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An extensive and critical look at all there is to know surrounding Lake Superior agates. A must-have resource for casual rock collectors and advanced hobbyists alike!

A definitive field identification guide to all 77 species and subspecies of reptiles and amphibians of Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Michigan.

Easy-to-use guide with 90 track illustrations. Presents tracks of more than 95 mammal species, plus common birds and reptiles, for quick and easy identification.

Just what you need to identify animal tracks when out in the field in Wisconsin and other fine states of the midwest. Spiral bound.

Paperback: $18.95
392 pages
ISBN: 9780870203862

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Filled with maps, drawings, and photographs of artifacts, this volume examines a time before modern Native American people settled this place.

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press
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"Badger's Perfect Garden" encourages young readers to imagine the wonderful possibilities that may occur when life and nature have other plans.

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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Meet Baby Piglet! This children's board book features an attached cloth finger puppet for the delight of young readers.

"Barns of Wisconsin" captures both the iconic and the unique, including historic and noteworthy barns, and discusses the disappearance of barns from our landscape and preservation efforts to save these important symbols of American agriculture.

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Paperback: $26.95
336 pages, 154 color and b/w photos and 17 maps, 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870204678

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Dozens of delicious recipes, from side dishes to main courses. A must-have for Wisconsin cooks and chefs.

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.

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press
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Who's that bird visitng your feeder? Identify the birds you see in your back yard and on hikes throughout the state.

This big picture book, with its charming artwork, showcases the many unique splendors and attractions of Wisconsin.

Designed by Adolph Cudell and built in 1888, Black Point is a unique late Victorian Queen Anne residence. This book, written by Anne Celano Frohna, tells the story of the Seipp family and the house at Lake Geneva, Wisconsin. Copiously illustrated. Details below.

Hardcover: $29.95
144 pages, 129 color photos
ISBN: 9780870206689

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Paperback: $16.95
216 pages, 31 b&w photos, 2 maps
ISBN: 9780870206528

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Your guide to feeders, food, and the most common backyard birds. Give birding a try, and get started with the guidance of an expert!

Document and learn about the birds you see each season. Take your birdwatching to the next level with this illustrated journal!

Follow the war, from the Quad Cities on the Illinois/Iowa border through the “Trembling Lands” along the Kettle Morraine and into the Driftless Area of southern Wisconsin.

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

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Paperback: $18.95
288 pages, 23 illus.
ISBN: 9780870206702

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Paperback: $26.95
392 pages, 72 b&w photos, 5 ½ x 8 ½
ISBN: 9780870207884

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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Paperback: $25.00
272 pages, 394 color and b/w photos and illus., 2 maps, 8 x 10
ISBN: 9780870208720

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An inspiring tale about a young Dakota basketball player whose determination and courage lead him through adversities. Set in 1930's South Dakota.

The first detailed portrait of Frank Lloyd Wright’s fascinating and complex mistress. Careful research and engaging prose unfurl one of America’s most famous tragedies.

Produced by: Milwaukee Public Television and William Povletich
Running time: 60 minutes

Drink up the history of one of the most famous beer cities in the world. Learn about the people and the breweries that make this exciting city so special in Wisconsin.

Readers will find in these pages the biography of a bridge, a requiem for a union, odes to autumn and spring, a poem about aging, tales of two shipwrecks, a frank take on segregation, a visit to a junkyard, memories of the summer of ’68, and more.

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Paperback: $35.00
240 pages, 200 b/w and color photos and illus., 11 x 8½
ISBN: 9780870206061

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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.

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Identify midwestern butterflies with this easy-to-use field guide. 198 species of butterflies and common moths organized by color.

COMING SOON! Arriving in paperback in spring of 2023. -- A Fur Trade Family on Lake Superior, Silbernagel deepens our understanding of this era with stories of resilient, remarkable people. Second printing, paperback.

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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60 paddling adventures within 60 miles of Madison. The ultimate guide for all paddlers!