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Nostalgic, funny, and warmhearted, Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe celebrates the ways food and food memories link us to our past, and to each other. A delightful gift for food lovers of any generation.

Filled with maps, drawings, and photographs of artifacts, this volume unlocks some of the mysteries of Aztalan, providing insights about the people who first settled there and why they disappeared.

"Barns of Wisconsin" captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns, and discusses the disappearance of barns from our landscape and preservation efforts to save these important symbols of American agriculture.

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304 pages, 25 b/w photos and illus., 14 maps, 5.5 x 8"
ISBN: 9780870205026

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144 pages, 83 photos, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204074

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The diversity of landscapes evoked in Beyond the Trees is matched only by the characters who inhabit them. Archival images, informative sidebars, locator maps, and contact information for Wisconsin state and federal forests round out this unique book.

Learn about Thure Kumlien, one of Wisconsin's earliest naturalists, and his remarkable achievements working with bird specimens on the shore of Lake Koshkonong in the mid-1800's. Details below.

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The Bingo Queens of Oneida is the story of not only how one game helped revive the Oneida economy but also how one game strengthened the Oneida community.

Hardcover: $29.95
144 pages, 129 color photos
ISBN: 9780870206689

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160 pages, 86 b/w photos, illus., and maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204272

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From magical creatures of the old country to legends of the mysterious and macabre, this lore is a record of the stories people held on to and the customs, foods, and cures that filled their lives. Peruse these pages and discover a new history of the people and places of the old north.

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392 pages, 72 b&w photos, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870207884

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272 pages, 394 color and b/w photos and illus., 2 maps, 8 x 10
ISBN: 9780870208720

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The true story of a family pet who served in WWII and went on to become a friend to wounded veterans.

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228 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN:9780870207297

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120 pages, 43 photos, 6 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203886

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96 pages, 51 photos and illus., 3 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203923

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A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior, Silbernagel deepens our understanding of this era with stories of resilient, remarkable people. Second printing, paperback.

Hardcover: $25.00
336 pages, 60 b&w photos, 8 x9
ISBN: 9780870208478

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102 pages, 60 b/w photos and illus., 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204562

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200 pages, 50 b&w photos, 1 map, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870207808

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Captured in rich prose are the voices of the CCC boys who, by preserving Wisconsin's natural beauty between 1933 and 1942, discovered purpose in their labor and founded an enduring legacy of environmental stewardship.

Coming Out, Moving Forward, the second volume in R. Richard Wagner’s groundbreaking work on gay history in Wisconsin, outlines the challenges that LGBT Wisconsinites faced in their efforts to right past oppressions and secure equality in the post-Stonewall period between 1969 and 2000. More details, below.

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128 pages, 55 b/w photos and 7 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204586

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From singing mayors to bloody labor disturbances, "Cream City Chronicles" is a generous collection of lively stories that express the character of a hometown metropolis.

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232 pages, 120 b/w and color photos, 7 x 9"
ISBN:9780870204630

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160 pages, 45 b&w photos, 2 maps
ISBN: 9780870206382

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96 pages, 53 photos and illus., 1 map, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203893

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Explore the remarkable story of Wisconsin astronomers whose curiosity, persistence, and innovation helped us better understand our universe. More than 100 photos!

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Author: Matthew J. Prigge
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305 pages. 41 b&w photos and illustrations. 5.5 x 8.5
ISBN: 978-0-87020-881-2
Publication Date: March, 2019
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Paperback. 71 pp, illustrated, photos
ISBN: 9780870203664

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288 pages, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870208409

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This beautifully illustrated book relates dramatic moments from Great Lakes maritime history in a graphic-novel style. For children 8-11.

Discover the extraordinary among the ordinary in this collection of feature obituaries and related news stories from longtime Wisconsin State Journal reporter George Hesselberg.

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104 pages, 56 b/w photos, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204210

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The inaugural volume in the series, "Constitutional Documents and Records 1776-1787" is an introduction to the issues that underlie the ratification struggle that followed. Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press.