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      Letters from the Front

      Letters from the Front

      9780870202681
      Paperback: $15.95
      192 pages, 46 b&w photos, 6 x 9
      ISBN: 9780870202681

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $15.95
      Danes in Wisconsin book cover featuring black and white image of Danes

      Danes in Wisconsin: Revised and Expanded Edition

      9780870203664
      Paperback. 71 pp, illustrated, photos
      ISBN: 9780870203664

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $9.95
      Odd Wisconsin

      Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing, and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin's Past

      9780870203831
      Paperback: $16.95
      200 pp, illustrations, 5.5" x 6.5"
      ISBN:9780870203831

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $16.95
      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
      Fill 'er Up is produced as a partnership of the Wisconsin Historical Society and Wisconsin Public Television. Fill 'er Up was made possible by The Wisconsin History Fund supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Humanities.
      DVD Running time 30 minutes
      $19.95 $9.98
      Picture of Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan

      Out of the Northwoods: The Many Lives of Paul Bunyan

      9780870204371
      Hardcover: $24.95
      288 Pages, b/w photos, maps, 6" x 9"
      ISBN: 9780870204371

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $24.95
      Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories: Our Veterans Remember

      Wisconsin Vietnam War Stories: Our Veterans Remember

      9780870204487
      Paperback: $24.95
      400 pgs., 175 photographs, 7 original maps, dozens of historic letters and documents
      ISBN: 9780870204487

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $24.95
      Picture of Horse-Drawn Days: a Century of Farming with Horses

      Horse-Drawn Days: a Century of Farming with Horses

      9780870204456
      Paperback: $24.95
      240 pages, 140 b/w and color photos and illus., 8 x 9
      ISBN: 9780870204456

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $24.95
      Creating Dairyland book cover featuring illustration of barn with animals

      Creating Dairyland

      9780870204630
      Paperback: $26.95
      232 pages, 120 b/w and color photos, 7 x 9"
      ISBN:9780870204630

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $26.95
      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
      Picture of History Afield: Stories from the Golden Age of Wisconsin Sporting Life

      History Afield: Stories from the Golden Age of Wisconsin Sporting Life

      9780870204296
      Hardcover: $24.95
      208 pages, 30 b/w photos, 6 x 9"
      ISBN: 9780870204296

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $24.95
      Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts

      Return to Wake Robin: One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts

      9780870204913
      Return to Wake Robin; One Cabin in the Heyday of Northwoods Resorts
      by Marnie O. Mamminga

      In a series of evocative remembrances, Mamminga takes readers to Wake Robin, the cabin her grandparents built in 1929 on Big Spider Lake near Hayward—on land adjacent to Moody’s Camp—the cabin five generations of Mamminga’s family have returned to every summer since.

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      $22.95
      Green Bay Packers book cover featuring image of Green Bay Packer player

      Green Bay Packers: Trials, Triumphs and Tradition

      9780870204975
      Paperback: $26.95
      416 pages, 337 color & b/w photos/ illus., 8 x 9”
      ISBN: 9780870204975

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $26.95
      Picture of The Bark River Chronicles: Stories from a Wisconsin Watershed

      The Bark River Chronicles: Stories from a Wisconsin Watershed

      9780870205026
      Paperback: $18.95
      304 pages, 25 b/w photos and illus., 14 maps, 5.5 x 8"
      ISBN: 9780870205026

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $18.95
      Picture of This Wicked Rebellion: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home

      This Wicked Rebellion: Wisconsin Civil War Soldiers Write Home

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

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $22.95
      Picture of This Superior Place: Stories of Bayfield and the Apostle Islands

      This Superior Place: Stories of Bayfield and the Apostle Islands

      9780870205798
      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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      $19.95
      Creating Dairyland book cover featuring illustration of barn with animals

      Creating Dairyland | Audio Book

      9780870205910
      The story of dairying in Wisconsin is the story of how our very landscape and way of life were created. Details below.

