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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

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$22.95
A Recipe for Success book cover featuring illustration of Lizzie surrounded by green with purple border

A Recipe for Success: Lizzie Kander and Her Cookbook

9780870203732
Paperback: $12.95
144 pages, 78 photos and illus., 3 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203732

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$12.95
Picture of Mountain Wolf Woman: A Ho-Chunk Girlhood

Mountain Wolf Woman: A Ho-Chunk Girlhood

9780870203817
Paperback: $12.95
88 pages, 55 photos and illus., 8 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN:9780870203817

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$12.95
Curly Lambeau book cover featuring image of Curly surrounded by yellow with green border

Curly Lambeau: Building the Green Bay Packers

9780870203893
Paperback: $12.95
96 pages, 53 photos and illus., 1 map, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203893

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$12.95
Caroline Quarlls book cover with graphic of Caroline surrounded by blue and dark blue border

Caroline Quarlls and the Underground Railroad

9780870203886
Paperback: $12.95
120 pages, 43 photos, 6 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203886

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$12.95
Belle and Bob book cover featuring image of Belle and Bob surrounded by light tan and red border

Belle and Bob: Partners in Politics

9780870204074
Paperback: $12.95
144 pages, 83 photos, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204074

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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
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

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$12.95
Richard Bong book cover featuring image of Richard surrounded by dark green with yellow border

Richard Bong: World War II Flying Ace

9780870204340
Paperback: $12.95
128 pages, 66 b/w photos and 2 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204340

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$12.95
Cindy Bentley book cover featuring image of Cindy surrounded by brown with blue border

Cindy Bentley: Spirit of a Champion

9780870204562
Paperback
102 pages, 60 b/w photos and illus., 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204562

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$12.95
Lucius Fairchild book cover featuring graphic of Lucius surrounded by light brown with dark brown border

Lucius Fairchild: A Civil War Hero

9780870204609
This biography introduces young readers to a great Wisconsin soldier-statesman. From panning for gold, to losing an arm during a Civil War battle, to campaigning hard for elections, Lucius learned early that it takes courage and persistence to succeed.
$12.95
Cordelia Harvey book cover featuring image of Cordelia surrounded by pink and brown border

Cordelia Harvey: Civil War Angel

9780870204586
Paperback: $12.95
128 pages, 55 b/w photos and 7 maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204586

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$12.95
Blue Jenkins book cover featuring image of Blue surrounded by blue with red border

Blue Jenkins: Working for Workers

9780870204272
Paperback: $12.95
160 pages, 86 b/w photos, illus., and maps, 7 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204272

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$12.95
Joyce Westerman book cover featuring image of Joyce surrounded by white with black border

Joyce Westerman: Baseball Hero

9780870204869
A Badger Biography
Paperback: $12.95
120 pages, 64 b/w photos and 1 map, 7 x 9
ISBN: 9780870204869

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$12.95
Les Paul book cover featuring image of Les holding guitar surrounded by blue with orange border

Les Paul: Guitar Wizard

9780870204883
Paperback: $12.95
112 pages, 60 b/w photos, and 5 maps, 7 x 9
ISBN:9780870204883

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$12.95
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

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$18.95
Picture of Jens Jensen: Writings Inspired by Nature

Jens Jensen: Writings Inspired by Nature

9780870204906
Hardcover: $24.95
176 pages, 6 photos and illus., 6 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870204906

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$24.95
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

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$12.95
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

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$22.95
Picture of The Bingo Queens of Oneida: How Two Moms Started Tribal Gaming in Wisconsin

The Bingo Queens of Oneida: How Two Moms Started Tribal Gaming in Wisconsin

9780870206528
The Bingo Queens of Oneida is the story of not only how one game helped revive the Oneida economy but also how one game strengthened the Oneida community.
$19.95
Book cover of "Studying Wisconsin" with a profile shot of Increase Lapham peering through a magnifying glass at a rock.

Studying Wisconsin: The Life of Increase Lapham, Early Chronicler of Plants, Rocks, Rivers, Mounds and All Things Wisconsin

9780870206481
424 pages, 75 b&w photos and illustrations, 4 maps
ISBN: 9780870206481
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$26.95
Cris Plata book cover featuring image of Cris surrounded by orange and blue border

Cris Plata: From Fields to Stage / Del Campo al Escenario

9780870206382
Paperback: $12.95
160 pages, 45 b&w photos, 2 maps
ISBN: 9780870206382

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$12.95
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

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$12.95
Seventh Generation Earth Ethics: Native Voices of Wisconsin

Seventh Generation Earth Ethics: Native Voices of Wisconsin

9780870206740
Hardcover: $22.95
240 pages, 23 b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870206740

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$22.95
Juliette Kinzie book cover featuring illustration of Juliette surrounded by yellow with blue border

Juliette Kinzie: Frontier Storyteller

9780870207013
Paperback: $12.95
123 pages, 65 B&W images, 2 maps, 7x9
ISBN: 9780870207013

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$12.95
Picture of Sterling North and the Story of Rascal

Sterling North and the Story of Rascal

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

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$12.95
Picture of The Silver Man: The Life and Times of Indian Agent John Kinzie

