Enslaved, Indentured, Free shines a light on five extraordinary Black women whose lives intersected in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, during seminal years of the Northwest Ordinance of 1787.
Small town Wisconsin native Peggy Prilaman Marxen recounts her family's rural farming life and its evolution from her settler ancestors to the modern day.
Based on a true story of the dramatic rescue of young Lester Smith and his family after a violent storm hits their town of Port Washington on the shores of Lake Michigan. Beautifully illustrated and wonderfully written.
Much more than a cookbook! This paperback edition makes this seminal work accessible for a new generation of foodies, home cooks, and history lovers. 450 recipes.
A bittersweet story of bravery and compassion, Finding Freedom provides the first full picture of the man for whom so many fought and around whom so much history was made.
Author: Mark Hertzberg Paperback 192 pages. 188 color photos and 40 b&w photos and illustrations. 8" x 9" ISBN: 978-0-87020-910-9 Publication Date: May, 2019
Learn about the values and ideas the Germans brought with them from the Old Country, including their achievements on the farm, in the workplace and in academia over the course of 150 years in Wisconsin.4
Great Ships on the Great Lakes tells of the sea battles, treacherous storms, and unexpected tragedies that sent thousands of ships to the bottom of these so-called low seas. Designed for the upper elementary classroom with emphasis on Michigan and Wisconsin.
Readers will find in these pages the biography of a bridge, a requiem for a union, odes to autumn and spring, a poem about aging, tales of two shipwrecks, a frank take on segregation, a visit to a junkyard, memories of the summer of ’68, and more.
Essays on barflies, fix-it guys, and other eccentric small-town folks come together in a humorous and touching collection that shares the heart of a Midwestern lake community.
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.
Wisconsin Waters takes readers on an epic tour of the geologic, natural, and human stories that have shaped these aquatic landscapes over millions of years.