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A beautiful Passamaqoddy story about a young girl who comes upon the little people. A lesson in the need to preserve our languages and culture.

A beautifully told and illustrated story of when the little people gave the Anishinabe people the gift of maple syrup.

Paperback: $12.95
112 pages, 29 b/w photos and 8 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204609

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Nancy Oestreich Lurie found a shopping bag filled with letters from her mother's childhood, and they turned out to be historically enlightening and entertaining.

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From the prowling Beast of Bray Road to what is thought to be Wisconsin’s most haunted bar, a spine-tingling location is never far away. Join author Anna Lardinois to discover some of Madison’s most macabre tales.

Paperback: $8.95
64 pages, 20 b/w photos, 2 maps, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870201462

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Renowned historian John Gurda chronicles the development of a community whose past has produced one of the most livable big cities in America and, at the same time, created some daunting social and economic problems. Thoroughly illustrated. Fourth edition.

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Paperback: $24.95
128 pages, 210 color photos, 9.25 x 11.5"
ISBN: 9780978948702

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Paperback: $29.95
432 pages, 161 b/w illus., 8x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-883-6

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Mai Ya's Long Journey follows Mai Ya Xiong, a young Hmong woman, from her childhood in Thailand's Ban Vinai Refugee Camp to her current home in Wisconsin.

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Hundreds of African American soldiers and regimental employees represented Wisconsin in the Civil War, and many of them lived in the state either before or after the conflict. And yet, if these individuals are mentioned at all in histories of the state, it is with a sentence or two about their small numbers.... Full details below.

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CD-ROM format
ISBN: 978-0-87020-508-8

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Paperback: $12.95
136 pages, 60 b/w photos, 20 image color gallery
ISBN: 9780870205774

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Take a nostalgic ride around the fair with celebrated rural historian, Jerry Apps, as the former 4-H leader and fair judge showcases the history of Wisconsin county fairs (and the state fair) in this salute to one of the Midwest’s greatest summer traditions!

Paperback
128 pages, 30 b&w photos, 6x9
ISBN: 9780870208348

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Hardcover: $28.95
244 pages, 5 maps, 7 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-865-2

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Paperback: $24.95
240 pages, 220 b/w photos and illus., 8 x 9
ISBN:9780870204234

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Paperback: $18.95
260 pages, 86 b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870207426

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From murder and matchstick men to all-consuming fires, painted women, and Great Lakes disasters--and the wide-eyed public who could not help but gawk at it all—Milwaukee Mayhem uncovers the little-remembered and rarely told history of the underbelly of a Midwestern metropolis.

Paperback: $15.95
224 pages, 24 b & w photos an dillus, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870203220

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Paperback: $18.95
236 pages, 10 b&w photos, 1 map
ISBN:9780870206900

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Lyle Oberwise spent a period of nearly 50 years collecting 43,00 color slides depicting Milwaukee's architecture and people.

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Based on the popular series of posters published by the City of Milwaukee in the 1980s, this book features both historical chronicles and contemporary portraits of 37 neighborhoods that emerged before World War II

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After a difficult and perilous journey that neither of his parents survived, five-year-old Pao Lor reached the safety of Thailand, but the young refugee boy's challenges were only just beginning.

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Paperback: $14.95
192 pages, 40 b/w photos, 3 maps, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870204470

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Beginning with a boyhood surrounded by storytellers, Jerry Apps engages readers with stories about his path to becoming one of the Midwest’s best-known and most revered writers. A book for book lovers! Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press.

Paperback: $12.95
88 pages, 55 photos and illus., 8 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN:9780870203817

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This reproducible book is an introduction to our great state. Kids can complete enriching activities and learn about state history, geography, people, places, nature, and animals.

Paperback: $18.95
240 p, 40 b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870206191

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A pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Take a playful trip to the museum in this wordless picture book. Use your imagination to tell the story!

Identify wildlife like an expert with this extensive and richly illustrated field guide from one of the most trusted names in birding, the National Audubon Society.

This guide will help you steward a perfect habitat that attracts birds, bees, and butterflies. Start planning your new landscape today!

Paperback: $15.95
208 pages, 178 b&w photos and illus., 36 maps, 8 x 7
ISBN: 9780870207488

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Hardcover: $22.95
160 pages, 5 1/2 x 8
ISBN: 9780870207945

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The first biography to chronicle the life and career of one of the most beloved musical artists to come out of Wisconsin. From his earliest days singing in the 1940s until his death in 2017, Jarreau defied categorization.