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Book cover of children's book, "Death's Door", with illustration of a wooden sailing vessel in stormy waters.

Death's Door: True Tales of Tragedy, Mystery, and Bravery from the Great Lakes' Most Dangerous Waters

9781976600159

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

$14.95

Within the blue borders of the cover, is a black and white image of a woman holding a torch. Above her, is the title of the book, "A Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions." Right above that is the author's name, "Elizabeth Cady Stanton."

A Declaration of Sentiments and Resolutions

9781429096157

A defining document in the women's rights movement in the United States. Author Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a leader in the women's rights movement during the mid to late 19th century.

$9.95 $2.49

Dead Lines book cover featuring newspaper in middle with yellow background

Dead Lines: Slices of Life from the Obit Beat

9780870209666

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

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press
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$20.00

"The DEER CAMP" written in cream colored letters over a photograph of three boys fishing in the river.

The Deer Camp: A Memoir of a Father, a Family, and the Land that Healed Them

9781635573480

Dean Kuipers weaves a beautiful and surprising story about the restorative power of land and of his own family, which so desperately needed healing.

$28.00 $7.00

Depression Era Recipes

59

How to Roast a Chicken. Homestead Breakfast. Ma's Pea Soup. A collection of over 450 Depression Era recipes and nostalgic photos, illustrations and comments.

$9.95

Dive Into Wisconsin's Past Book Cover featuring a bird's eye view of the eastern side of Wisconsin next to Lake Michigan.

Dive into Wisconsin’s Past: Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks (CD-Rom)

9780870203718

CD-ROM, Minimum Requirements Windows 98se, 2000, XP CPU Pentium III, 400 MHz, 128MB System RAM, Sound Card, monitor capable of displaying 1024 x 768,

$19.95 $9.98

Dr. Kate book cover featuring image of Dr.Kate surrounded by pink and brown border

Dr. Kate: Angel on Snowshoes

9780870204210

Paperback: $12.95
104 pages, 56 b/w photos, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204210

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$12.95

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Vol. 1

9780870201530

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.

$95.00

Book cover of "The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution" Volume 40. Beige background with title in black font.

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 40: Bill of Rights, Book 4

9781976600418

The fourth in a planned five-volume series examining the intense debate over the drafting and ratification of the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution.

$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Vol 3: Ratification by the States: Delaware, N. Jersey, Georgia, Conn.

9780870201752

Hardcover: $95.00
672 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-175-2

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 2: Ratification by the States: Pennsylvania

9780870201592

Hardcover: $95.00
779 pages, 6-1/6 x 9-1/4
ISBN: 978-0-87020-159-2

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 4: Ratification by the States: Massachusetts, no. 1

9780870202926

Hardcover: $95.00
560 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-292-6

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 5: Ratification by the States: Massachusetts, no.2

9780870203022

Hardcover: $95.00
672 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-302-2

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 6: Ratification by the States: Massachusetts, no. 3

9780870203169

Hardcover: $95.00
440 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-316-9

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 7: Ratification by the States: Massachusetts, no. 4

9780870203336

Hardcover: $95.00
530 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-333-6

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Vol. 8, Ratification by the States: Virginia no. 1

9780870202575

Hardcover: $95.00
616 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-257-5

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 9: Ratification by the States: Virginia, no. 2

9780870202582

Hardcover: $95.00
648 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-258-2

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 10: Ratification by the States: Virginia, no. 3

9780870202636

Hardcover: $95.00
768 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-263-6

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Cover of Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 11 - Maryland. Showing the title, volume number, and introductory paragraph of the Constitution of the U.S.

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 11. Ratification of the Constitution by the States: Maryland, No. 1

9780870206856

Hardcover: $90.00
512 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870206856

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 12, Ratification of the Constitution by the States: Maryland, No. 2

9780870206863

Hardcover: $95.00
592 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-686-3

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 13: Commentaries on the Constitution, no. 1

9780870202070

Hardcover: $95.00
682 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-207-0

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 14: Commentaries on the Constitution, no. 2

9780870202186

Hardcover: $95.00
592 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-218-6

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 15: Commentaries on the Constitution, no. 3

9780870202285

Hardcover: $95.00
648 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-228-5

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 16: Commentaries on the Constitution, no. 4

9780870202452

Hardcover: $95.00
682 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-245-2

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 17: Commentaries on the Constitution, no. 5

9780870202759

Hardcover: $95.00
494 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-275-9

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 18: Commentaries on the Constitution, no. 6

9780870202780

Hardcover: $95.00
496 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-278-0

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 19: Ratification by the States: New York, no. 1

9780870203428

Hardcover: $95.00
640 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-342-8

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 20: Ratification by the States: New York, no. 2

9780870203596

Hardcover: $95.00
680 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-359-6

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 21: Ratification by the States: New York, no. 3

9780870203671

Hardcover: $95.00
512 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-367-1

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Vol. 22, Ratification by the States: New York, No. 4

9780870203725

Hardcover: $95.00
528 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203725

