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Greater Milwaukee's Growing Pains, 1950-2000: An Insider's View

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This book examines the historic trends and battles which shaped Milwaukee, including the boundary wars of the 1950s and lawsuits over the polluting of Lake Michigan.
Maker: Milwaukee County Historical Society
SKU: 9780938076162
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Author

Richard W. Cutler

Summary

This book examines the historic trends and battles which shaped Milwaukee in the past fifty years, including the boundary wars of the 1950s between city and suburban towns and municipalities, freeway construction, and arguments and lawsuits over flooding and the polluting of Lake Michigan.

Richard Cutler is a retired partner with Quarles & Brady and a member of the Fox Point Planning Commission and the Southeastern Wisconsin Planning Commission. A former Brookfield city attorney, he was part of a team that represented the City of Milwaukee, and won, in a U.S. Supreme Court case against the State of Illinois.

Published by the Milwaukee County Historical Society. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

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PublisherMilwaukee Historical Society Press
ISBN Number

978-0-938076-16-2

Publication Year2001
Page Count320
Illustrations7 B&W photos and 12 maps
Format/BindingPaperback
Trim Size9 x 6 inches
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