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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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A heartwarming children's story about a rescue dog and his journey to finding a new home!

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

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Author: Gary Jones
Paperback
208 pages. 5.5 x 8.5"
ISBN: 9780870209239
Publication Date: Fall 2019
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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.

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Paperback: $18.95
256 pages, 19 b&w photos, 1 map
ISBN: 9780870206788

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

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Get the perfect guide to rocks and minerals in the Badger, Prairie, and Hawkeye states! Full-color photographs and information to help readers identify their finds.

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

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A Short History of Wisconsin offers a fresh understanding of how Wisconsin came into being and how Wisconsinites past and present share a deep connection to the land itself.

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

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

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Hardcover: $22.95
160 pages, 5 1/2x 8
ISBN: 978-0-87020-887-4

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Reprint anticipated in 2024. To be notified when back in stock, click on "Notify me when available" below. — In Skunk Hill, archeologist Robert A. Birmingham traces the largely unknown story of this community, detailing the role it played in preserving Native culture through a harsh period of US Indian policy from the 1880s to 1930s.

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

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

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

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In this beautifully illustrated children's book based on historical documents, readers share in Sport's adventures while discovering the various ways lighthouse tender ships helped keep the lake safe for others.

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Author: John Odin Jensen
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304 pages. 128 b&w and color photos and illustrations. 8 x 10"
ISBN: 978-0-87020-902-4
Publication Date: May, 2019
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Hardcover: $10
32 pages, color illustrations, 8 x 0.3 x 8
ISBN: 978-1-930596-09-2

Published by The Guest Cottage, Inc.
Distributed by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press

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424 pages, 75 b&w photos and illustrations, 4 maps
ISBN: 9780870206481
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72 pp, photos
ISBN: 9780870203374

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80 pages, 27 b/w photos & illus., 6 x 9"
ISBN: 9780870203770

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A multilayered story about the impact of people on the vulnerable landscape of the Namekagon Barrens Wildlife Area. Told in memoir style. Color photographs.

Begin identifying and collecting seven edible mushrooms (and learn what to watch for and avoid)!

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200 pages, 179 color and b&w photos, 8 x 9
ISBN: 9780870207143

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Using the Nguzo Saba, "or seven principles" of Kwanzaa, the author creates a story that shows how family members can pull together for their own good and the good of the entire community.

The best-selling handbook for America's pioneers, first published in 1859. A fascinating look into the strenuous and hazardous life faced by pioneers and prairie travelers.

A facsimile edition of the original "way to a man's heart," featuring authentic American recipes, European cooking, and Jewish favorites. First published in 1903, it was a staple of the American kitchen for more than fifty years.

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112 pages, 60 b&w photos, 5½ x 8½
ISBN: 9780870207303

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Celebrate the magic of Christmas with this beautifully illustrated book based on the world's best-loved carol and reflecting the world's diversity.

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

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It's time to take a hike and explore the Madison area. Filled with interesting new places to discover!

A seeds-to-supper guide for the whole family to learn together about gardening science and history and growing in different environments. Includes recipes and projects to make the most of these nature lessons!

A board book for beginning readers and animal lovers. Young readers will learn about different snouts and sniffers!

Spirits of Earth explores the cultural, historical, and ceremonial meanings of the mounds in an informative, abundantly illustrated book and guide.