The Glensheen Bundle
Buy all three of our Glensheen-related books (Will to Murder, Glensheen: The Official Guide, and Historic Glensheen), and save more than 25% off retail!
Buy all three of our Glensheen-related books (Will to Murder, Glensheen: The Official Guide, and Historic Glensheen), and save more than 25% off retail!
Duluth History Bundle
Buy four of our Duluth history books (Duluth’s Aerial Bridge, Duluth’s Historic Architecture, Duluth’s Historic Parks, and Naturally Brewed, Naturally Better), and save more than 25% off retail!
Buy four of our Duluth history books (Duluth’s Aerial Bridge, Duluth’s Historic Architecture, Duluth’s Historic Parks, and Naturally Brewed, Naturally Better), and save more than 25% off retail!