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The first full-length biography of one of Milwaukee's founding fathers, this carefully researched volume follows Byron Kilbourn from his boyhood home in Ohio to Wisconsin where he served as a surveyor. The book describes his competitive relations with Solomon Juneau and George Walker as he developed the land west of the Milwaukee River.
Goodwin Berquist and Paul C. Bowers, Jr. are Milwaukee County historians.
Published by the Milwaukee Historical Society. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.
978-0-938076-15-5
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