Murder in Wauwatosa
9781609496739
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Investigate the mysteries surrounding the brutal murder of Wauwatos's Arthur "Buddy'? Schumacher Jr. A must-read for fans of true crime and Wisconsin history enthusiasts.
In 1925, the peaceful Milwaukee suburb of Wauwatosafound itself involved in mystery and horror. Eight-year-old Arthur ""Buddy"" Schumacher Jr. was last seen by three of his friends after they hopped off a freight train they'd jumped to get a ride to a nearby swimming hole.
For seven weeks, the community and state searched desperately to find the boy until his body was found just a mile from his house with his clothing torn and a handkerchief shoved down his throat. The police pursued several promising leads, but to no avail.
In this engaging mystery, author Paul Hoffman walks us back to the scene of the crime and through the reasons it was never solved.
Wisconsin Farm They Built, The
9781467152747
Regular price $23.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Corey Geiger, international agricultural journalist and author of On a Wisconsin Family Farm, pairs his rural roots and lively storytelling talents to capture six generations of life in Americaās Dairyland.
After his mother Anna was killed by a train, Elmer Pritzl was thrown into adulthood at the tender age of sixteen. A clever and crafty fellow, Elmer quickly found work at the local foundry. Promoted to foreman by age eighteen, he began supervising men double and even triple his age during the depths of the Great Depression. However, that professional career track ended abruptly five years later when Elmer fell in love with a farmerās daughter, Julia Burich. Six months after their wedding, Juliaās father passed away, and with no living male relatives left in her life, Juliaās mother, Anna Burich, asked, āElmer, will you run my farm?ā So, Elmer, born a city boy, transformed his life and began a love affair with a Wisconsin family farm.
Milwaukee Mafia
9780738594439
Regular price $24.99 Sale price $17.49 Save 30%Milwaukee is best known for its beer - and rightfully so. But in the days of Prohibition, the big alcohol suppliers were not Miller, Blatz, Schlitz, and Pabst.
The Mafia had control, and it made its money by running alcohol as far away as Canada and Indiana, as well as with counterfeiting, the numbers racket, and two of the biggest heists in American history. From then on, the sky was the limit, as the Mafia indulged in extortion, protection rackets, and skimming from Las Vegas casinos. The Cream City had its crooked lawyers, corrupt cops, and even a mayor on the take. There was the blood of those who dared to stand in the syndicate's way, who were found dead in ditches or as victims of car bombs. The members of the Mafia included doctors, real estate men, restaurateurs, tavern owners, funeral directors, union presidents, and the most famous Milwaukee gangster of all, Frank Balistrieri. While now considered extinct, the Milwaukee Family was once a dominant force in the Midwest.
Milwaukee Jazz
9781467103107
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9781467198622
Regular price $12.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Ghost stories from Circus City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
The haunted history of Baraboo comes to lifeāeven when the main players are dead. Visit the Old Baraboo Inn to catch a glimpse of the spirits who checked in but never checked out. Or take a drive down the infamous Highway 12, but keep your eye out for the roadās very own spectral hitchhiker. Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
The Swiss Colony
9780738540245
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9780738550992
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9780738551722
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9780738584454
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9781467139335
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%A never-before-seen collection of photos and stories about Bob Barry, the iconic celebrity DJ of Milwaukee.
Bob Barry ruled Milwaukee's airwaves in the '60s and '70s. The only time the Beatles performed here, Barry introduced them to the audience, and he was the only local personality who spent time in private with the Fab Four. If a band or musician came to town, he met them with a microphone. Chuck Berry, the Animals, Wings, the Rolling Stones--the list goes on. His popular ""Bob Barry Calls the World"" segment entertained thousands with cold calls to famous personalities, including Bob Hope, Sophia Loren, Elton John and Cher. Through it all, