Book Lists

Damn the Old Tinderbox!: Milwaukee's Palace of the West and the Fire That Defined an Era
by Matthew J. Prigge

The burning of Milwaukee's Newhall House hotel was one of the most sensational disasters of the...

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Creating Old World Wisconsin: The Struggle to Build an Outdoor History Museum of Ethnic Architecture
by John D. Krugler

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Wisconsin State Parks: Extraordinary Stories of Geology and Natural History
by Scott Spoolman

Hit the trail for a dramatic look at Wisconsin's geologic past. The impressive bluffs, valleys, waterfalls, and lakes of Wisconsin's...

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Milwaukee County Parks
by Laurie Muench Albano

Milwaukeeans love their parks, and with nearly 15,000 acres of parkland throughout Milwaukee County, there is much to love.

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Cold War Wisconsin
by Christopher Sturdevant

As the Cold War gripped the world with fear of espionage and nuclear winter, everyday Wisconsinites found themselves embroiled in the struggle.

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Wisconsin on the Air: 100 Years of Public Broadcasting in the State That Invented It
by Jack Mitchell

On a wintry evening in 1917, university professor Earle Terry listened with guests as the popular music of the day filtered...

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Wisconsin Then and Now: The Wisconsin Sesquicentennial Rephotography Project
by Nicolette Bromberg

Pairs 100 historic photographs with 100 recent photos.

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Storied & Scandalous Wisconsin: A History of Mischief and Menace, Heroes and Heartbreak
by Anna Lardinois

True, shocking tales from Wisconsin's seamy past.

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Studying Wisconsin
by Martha Bergland & Paul G. Hayes

With masterful storytelling, Bergland and Hayes demonstrate how Lapham blended his ravenous curiosity with an equable temperament and a passion for detail to create a legacy that is still...

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The Making of Pioneer Wisconsin: Voices of Early Settlers
by Michael E. Stevens

From the mid 1830s through the 1850s more than a half million people came to the territory and state. Through letters, diaries, newspapers...

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