Spring 2024 | Wisconsin Magazine of History

In This Issue

• Letter from the Editor
• "The Naming" by Zibiquah Denny
• "Engineering of Music History" by Michael Carriere
• "Stronger Than Law" by James B. Hibbard
• Book Excerpt from "Wisconsin for Kennedy" by B.J. Hollars
• Letters
• Curio: Futuro House by Finnish architect Matti Suuronen 

About the "Wisconsin Magazine of History"

"The Wisconsin Magazine of History" is the full-color quarterly magazine of the Wisconsin Historical Society. It informs and delights readers with intriguing articles about Wisconsin culture and the people, places and events of Wisconsin's past. Since it was first published in 1917, the Wisconsin Magazine of History celebrates all that makes Wisconsin special. Carefully researched and beautifully presented, the magazine documents the rich social, economic, and political history of Wisconsin with photographs, cartoons, posters and drawings from visual materials in the Society's collections. Every issue also features book excerpts from the award-winning Wisconsin Historical Society Press, Wisconsin's oldest book publisher.

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