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $34.95 $17.48
      Picture of Something for Everyone: Memories of Lauerman Brothers Department Store

      Something for Everyone: Memories of Lauerman Brothers Department Store

      9780870205811
      Hardcover: $22.95
      224 pages, 120 b/w photos, 5 ½ x 8
      ISBN: 9780870205811

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $22.95
      My Life with the Green & Gold: Tales from 20 Years of Sportscasting

      My Life with the Green & Gold: Tales from 20 Years of Sportscasting

      9780870206191
      Paperback: $18.95
      240 p, 40 b&w photos
      ISBN: 9780870206191

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $18.95
      Great Ships on the Great Lakes book cover featuring underwater scuba and sunken ship

      Great Ships on the Great Lakes: A Maritime History

      9780870205828
      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.
      $18.95
      From the Top book cover with tan background and light blue tent

      From the Top: Brief Transmissions from Tent Show Radio

      9780870206801
      Paperback: $15.95
      160 pages, 5 ½ x 8 ¼
      ISBN: 9780870206801

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $15.95
      The Heart of Things: A Midwestern Almanac

      The Heart of Things: A Midwestern Almanac

      9780870206726
      Hardcover: $22.95
      200 Pages
      ISBN: 9780870206726

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $22.95
      Blue Men and River Monsters book cover featuring bold title and dark blue patterned background

      Blue Men and River Monsters: Folklore of the North

      9780870206702
      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.
      $18.95
      Picture of The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names

      The Romance of Wisconsin Place Names

      9780870207075
      Paperback: $19.95
      320 pages, 10 b&w images, 6 x 9
      ISBN: 9780870207075

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $19.95
      Picture of Some Like It Cold: Surfing the Malibu of the Midwest

      Some Like It Cold: Surfing the Malibu of the Midwest

      9780870207464
      Paperback: $16.95
      224 pages, 46 b&w photos
      ISBN: 9780870207464

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $16.95
      Good Seeds book cover featuring image of point of view in a canoe

      Good Seeds: A Menominee Indian Food Memoir

      9780870207716
      Hardcover: $19.95
      96 pages, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2
      ISBN:9780870207716

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $19.95
      Going for Wisconsin Gold book cover featuring light blue and yellow with sun in the corner

      Going for Wisconsin Gold: Stories of Our State Olympians

      9780870207655
      Author and sportscaster Jessie Garcia provides insights into lives of Wisconsinites who made an Olympic journey, sharing some of their most captivating tales, from legendary feats to unlikely brushes with glory.
      $19.95
      Frenchtown Chronicles of Prairie du Chien book cover featuring illustration of green scenery

      Frenchtown Chronicles of Prairie du Chien: History and Folklore from Wisconsin’s Frontier

      9780870207594
      Hardcover: $26.95
      192 pages, 24 color photos, 6 x 9
      ISBN: 9780870207594

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $26.95
      Roughneck Grace: Farmer Yoga, Creeping Codgerism, Apple Golf, and Other Brief Essays from On and Off the Back Forty

      Roughneck Grace: Farmer Yoga, Creeping Codgerism, Apple Golf, and Other Brief Essays from On and Off the Back Forty

      9780870208126
      Paperback: $18.95
      172 pages, 5 ½ x 8 ¼
      ISBN: 9780870208126

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $18.95
      Picture of This Storied River: Legend & Lore of the Upper Mississippi

      This Storied River: Legend & Lore of the Upper Mississippi

      9780870207846
      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.

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $20.00
      The Chippewa: Biography of a Wisconsin Waterway

      The Chippewa: Biography of a Wisconsin Waterway

      9780870207808
      Paperback: $20.00
      200 pages, 50 b&w photos, 1 map, 5 ½ x 8 ½
      ISBN: 9780870207808

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $20.00
      The Great War Comes to Wisconsin: Sacrifice, Patriotism, and Free Speech in a Time of Crisis

      The Great War Comes to Wisconsin: Sacrifice, Patriotism, and Free Speech in a Time of Crisis

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

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $26.95
      Danger, Man Working book cover featuring black and white image of man working on an automobile

      Danger, Man Working: Writing from the Heart, the Gut, and the Poison Ivy Patch

      9780870208409
      Paperback: $18.95
      288 pages, 5 ½ x 8 ½
      ISBN: 9780870208409

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $18.95
      The Wisconsin Capitol

