Zenith City Press

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Celebrating Historic Duluth

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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: Complete history with 125 historic images.

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: Railroad history from 1870 to 1970 with 300+ 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: Stories of 300+ buildings with 400 photos.

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: 160 years of brewing history with 600 images.

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.

More than 400 photographs help tell the stories of over 300 Zenith City buildings and homes built between 1870 and 1940.

Duluth: An Urban Biography: Narrative from Lake Superior formation to 2020.

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.

More than 400 photographs help tell the stories of over 300 Zenith City buildings and homes built between 1870 and 1940.

Duluth’s Historic Parks: History of 150+ parks with 250 images.

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.

More than 400 photographs help tell the stories of over 300 Zenith City buildings and homes built between 1870 and 1940.

Historic Glensheen: 115 photos of Glensheen Estate’s first 25 years.

Historic
Glensheen

This collection of 115 fascinating photographs of Duluth’s historic Congdon Estate takes readers back to Glensheen’s first 25 years.

More than 400 photographs help tell the stories of over 300 Zenith City buildings and homes built between 1870 and 1940.

Will to Murder: Story of 1977 Congdon-Pietila murders.

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.

More than 400 photographs help tell the stories of over 300 Zenith City buildings and homes built between 1870 and 1940.

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.

More than 400 photographs help tell the stories of over 300 Zenith City buildings and homes built between 1870 and 1940.

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!

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