The Silver Man: The Life and Times of Indian Agent John Kinzie

9780870207402
Paperback: $14.95
176 pages, 28 b&w photos
ISBN: 9780870207402

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$14.95
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

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$16.95
Picture of Warriors, Saints and Scoundrels: Brief Portraits of Real People Who Shaped Wisconsin

Warriors, Saints and Scoundrels: Brief Portraits of Real People Who Shaped Wisconsin

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

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$22.95
Picture of Wisconsin Riffs: Jazz Profiles from the Heartland

Wisconsin Riffs: Jazz Profiles from the Heartland

9780870208539
Hardcover: $40.00
580 pages, 114 b&w photos, 6 x 9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-853-9

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$40.00
Wisconsin in Watercolor: The Life and Legend of Folk Artist Paul Seifert

Wisconsin in Watercolor: The Life and Legend of Folk Artist Paul Seifert

9780870208911
Hardcover: $29.95
128 pages, 65 b/w and color photos, 9x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-891-1

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$29.95
Picture of The Misunderstood Mission of Jean Nicolet: Uncovering the Story of the 1634 Journey

The Misunderstood Mission of Jean Nicolet: Uncovering the Story of the 1634 Journey

9780870208799
Hardcover: $28.95
256 pages, 26 b/w photos, 6x9
ISBN: 978-0-87020-879-9

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$28.95
Picture of Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate

Proxmire: Bulldog of the Senate

9780870209086
Remembered by many Wisconsinites as a friendly, hand-shaking fixture at sporting events and state fairs, Proxmire was one of the few politicians who voted his conscience and never forgot about the people he represented.
$28.95
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
Award-winning newspaper columnist Dennis McCann’s talent for distilling complex subjects into brief stories answers the question "What makes Wisconsin, Wisconsin?”
$29.95
Patrick Lucey Book

Patrick J. Lucey - A Lasting Legacy

9780870209369

As Wisconsin governor from 1971 to 1977, Patrick J. Lucey pursued an ambitious progressive agenda, tempered by the concerns of a fiscal conservative and a pragmatic realist. His legacy continues to impact Wisconsin residents and communities. Details, below.

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$28.95
H.H. Bennett, Photographer: His American Landscape

H.H. Bennett, Photographer: His American Landscape

9780299237042
H.H. Bennett once said, "My energies for near a lifetime have been used almost entirely to win such prominence as I could in outdoor photography." Learn more that prominence in this H.H. Bennett biography by Sara Rath. Details below.
$24.95 $18.71
The Birdman of KoshKonong book cover featuring bird, feather, egg, and bird nest with eggs in front of blue background

The Birdman of Koshkonong: The Life of Naturalist Thure Kumlien

9780870209529
Learn about Thure Kumlien, one of Wisconsin's earliest naturalists, and his remarkable achievements working with bird specimens on the shore of Lake Koshkonong in the mid-1800's. Details below.

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$20.00
Byron Kilbourn and the Development of Milwaukee cover featuring painting of Byron.

Byron Kilbourn and the Development of Milwaukee

9780938076155
Written by two Milwaukee County historians, Goodwin Berquist and Paul C. Bowers, Jr, this full-length biography of one of Milwaukee's founding fathers follows Byron Kilbourn from his boyhood home in Ohio to Wisconsin.
$14.95
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
Book cover of "Legacy on Ice" with color photo of back of Blake Geoffrion wearing red hockey jersey, number 57. Title in bold black font.

Legacy on Ice: Blake Geoffrion and the Fastest Game on Earth

9780299344900
A tale of soaring success and terrible tragedy, offering insight not only into one man’s athletic journey but also into the rise of American hockey on the national and international stage.
$27.95 $20.96
Front cover of "Son of Wilderness: The life of John Muir" book with the title at the top of the cover and a black and white image of John Muir below.

Son of Wilderness: The life of John Muir

9780299186340
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.
$29.95
Front cover of the book "Valiant Vel" for young readers. Color portrait of Vel Phillips speaking at microphone.

Valiant Vel: Vel Phillips and the Fight for Fairness and Equality

9781976600432
Beautifully illustrated with historic photographs and original artwork, this compelling biography for young readers tells the remarkable story of fair housing advocate and civic leader Vel Phillips.
$20.00
Front cover of the book "Wisconsin Idols" by Dean Robbins.

Wisconsin Idols: 100 Heroes Who Changed the State, the World, and Me

9781976600470
A uniquely personal perspective on the prominent figures—past and present—who have left an indelible mark on Wisconsin and beyond.
$24.95
Front cover of the book "Hidden History of Eau Claire" with a black and white photo of downtown Eau Claire circa 1914.

Hidden History of Eau Claire

9781467157193
Eau Claire’s history is a rich tapestry of tragedy, mystery, and everything in between. Local authors Jodi Kiffmeyer and Diana Peterson collect the humorous, heart-breaking, and utterly befuddling stories of the city’s past.
$24.99
Front cover of the book "Milwaukee Oddities" by James Nelsen with three black and white photos.

Milwaukee Oddities

9781467155861
Milwaukee is full of weird borders, streets that do not line up right, creepy cemeteries and other curious things. Historian James Nelsen shares joyous and amazing stories of the Cream City’s strange history.
$24.99
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