New Books

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.

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Orders for Trade, Library or Wholesale

This book will be released in October of 2020. To pre-order, please contact the Chicago Distribution Center directly at 800.621.2736 or by email at custserv@press.uchicago.edu.

On a gray and drizzly day in 1983, writer Alice D’Alessio and her math professor husband, Laird, made their way down a curving, tree-lined driveway on their way to a picnic. They were visiting 115 acres of land in Wisconsin’s unglaciated Driftless Area that Laird had inherited from his parents. Emerging from the trees, Alice had her first glimpse of the valley that would become a twenty-five-year labor of love for the couple. Details, below.

Everyone has a story to tell. In The Old Timer Says, Jerry Apps provides writers and non-writers alike space and inspiration to capture their own stories. Full details below.

Published by Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Orders for Trade, Library or Wholesale