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 23: New York, no. 5

9780870204395

Hardcover: $95.00
679 pages, 6-1/6 x 9-1/4
ISBN: 978-0-87020-439-5

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 24: Rhode Island, No. 2

9780870204685

Hardcover: $95.00
424 pages, 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-468-5

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 25: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: Rhode Island, No. 2

9780870205743

Hardcover: $95.00
6"x9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-574-3

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 26: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: Rhode Island, No. 3

9780870206214

Hardcover: $95.00
6"x9"
ISBN: 9780870206214

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 27: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: South Carolina

9780870207570

Hardcover: $95.00
614 pages 6 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-757-0

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 28: Ratification of the Constitution by the States: New Hampshire

9780870208232

Hardcover: $95.00
656 pages, 6x9
ISBN: 9780870208232

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 29: Confederation Congress and Vermont

9780870208676

Hardcover: $95.00
6x9
ISBN: 978-087020-8676

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Drawn to Birds: A Naturalist's Sketchbook

9781647552251

Get the perfect coffee-table book for birders and nature lovers, pairing naturalist knowledge with beautiful watercolor paintings.

$29.95

The Driftless Reader

9780299314804

More than eighty selected texts include writings by Black Hawk, Mark Twain, Laura Ingalls Wilder, Frank Lloyd Wright, Aldo Leopold, David Rhodes, explorers, scientists, historians, farmers, songwriters, journalists, and poets. Hardcover.

$26.95

Constitution by the States: Cumulative Indexes

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 35: Cumulative Name Index

9780870209642

This two-volume cumulative index (volumes 35 and 36 sold separately) is a portal through which the magnificent eighteenth-century debate over the ratification of the Constitution can be more readily perceived and appreciated.

Published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 36: Cumulative Subject Index

9780870209659

This two-volume cumulative index (volumes 35 and 36 sold separately) is a portal through which the magnificent eighteenth-century debate over the ratification of the Constitution can be more readily perceived and appreciated.

Published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$95.00

Book cover of Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution Volume 37. Bill of Rights Book 1

The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution, Volume 37: Bill of Rights, Book 1

9780870209444

The first in a planned six-volume series examining the intense debate over the drafting and ratification of the first Ten Amendments to the Constitution. The Documentary History of the Ratification of the Constitution series is a reference collection that aims to preserve the state-by-state debates about the ratification of the United States Constitution. Details below.

$95.00

A Dog Lover's Guide to Hiking Wisconsin State Parks

9780299336646

This book is a must-have for dog lovers who enjoy hiking in Wisconsin with their pup(s).

$19.95

The Drink that Made Wisconsin Famous

9780816669912

Everything you wanted to know about beer, and more! The definitive, richly illustrated book on beer and brewing in Wisconsin.

$49.95

Eat Rutabagas

9781930596085

Hardcover: $10.00
28 pages, color illustrations, 8 x 0.3 x 8
ISBN: 9781930596085

$10.00

Educating Milwaukee book cover featuring black and white image of segregation protest

Educating Milwaukee: How One City’s History of Segregation and Struggle Shaped Its Schools

9780870207204

Paperback: $24.95
288 pages, 12 maps, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207204

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$24.95

Electa Quinney book cover featuring image of Electa surrounded by brown and green border

Electa Quinney: Stockbridge Teacher

9780870206412

Paperback: $12.95
128 pages, 45 b&w photos and illus., 1 map
ISBN:9780870206412

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$12.95

Book cover of Enslaved, Indentured, Free showing image of journal writing on top, with a middle section including a dark side silhouette of a woman and an orange background, and then the bottom displaying an illustration of the wilderness with a river and hills.

Enslaved, Indentured, Free: Five Black Women on the Upper Mississippi, 1800-1850

9780870209895

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.

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$24.95

Every Farm Tells a Story book cover featuring colored illustration of farm with red barn in far back

Every Farm Tells a Story: A Tale of Family Farm Values

9780870208638

Paperback: $15.95
188 pages, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 978-0-87020-863-8

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$15.95

Book cover of "Extra! Extra! Eat All About it!" with a photo of a white plate with floral design, and a title overlay over the plate. An illustration of a woman holding a plate with a sandwich.

Extra! Extra! Eat All About It! Recipes and Culinary Curiosities from Historic Wisconsin Newspapers

9781976600371

In lively prose, historians Jane Conway and Randi Julia Ramsden reveal how quirky food fashions and regional traditions made their way to 1800s Wisconsin. Includes fifty retro recipes—and the history behind them—to inspire and delight home cooks everywhere.

$30.00

A Farm Story with Jerry Apps cover featuring small image of young boy Jerry and an old image of barn

A Farm Story with Jerry Apps | DVD

9780870206962

Produced by Wisconsin Public Television
Running time 60 minutes
Closed Captioned.

$19.99 $10.00

The Farm on Badger Creek book cover featuring young girl holding a children on farm

The Farm on Badger Creek: Memories of a Midwest Girlhood

9780870209574

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.