      The Wisconsin Capitol

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

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $25.00
      Somos Latinas

      Somos Latinas: Voices of Wisconsin Latina Activists

      9780870208591
      Paperback, $24.95
      302 pages, 38 b&w photos, 6 x 9
      ISBN: 978-0-87020-859-1

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $24.95
      Picture of Milwaukee: A City Built on Water

      Milwaukee: A City Built on Water

      9780870208652
      Hardcover: $28.95
      244 pages, 5 maps, 7 x 9
      ISBN: 978-0-87020-865-2

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

      For Library, Trade, and Wholesale
      $28.95
      Picture of Taking Flight: A History of Birds and People in the Heart of America

      Taking Flight: A History of Birds and People in the Heart of America

      9780870208362
      Paperback: $28.95
      304 pages, 61 b&w and color photos, 6 x 9
      ISBN: 978-0-87020-836-2

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

      For Trade, Library, and Wholesale
      $28.95
      Letters from the Boys: Wisconsin World War I Soldiers Write Home

      Letters from the Boys: Wisconsin World War I Soldiers Write Home

      9780870208515
      Paperback: $19.95
      200 pages, 40 b&w photos, 5 ½ x 8 ½
      ISBN: 978-0-87020-851-5

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $19.95
      Picture of Remembering the Holocaust: Second Edition

      Remembering the Holocaust: Second Edition

      9780870202933
      Paperback, $12.95
      169 pages, photos
      ISBN: 9780870202933

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $12.95
      Cream City Chronicles book cover featuring illustration of Milwaukee city

      Cream City Chronicles: Stories of Milwaukee's Past

      9780870207587
      These stories, each featuring a historic photograph, represent the best of Gurda's popular Sunday columns that have appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since 1994.
      $18.95
      Ringlingville USA

      Ringlingville USA | Paperback Edition

      9780870203558
      The Ringling Brothers confronted the challenges of taxation, war, economic pressure, changing technology, and personal sorrows. They emerge as complex characters whose ambition, imagination, and pure hucksterism fueled the phenomenon that was the Ringling Brothers' Circus.

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $26.95
      Settlin': Stories of Madison's Early African American Families

      Settlin': Stories of Madison's Early African American Families

      9780870208850
      Author: Muriel Simms
      Paperback: $18.95
      224 pages, 64 b/w illus., 6x9
      ISBN: 978-0-87020-885-0

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

      For Library, Trade, and Wholesale
      $18.95
      Picture of The Making of Pioneer Wisconsin: Voices of Early Settlers

      The Making of Pioneer Wisconsin: Voices of Early Settlers

      9780870208898
      Paperback: $18.95
      192 pages, 18 b/w photos, 6x9
      ISBN: 978-0-87020-889-8

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $18.95
      We've Been Here Along: Wisconsin's Early Gay History

      We've Been Here All Along: Wisconsin's Early Gay History

      9780870209123
      Details:
      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
      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

      For Library, Trade, and Wholesale
      $28.95
      Picture of Ridge Stories: Herding Hens, Powdering Pigs, and Other Recollections from a Boyhood in the Driftless

      Ridge Stories: Herding Hens, Powdering Pigs, and Other Recollections from a Boyhood in the Driftless

      9780870209239
      Details:
      Author: Gary Jones
      Paperback
      208 pages. 5.5 x 8.5"
      ISBN: 9780870209239
      Publication Date: Fall 2019
      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $20.00
      The Wisconsin Story: 150 People, Places, and Turning Points that Shaped the Badger State

      The Wisconsin Story: 150 People, Places, and Turning Points that Shaped the Badger State

      9780870209314
      Details:
      Author: Dennis McCann
      Paperback
      376 pages. 5.5 x 8.5"
      ISBN: 9780870209314
      Publication Date: Fall 2019
      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $24.95
      Hope is the Thing: Wisconsinites on Perseverance in a Pandemic

      Hope is the Thing: Wisconsinites on Perseverance in a Pandemic

      9780870209772
      In one hundred essays and poems, Wisconsinites reflect on "hope" in the era of COVID-19 and illustrate that hope can come in many forms: a dad dance, a birth plan, an unblemished banana, a visit from a neighborhood dog, the revival of an old tradition, and more.
      $24.95
      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
      We've Been Here All Along Audiobook

      We've Been Here All Along - Wisconsin's Early Gay History | Audiobook

      9780870209758

      The first of two groundbreaking volumes on gay history in Wisconsin, We've Been Here All Along provides an illuminating and nuanced picture of Wisconsin's gay history from the reporting on the Oscar Wilde trials of 1895 to the landmark Stonewall Riots of 1969. More details, below.

