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

Janik, Erika

 
9780870203831: Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing, and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin's Past
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0870203835 ISBN 13: 9780870203831
Verlag: WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOC PR, 2007

Inhaltsangabe

While Bob La Follette's exploits as leader of progressive politics are legendary, his early morning exertions to save valuable government documents and executive department paintings during the disastrous 1904 capitol fire are largely unknown - until now. Odd Wisconsin captures the Wisconsin people, places, and events that didn't make it into conventional state histories, lowering a bucket into the depths of Wisconsin history and bringing to light curious fragments of forgotten lives.

This unique book unearths the stories that got lost to history even though they may have made local headlines at the time. No mythical hodags or eight-legged horses here! Odd Wisconsin features strange but true stories from Wisconsin's past, every one of which was documented (albeit by the standards of the day). These brief glimpses into Wisconsin's past will surprise, perplex, astonish, and otherwise connect readers with the state's fascinating history. From "the voyageur with a hole in his side" to "pigs beneath the legislature," Odd Wisconsin gathers 300 years of curiosities, all under the radar of traditional stories.

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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

Erika Janik grew up in Redmond, Washington, but now knows more about Wisconsin history than she ever thought possible. Currently a Madison resident, she has master's degrees in American history and journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of A Short History of Wisconsin, also published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Her work has appeared in Midwest Living, MyMidwest, Wisconsin Trails, the Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin Magazine of History, and The Onion.



Erika Janik grew up in Redmond, Washington, but now knows more about Wisconsin history than she ever thought possible. Currently a Madison resident, she has master's degrees in American history and journalism from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and is the author of A Short History of Wisconsin, also published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Her work has appeared in Midwest Living, MyMidwest, Wisconsin Trails, the Wisconsin State Journal, Wisconsin Magazine of History, and The Onion.

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Verlag
WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOC PR
Erscheinungsdatum
2007
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0870203835
ISBN 13 
9780870203831
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
197
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