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      History Lover's Guide to Milwaukee

      $21.99
      Leading readers on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood tour, author and Milwaukee native Jim Nelsen pinpoints the fascinating historic locations of the Cream City.
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      Milwaukee is often described as a “big small town,” and its quirky character stems from its many neighborhoods—each with its own stories to tell. Early territorial disputes, for example, led to the horribly (or humorously) misaligned streets of downtown. The city’s signature rectangular pizza was born in the Third Ward. In Kilbourntown, Teddy Roosevelt was saved from an assassin’s bullet by the smallest of items. Not far from that spot, eight baseball team owners formed the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs.

      Chapter titles include The History of Milwaukee, Juneautown and Yankee Hill, Kilbourntown, The Historic Third Ward, Walker's Point, Bay View, Brewer's Hill and Bronzeville, The East Side, The North Side, The West Side, The South Side, Brewing.

      Leading readers on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood tour, author and Milwaukee native Jim Nelsen pinpoints the fascinating historic locations of the Cream City. And, no matter the neighborhood, a fantastic glass of suds is never far away in this renowned beer city.

      Author

      James Nelson

      Details

      • Paperback
      • Size: 6 x 9 inches
      • 192 pages
      • Images: 75
      • Publication date: 2021
      • Publisher: The History Press

      Summary

      Milwaukee is often described as a “big small town,” and its quirky character stems from its many neighborhoods—each with its own stories to tell. Early territorial disputes, for example, led to the horribly (or humorously) misaligned streets of downtown. The city’s signature rectangular pizza was born in the Third Ward. In Kilbourntown, Teddy Roosevelt was saved from an assassin’s bullet by the smallest of items. Not far from that spot, eight baseball team owners formed the American League of Professional Baseball Clubs.

      Chapter titles include The History of Milwaukee, Juneautown and Yankee Hill, Kilbourntown, The Historic Third Ward, Walker's Point, Bay View, Brewer's Hill and Bronzeville, The East Side, The North Side, The West Side, The South Side, Brewing.

      Leading readers on a neighborhood-by-neighborhood tour, author and Milwaukee native Jim Nelsen pinpoints the fascinating historic locations of the Cream City. And, no matter the neighborhood, a fantastic glass of suds is never far away in this renowned beer city.

      Author

      James Nelson

      Details

      • Paperback
      • Size: 6 x 9 inches
      • 192 pages
      • Images: 75
      • Publication date: 2021
      • Publisher: The History Press
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