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      $34.95 $17.48
      Book cover of Wisconsin Legends and Lore by Tea Krulos with pictures of Paul Bunyan, Native American Indians, a Hodag statue, and a lumberjack camp.

      Wisconsin Legends and Lore

      9781467143448
      Haunting and curious tales from Dairyland. Author Tea Krulos, an expert in all things strange and unusual, digs up Wisconsin favorites and arcane lore.
      $21.99
      Cover of the book Meet Me on the Midway by Jerry Apps

      Meet Me on the Midway: A History of Wisconsin Fairs

      9780870209833
      Take a nostalgic ride around the fair with celebrated rural historian, Jerry Apps, as the former 4-H leader and fair judge showcases the history of Wisconsin county fairs (and the state fair) in this salute to one of the Midwest’s greatest summer traditions!
      $26.95
      Cover of the book "Here on Lake Hallie" by Patti See with illustration of people around a campfire in winter.

      Here on Lake Hallie: In Praise of Barflies, Fix-It Guys, and Other Folks in Our Hometown

      9780870209918
      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.
      $20.00
      Book cover of "Wisconsin Waters" by Scott Spoolman with color photo of a river in summer with trees and eroded sandstone on the banks. Title in large font at the top.

      Wisconsin Waters: The Ancient History of Lakes, Rivers, and Waterfalls

      9780870209949
      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.
      $26.95
      Book cover of "More than Words" by Jerry Apps with a photo of Mr. Apps sitting outside in a rocking chair on green grass with a building behind with brown wood siding.

      More Than Words: A Memoir of a Writing Life

      9780870209970
      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.
      $24.95
      Picture of Voices from Vietnam

      Voices from Vietnam

      9780870202872
      An unforgettable collection of 174 letters and diary entries written by ninety-two Wisconsin men and women who served in Vietnam.

      Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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      $18.95
      "FATES and TRAITORS" is written in large bold white letters, surrounded by red floral patterns. In the background is a black and white image of two people. Above the title, the author's name "JENNIFER CHIAVERINI," is written in white text. Below the title, in white script, "A novel of JOHN WILKES BOOTH," is written.

      Fates and Traitors: A Novel of John Wilkes Booth

      9780525954309
      Fates and Traitors is a historical fiction that brings to life pivotal actors who made an indelible mark on the history of the United States.
      $27.00 $6.75
      This cover features an image of a boy wearing red pants standing with a cow. The title, "THE LAND OF MILK AND UNCLE HONEY," is written in bold, black letters. Underneath that, the subtitle "MEMORIES FROM THE FARM OF MY YOUTH," is written in thin black letters. Underneath that is the author's names "ALAN GUEBERT WITH MARY GRACE FOXWELL," written in the same font.

      The Land of Milk and Uncle Honey

      9780252080944
      A heartfelt and humorous memoir about the hard, laborious life on a farm in the early 1960s, a dairy operation on 700 acres of rich Illinois bottomland.
      $17.95 $4.49
      "SON OF FORTUNE" written in gold over a green background. Underneath is an image of a young man at sea looking off into the distance. Next to him is "A cursed ship . . . a cargo more precious than gold," is written in white.

      Son of Fortune

      9780375864568
      An adventure packed historical fiction novel following a young man on a journey of a lifetime - from San Francisco to Peru.
      $16.99 $4.25
      "My Family and Other Hazards," written in blue text over an image with a green filter of a family playing mini golf.

      My Family and Other Hazards: A Memoir

      9780805098310
      A funny, heartwarming memoir about saying goodbye to your childhood home, in this case a quirky, one-of-a-kind, family-run miniature golf course in Wisconsin.
      $25.00 $12.50
      Book cover of "When is Daddy Coming Home" with two black and white photos of parents with young children. Title in black font on white background.

      When is Daddy Coming Home? An American Family during World War II

      9781976600401
      COMING SOON: A powerful memoir that illuminates life on the home front and the impact of World War II on an American family.
      $19.95