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Discover the natural beauty, unique spirit, and enduring character of under-the-radar burgs of Wisconsin. Good things do come in small packages!

A board book for beginning readers and animal lovers. Young readers will learn about different snouts and sniffers!

Spirits of Earth explores the cultural, historical, and ceremonial meanings of the mounds in an informative, abundantly illustrated book and guide.

Based on the author's personal interviews with the people who knew and worked with Muir. Originally published in 1945 and remains the standard Muir biography.

The Midwestern landscape has given rise to significant visionaries whose extraordinary intellectualism has contributed to forming an American identity.

Paperback: $12.95
120 pages, 56 b/w photos, 7 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207358

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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An intimate and engaging Native food memoir. These stories from the author’s teen and tween years—some serious, some laugh-out-loud funny—will take readers from Catholic schoolyards to Native foot trails to bowling alleys.

Uncover the rich history of the Stevens Point Brewery, where the fate of a town and its beloved beer are intertwined in a story of passion, perseverance, and community.

This book tells the stories of many women who have been important to the history of Wisconsin. Written by Ruth De Young Kohler, Chairman of the Committee on Wisconsin Women for the 1948 Wisconsin Centennial.

Paperback: $19.95
150 pages, 135 color and b/w photos and illus., 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870205798

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Paperback: $28.95
304 pages, 61 b&w and color photos, 6 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-836-2

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On a gray and drizzly day in 1983, writer Alice D’Alessio and her math professor husband, Laird, made their way down a curving, tree-lined driveway on their way to a picnic. They were visiting 115 acres of land in Wisconsin’s unglaciated Driftless Area that Laird had inherited from his parents. Emerging from the trees, Alice had her first glimpse of the valley that would become a twenty-five-year labor of love for the couple. Details, below.

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Paperback: $26.95
240 pages, b&w photos, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207822

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Paperback: $18.95
192 pages, 18 b/w photos, 6x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-889-8

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Hardcover: $28.95
256 pages, 26 b/w photos, 6x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-879-9

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The Ojibwe Traditions Coloring and Activity book series offers children and their families the opportunity to learn about Ojibwe Indian lifeways and teachings in an engaging and accessible manner.

Paperback: $28.95
360 pages, 6 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-832-4

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The Ojibwe Traditions Coloring and Activity book series offers children and their families the opportunity to learn about Ojibwe Indian lifeways and teachings in an engaging and accessible manner.

The Ojibwe Traditions Coloring and Activity book series offers children and their families the opportunity to learn about Ojibwe Indian lifeways and teachings in an engaging and accessible manner.

This Storied River celebrates the Upper Mississippi’s colorful history and the unique role the river has played in shaping the Midwest. Each chapter includes a short list of must-see sites for the modern-day explorer.

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Paperback: $20.00
240 pages, 2 maps, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN: 9780870207907

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In this illustrated children’s story, the grandmother teaches her takoza (granddaughter) through stories while making star quilts and gardening.

Paperback: $12.95
128 pages, 81 illus., 1 map, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203749

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Paperback: $29.95
136 pages, 25 b/w photos, charts and worksheets, 8.5 x 11"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-438-8

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Readers and reviewers agree: Terry Frei's heart-wrenching story of Schreiner and his band of brothers is much more than one team's tale. It's an All-American story.

A children’s history of logging, land use, and the legacy of conservation by father-daughter duo Jerry Apps and Susan Apps-Bodilly.

Readers of "To Be Free" are invited to learn about the history and many expressions of racism, to explore ways of combating it, and to dare imagining a society free of it. For middle school age through adult readers. Updated second edition.

A classic picture book of distinction. The friendly troll, Tomten, visits all the animals of the winter farm to remind them of the promise of spring.

This autobiography of Tommy G. Thompson follows this politician's journey from his unprecedented four terms as Wisconsin governor to his time as a cabinet secretary under George W. Bush.

Paperback: $19.95
115 pages, 8½ x 11
ISBN: 978-0-87020-754-9

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This caringly-produced facsimile edition, with charming cover and interior illustrations by Jessie Wilcox Smith, was originally published in 1912.

Nearly a decade in the making, this is a groundbreaking source for both beginning and veteran instructors. Hard Cover. First Edition.

Mary Kellogg Rice describes a unique Milwaukee project in the post-Depression years which trained thousands of unskilled, uneducated women in the production of a variety of handicrafts.

Paperback: $12.95
56 pages, 40 b/w photos, 7.5 x 10"
ISBN: 9780870202551

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Produced by Wisconsin Public Television
Running time 60 minutes

Thoroughly researched and vibrantly told, Vencdedor is a captivating account of a racing sailboat famous for its exploits and victories and of the man who built it. Vencedor, a 63-foot cutter, was built in Wisconsin by the Racine Boat Manufacturing Company in the golden age of yachting.

