A Black Hawk War Guide: Landmarks, Battlefields, Museums and Firsthand Accounts

The Black Hawk War was the final conflict east of the Mississippi River between American Indian communities and the United States regular troops and militia. Exploring the museums, wayside markers and parks relating to that struggle is not just a journey of historic significance through beautiful natural scenery. It is also an amazing convergence of legendary personalities, from Abraham Lincoln to Jefferson Davis. Follow the fallout of the war from the Quad Cities on the Illinois/Iowa border, through the “Trembling Lands” along the Kettle Moraine and into the Driftless Area of southern Wisconsin. Pairing local insight with big-picture perspective, Ben Strand charts an overlooked quadrant of America’s frontier heritage.

Author

Ben Strand hails from the Uplands of southwestern Wisconsin. With degrees from the University of Wisconsin and an MFA from Goddard College in Vermont, he has a long-standing commitment to the Wisconsin Idea and the Green Mountain Ideal.

Book Details

• Binding: Paperback
• Size:  6 x 9 x .5 inches
• Pages: 208
• Illustrations: 56 B&W photos and illustrations
• Publishing: Arcadia Publishing, 2021