Wisconsin Historical Society Press imprint: 190 books
Indian Nations of Wisconsin
Histories of Endurance and Renewal, 2 Edition
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
From origin stories to contemporary struggles over treaty rights and sovereignty issues, Indian Nations of Wisconsin explores Wisconsin's rich Native tradition. This unique volume—based on the historical perspectives of the state’s Native peoples—includes compact tribal histories of the Ojibwe,...
Banning DDT
How Citizen Activists in Wisconsin Led the Way
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2014
On a December day in 1968, DDT went on trial in Madison, Wisconsin. In Banning DDT: How Citizen Activists in Wisconsin Led the Way, Bill Berry details how the citizens, scientists, reporters, and traditional conservationists drew attention to the harmful effects of “the miracle pesticide” DDT,...
Danes in Wisconsin
Revised and Expanded Edition
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Wisconsin Territory's first Dane arrived in 1829, and by 1860 the state's Danish-born population had reached 1,150. Yet these newcomers remained only a small segment of Wisconsin's increasingly complex cultural mosaic, and the challenges of adapting to life in this new land shaped the Danish experience...
History Afield
Stories from the Golden Age of Wisconsin Sporting Life
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
Stories of sportsmen past come to life in History Afield, an account of the many and varied sporting pursuits that are part of the Wisconsin tradition. Author and outdoorsman Robert Willging shares more than two dozen tales of Wisconsin sporting history, highlighting the hunt for waterfowl, upland...
Vintage Wisconsin Gardens
A History of Home Gardening
Language: English
Release Date: November 6, 2013
As Wisconsin’s population moved from farmsteads into villages, towns, and cities, the state saw a growing interest in gardening as a leisure activity and source of civic pride. In Vintage Wisconsin Gardens, Lee Somerville introduces readers to the region’s ornamental gardens of the nineteenth...
by Richard J. Fapso
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: March 28, 2013
This perennially popular book, now revised and expanded with additional historical photos and documents, offers a concise introduction to Wisconsin's Norwegian immigrants. The narrative examines the mass migration of Norwegians from 1837, when Ole Nattestad became the first Norwegian settler in Wisconsin,...
Wisconsin Agriculture
A History
Language: English
Release Date: August 17, 2015
"I'm embarrassed to say I thought I knew anything substantial about Wisconsin agriculture or its history before I read this book. 'Wisconsin Agriculture' should be required reading in history classes from high school to the collegiate level. It makes me thankful that Jerry Apps has such a sense...
Going for Wisconsin Gold
Stories of Our State Olympians
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2016
U-S-A , U-S-A is a familiar refrain heard in every Olympics, but truly it could be Wis-con-sin! Since pioneering hurdler Alvin Kraenzlein got his start here in the 1890s, the Badger State has nurtured, trained, or schooled more than 400 Olympic athletes in a vast array of sports. Wisconsin’s varied...
Somos Latinas
Voices of Wisconsin Latina Activists
Language: English
Release Date: April 12, 2018
Twenty-five Latina agents of change share their inspirational stories.
Celebrated Latina civil rights activist Dolores Huerta once said, “Every moment is an organizing opportunity, every person a potential activist, every minute a chance to change the world.” These are the stories of some...
Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels
Brief Portraits of Real People Who Shaped Wisconsin
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2017
A governor who saw ghosts, an incorrigible horse thief, a husband and wife who each stood over seven feet tall, an American Indian chief who defied forced removal, and the first woman to practice law before the Supreme Court: these are just some of the remarkable characters whose lives influenced...
Wisconsin Riffs
Jazz Profiles from the Heartland
Language: English
Release Date: April 22, 2018
An extensive, upbeat compilation of Wisconsin’s jazz musicians
Although New York City, Los Angeles, and Chicago are often considered the epicenters of American jazz, this extensive, upbeat compilation of jazz musician biographies details Wisconsin’s rich association the genre since its...
People of the Sturgeon
Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish
Language: English
Release Date: July 9, 2012
People of the Sturgeon tells the poignant story of an ancient fish. Wanton harvest and habitat loss took a heavy toll on these prehistoric creatures until they teetered on the brink of extinction. But, in Wisconsin, lake sturgeon have flourished because of the dedicated work of Department of Natural...
Cordelia Harvey
Civil War Angel
Language: English
Release Date: June 19, 2013
Cordelia Harvey: Civil War Angel tells the story of an iconic figure from Wisconsin’s Civil War history. As the wife of a promising young governor, Cordelia Harvey seemed destined for great things. Then tragedy struck: her husband, Louis Harvey, drowned, and Cordelia found herself widowed and alone....
John Nelligan
Wisconsin Lumberjack
Language: English
Release Date: August 6, 2015
Experience the adventures and tough life of a lumberjack in this newest addition to the Badger Biographies Series. Author John Zimm leads young readers on a journey through the lumbering heyday of Wisconsin’s North Woods as witnessed by lumberman John Nelligan, whose writings were the basis for...