Paperback: $24.95
200 pages, 135 color and b/w photos and illus., 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870204753

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An unforgettable collection of 174 letters and diary entries written by ninety-two Wisconsin men and women who served in Vietnam.

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Milwaukee's Bronzeville, a thriving 12-block area along Walnut street, is remembered by African American elders as a good place to grow up—times were hard, but the community was tight.

Gathering interviews with residents of the now-vanished neighborhood, Dr. Sandra E. Jones reimagines Bronzeville not just as a place, but as a spirit engendered by a people determined to make a way out of no way.

A delightful story about a rabbit and otter who go harvesting wild rice. Written in English and Ojibwemowin.

Paperback, $22.95
224 pages, 10 color illus., 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870207860

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What goes into the making of a tribal elder? We find some answers in the story of Edward James Bainbridge. Written like a memoir in first person, his story provides rich lessons in resilience, hope, faith, and remaining, always, Ojibwe.

Hardcover: $28.95
240 pages, 39 b&w illustrations
ISBN: 9780870207389

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Paperback: $22.95
224 pages, 62 photos, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
ISBN: 9780870207921

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With a decade of research and travels to furnish his repertoire, Troy Hess offers descriptions and picturesque views of the serenity and natural beauty of these wondrous waterways.

A fresh take on traditional foods alongside interesting features on the quintessential uniqueness that makes Up North Wisconsin.

This entertaining story chronicles the career of a one-of-a-kind, independent promoter whose hardheadedness and love of music have helped him keep it real and make it in the music business for more than forty years.

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64 pp, photos
ISBN: 9780870203565

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Explore Wisconsin's history of LGBTQ+ Activism with a rich collection of examples of individuals across a wide spectrum of identities who have helped to empower others to make a positive change in the world. Details below.

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A story about a Lakota grandmother and her two grandchildren. Skateboards play a role in the author's life and appear through the story's illustrations.

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Author: R. Richard Wagner
Paperback
448 pages. 91 b&w photos and illustrations. 6 x 9"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-912-3
Publication Date: April, 2019
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This step-by-step drawing guide from acclaimed cartoonist E.G. Lutz has helped budding artists hone their skills since 1913.

Paperback: $24.95
256 pages, 190 color and b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870206139

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When the White Pine Was King tells the stories of the heyday of logging, of lumberjacks and camp cooks, of river drives and deadly log jams, of sawmills and lumber towns and the echo of the ax ringing through the Northwoods as yet another white pine crashed to the ground. Full details below.

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Hardcover: $22.95
128 pages, 5½ x 8
ISBN: 9780870207099

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The Ojibwe Traditions Coloring and Activity book series offers children and their families the opportunity to learn about Ojibwe Indian lifeways and teachings in an engaging and accessible manner.

Leading readers on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood tour, author and Milwaukee native Jim Nelsen pinpoints the fascinating historic locations of the Cream City.

This fascinating pictorial history celebrates the people of Mineral Point-the early American settlers from Missouri, Illinois, and Kentucky, and the Cornish, German, Irish, and Italian immigrants. Illustrated.

Walking Milwaukee leads readers through some of the city’s most interesting, scenic, and historic places.

A fun and informative children's book to help get to the bottom of animal identification. Introduce children to facts about animals in this fun picture book!

A fun and informative children's book to help get to the bottom of animal identification. Introduce children to facts about animals in this fun picture book!

This is your guide to cooking wildfoods that you can hunt, fish, or forage—or buy—in the Upper Midwest.

Have fun and learn while coloring illustrations of Wisconsin's history and culture. Mazes, dot-to-dots, Wisconsin Bingo, and more!

Hardcover: $34.95
336 pages, 192 color and b&w photos and illus., 2 maps, 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207242

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Civil War historian Cal Schoonover sheds new light on the exploits of Wisconsin soldiers in this turning point to secure the Union.

From music and sports to politics and history, Wisconsin Crosswords is packed with puzzles that will entertain and challenge casual crossword puzzlers, experts and everyone in between

Hardcover: $25.00
192 pages, 110 b&w/color photos, 7 x 9
ISBN: 9780870208423

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Hardcover: $22.95
240 pages, 33 b/w photos and illustrations, 6 x 9
ISBN: 9780870205040

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The Cream City of yesteryear was a dingy haven for scofflaws and villains. Local historian, Yance Marti, uncovers the rough and rowdy who once made Milwaukee infamous.

Beyond delving into mythic origins of classic creations, Jeanette Hurt introduces a new generation of Wisconsin cocktail concoctions.