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Hardcover: $24.95
128 pages, 100 color photos
ISBN:9780870206177

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Paperback: $19.95
248 pages, 91 b&w photos, 7 x 10
ISBN: 97808702075255

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Paperback: $15.95
104 pages, 70 color and b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870206153

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Lighthouses, shipwrecks, natural wonders, restaurants, rugged shorelines and so much more! Discover enchanting destinations and exciting activities that will keep you returning year after year. This guide book brings an unmatched enthusiasm for Door County.

Wisconsin is known as the home of the Progressive party. But, in the words of a suffragist in 1912, "The last thing a man becomes progressive about is the activities of his wife." Learn more about women's rights to vote and the Wisconsin women who made it possible.

Hardcover: $24.95
288 Pages, b/w photos, maps, 6" x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204371

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Softcover: $25.00
320 pages, including photos and illus., 8.5 x 10"
ISBN: 9780870209161

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Hardcover: $29.95
288 pages, 330 duotone photos, 8½ x 11
ISBN: 9780870204760

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A compilation of 25 personal stories and perspectives from across the United States (and one from the Philippines), as scientists and activists talk about the work they do and their life experiences.

This fully illustrated picture book is a festive Latino twist on "The Twelve Days of Christmas." On the fifth day of Christmas, my amiga gave to me, "cinco guitarritas, cuatro luminarias, tres tamalitos, dos pastelitos, and a pinata in a pine tree." Words in Spanish on every page with pronunciation guides and glossary.

This book celebrates all the wonderful, miraculous, astounding qualities of our Earth while inspiring how to protect it for future generations.

Fun to read and packed with information, Place Names of Wisconsin is a must-have for anyone interested in Wisconsin and Midwest history, language, geography, and culture—or anyone who simply wonders “why did they name it that?”

In this addition to the People of Wisconsin series, author Susan Gibson Mikos traces the history of Polish immigrants as they settled in America’s northern heartland.

Remembered by many Wisconsinites as a friendly, hand-shaking fixture at sporting events and state fairs, Proxmire was one of the few politicians who voted his conscience and never forgot about the people he represented.

The best-selling handbook for America's pioneers, first published in 1859. A fascinating look into the strenuous and hazardous life faced by pioneers and prairie travelers.

Hardcover: $22.95
160 pages
ISBN: 9780870206078

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This pocket-sized hardcover book contains nearly one hundred quotations from renowned naturalist, John Muir.

Follow Rabbit and Otter as they go out to harvest maple sap and meet a new friend, Squirrel. Beautifully illustrated. In English and Ojibwemowin.

Paperback: $12.95
144 pages, 78 photos and illus., 3 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203732

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This blend of poetry and prose delves deeply into the themes of family, community, grief, and the struggle to make a place in the world when your very identity is considered suspect.

The Thirty-Second “Red Arrow” Infantry Division played a crucial role for the Allied Forces in the Pacific. Learn how this National Guard unit with origins in the Midwest became one of the most effective—and most battle-tested—US combat units in WWII.

This moving documentary volume brings together fourteen interviews of Holocaust survivors who later settled in Wisconsin.

Return to Wake Robin; One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts
by Marnie O. Mamminga

In a series of evocative remembrances, Mamminga takes readers to Wake Robin, the cabin her grandparents built in 1929 on Big Spider Lake near Hayward—on land adjacent to Moody’s Camp—the cabin five generations of Mamminga’s family have returned to every summer since.

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Prompted by the transfer of the architect’s archive from its home at Taliesin West in Scottsdale, Arizona, to the Avery Library at Columbia University and the Museum of Modern Art, this volume revisits Wright’s relevance for a contemporary audience.

Paperback: $12.95
128 pages, 66 b/w photos and 2 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204340

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Author: Gary Jones
Paperback
208 pages. 5.5 x 8.5"
ISBN: 9780870209239
Publication Date: Fall 2019
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The Ringling Brothers confronted the challenges of taxation, war, economic pressure, changing technology, and personal sorrows. They emerge as complex characters whose ambition, imagination, and pure hucksterism fueled the phenomenon that was the Ringling Brothers' Circus.

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Paperback: $18.95
256 pages, 19 b&w photos, 1 map
ISBN: 9780870206788

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With tips on growing rhubarb and insights into its rich history, this cookbook is as informative as it is inspiring—a go-to resource for rhubarb recipes. From garden to plate, discover the sweet-yet-tart possibilities!

Paperback: $18.95
172 pages, 5 ½ x 8 ¼
ISBN: 9780870208126

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Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Badger, Prairie, and Hawkeye states! Full-color photographs and information to help readers identify their finds.

Paperback: $19.95
320 pages, 10 b&w images, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207075

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A Short History of Wisconsin offers a fresh understanding of how Wisconsin came into being and how Wisconsinites past and present share a deep connection to the land itself.