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press
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$20.00

A Farm Winter DVD cover featuring winter illustration surrounded by black background

A Farm Winter with Jerry Apps | DVD

9780870206870

Produced by Wisconsin Public Television
Running time 57 minutes
Closed captioned

$19.99 $10.00

Father Groppi book cover featuring group marching for civil rights surrounded by blue with yellow border

Father Groppi: Marching for Civil Rights

9780870205750

Paperback: $12.95
156 pages, 60 b/w photos, 7x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-575-0

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$12.95

Fighting Bob La Follette book cover featuring black and white image of La Follettte

Fighting Bob La Follette: The Righteous Reformer

9780870204265

Paperback: $22.95
416 pages, 37 b/w photos and illus., 6.125 x 9.25"
ISBN: 9780870204265

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$22.95

Fighting Son book cover featuring image of Phillip La Follette with black background

Fighting Son: A Biography of Philip F. La Follette

9780870203534

Paperback: $22.95
360 pp, illustrated, photographs, maps
ISBN: 9780870203534

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$22.95

Fill'er Up book cover featuring black and white image of men standing at gas station waiting to fill up visitors cars

Fill'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations | DVD

9780870204258

Get behind the wheel for a journey through Wisconsin to visit historically significant gas stations from simple shacks to homey cottages, exotic pagodas, and sleek service centers. DVD Running time 30 minutes

$19.95 $9.98

Finns in Wisconsin book cover featuring black and white image of the Finns with blue background

Finns in Wisconsin Revised and Expanded Edition

9780870203909

Paperback: $9.95
40 pp, illustrated
ISBN:9780870203909

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$9.95

Fish of Wisconsin book cover featuring illustration of Musky swimming

Fish of Wisconsin Field Guide

55

Minnows to Muskies - Your essential resource for fish identification! Water resistant pages.

$16.95

The Fishermen, the Horse, and the Sea

9780870209796

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.

$17.95

Flavor of Wisconsin for Kids book cover with illustrations of picnic cloth with apple pie and corn

Flavor of Wisconsin for Kids: A Feast of History, with Stories and Recipes Celebrating the Land and People of Our State

9780870204937

Hardcover: $18.95
192 pages
ISBN: 9780870204937

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

$18.95

Flavor of Wisconsin book cover featuring various foods and black and white image of woman cooking

Flavor of Wisconsin: An Informal History of Food and Eating in the Badger State

9781976600128

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.

$29.95

Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams

9780299294540

A collaborative effort by dozens of biologists and ecologists, Field Guide to Wisconsin Streams is accessible to anglers, teachers and students, amateur naturalists, and experienced scientists alike. More than 1,000 images.

$39.95

Book cover of Finding Freedom with dark blue background showing illustration of a man carrying a knapsack over his shoulder running.

Finding Freedom: The Untold Story of Joshua Glover, Freedom Seeker

9780870209550

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.

$20.00

The Fisherfolk of Jones Island

9780938076094

Jones Island, originally a mile-long peninsula bordering on the Lake Michigan shoreline, has a long and fascinating history, including close ties to maritime industries and the rich ethnic heritage of Milwaukee.

$24.95

Floppers & Loppers Cover with a photo of a deer and its big ears.

Floppers & Loppers Board Book

12008

Take a close look at animal ears in this fun and informative board book for young learners. Includes real animal photos and engaging facts about wildlife.

$8.95

Book cover of "Firefly" by Betsy Albert-Peacock with color illustration of two small school dormatories under a night sky.

Firefly: A Boarding School Story

90000594

A hauntingly beautiful story about a little girl, Firefly, who is taken away from her grandmother and put in mission school. A must read Native boarding school story.

$11.95

Book cover of "Following My Spirit Home" by Sam Zimmerman with artistic rendering of two birds at sunset on the left and the title on the right.

Following My Spirit Home: A Collection of Paintings and Stories

9781681342771

Artist Sam Zimmerman / Zhaawanoogiizhik explores nature, family, and Ojibwe culture through his painting, personal stories and stories handed down through generations.

$29.95

Forever Sky book cover with illustration of orange starry sky and man and young child standing

The Forever Sky

10000427

Wonderful children's story about the strength in passing down stories about life and death through generations. Beautifully illustrated!

$16.95

Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom book cover featuring image of Fran and Frederick surrounded by green with yellow border

Fran and Frederick Hamerstrom: Wildlife Conservation Pioneers

9780870207327

A Badger Biography
Paperback: $12.95
136 pages, 55 B&W photos
ISBN:9780870207327

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$12.95

Frank Lloyd Wright's Penwern book cover featuring image of Penwern

Frank Lloyd Wright's Penwern: A Summer Estate

9780870209109

Featuring beautiful color photographs, vintage black and white pictures, and original Wright drawings, this book transports readers back to the glory days of gracious living and entertaining on the lake.

$29.95

Freedom Train North book cover featuring illustrations of underground railroad

Freedom Train North: Stories of the Underground Railroad in Wisconsin

9780870204746

Paperback: $15.95
136 pages, 42 b/w photos and 11 maps, 8 x 9
ISBN:9780870204746

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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$15.95

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