Author: Muriel Simms
Paperback: $18.95
224 pages, 64 b/w illus., 6x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-885-0

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Hardcover: $22.95
240 pages, 23 b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870206740

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Hardcover: $22.95
160 pages, 5 1/2x 8
ISBN: 978-0-87020-887-4

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Archeologist Robert A. Birmingham traces the largely unknown story of this community, detailing the role it played in preserving Native culture through a harsh period of US Indian policy from the 1880s to 1930s.

Paperback: $16.95
224 pages, 46 b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870207464

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Hardcover: $22.95
224 pages, 120 b/w photos, 5 ½ x 8
ISBN: 9780870205811

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Paperback, $24.95
302 pages, 38 b&w photos, 6 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-859-1

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In this beautifully illustrated children's book based on historical documents, readers share in Sport's adventures while discovering the various ways lighthouse tender ships helped keep the lake safe for others.

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Author: John Odin Jensen
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304 pages. 128 b&w and color photos and illustrations. 8 x 10"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-902-4
Publication Date: May, 2019
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Hardcover: $10
32 pages, color illustrations, 8 x 0.3 x 8
ISBN: 978-1-930596-09-2

Published by The Guest Cottage, Inc.
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424 pages, 75 b&w photos and illustrations, 4 maps
ISBN: 9780870206481
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Paperback
72 pp, photos
ISBN: 9780870203374

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80 pages, 27 b/w photos & illus., 6 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203770

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A multilayered story about the impact of people on the vulnerable landscape of the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area. Told in memoir style. Color photographs.

Begin identifying and collecting seven edible mushrooms (and learn what to watch for and avoid)!

This gorgeous picture book uses poetry and prose to explore and teach about lighthouses on the Great Lakes. Famous structures, local lore and moments in Great Lakes history are covered.

Eau Claire’s history is a rich tapestry of tragedy, mystery, and everything in between. Local authors Jodi Kiffmeyer and Diana Peterson collect the humorous, heart-breaking, and utterly befuddling stories of the city’s past.

Milwaukee is full of weird borders, streets that do not line up right, creepy cemeteries and other curious things. Historian James Nelsen shares joyous and amazing stories of the Cream City’s strange history.

Wisconsin's intriguing wonders and obscure events lie hidden in plain sight. This guide takes you on an unforgettable trip to discover the state's quirkiness and best-kept secrets.

Hardcover
200 pages, 179 color and b&w photos, 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207143

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Using the Nguzo Saba, "or seven principles" of Kwanzaa, the author creates a story that shows how family members can pull together for their own good and the good of the entire community.

A facsimile edition of the original "way to a man's heart," featuring authentic American recipes, European cooking, and Jewish favorites. First published in 1903, it was a staple of the American kitchen for more than fifty years.

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112 pages, 60 b&w photos, 5½ x 8½
ISBN: 9780870207303

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Celebrate the magic of Christmas with this beautifully illustrated book based on the world's best-loved carol and reflecting the world's diversity.

Paperback: $14.95
176 pages, 28 b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870207402

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It's time to take a hike and explore the Madison area. Filled with interesting new places to discover!

Get the guide to cross-country skiing in northeastern Minnesota and northwestern Wisconsin―from Duluth-Superior to Grand Marais and the Gunflint Trail.

A seeds-to-supper guide for the whole family to learn together about gardening science and history and growing in different environments. Includes recipes and projects to make the most of these nature lessons!

Spirits of Earth explores the cultural, historical, and ceremonial meanings of the mounds in an informative, abundantly illustrated book and guide.

Based on the author's personal interviews with the people who knew and worked with Muir. Originally published in 1945 and remains the standard Muir biography.

The Midwestern landscape has given rise to significant visionaries whose extraordinary intellectualism has contributed to forming an American identity.

Paperback: $12.95
120 pages, 56 b/w photos, 7 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207358

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An intimate and engaging Native food memoir. These stories from the author’s teen and tween years—some serious, some laugh-out-loud funny—will take readers from Catholic schoolyards to Native foot trails to bowling alleys.

Uncover the rich history of the Stevens Point Brewery, where the fate of a town and its beloved beer are intertwined in a story of passion, perseverance, and community.

This book tells the stories of many women who have been important to the history of Wisconsin. Written by Ruth De Young Kohler, Chairman of the Committee on Wisconsin Women for the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial.

Paperback: $19.95
150 pages, 135 color and b/w photos and illus., 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870205798

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Paperback: $28.95
304 pages, 61 b&w and color photos, 6 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-836-2

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On a gray and drizzly day in 1983, writer Alice D’Alessio and her math professor husband, Laird, made their way down a curving, tree-lined driveway on their way to a picnic. They were visiting 115 acres of land in Wisconsin’s unglaciated Driftless Area that Laird had inherited from his parents. Emerging from the trees, Alice had her first glimpse of the valley that would become a twenty-five-year labor of love for the couple. Details, below.

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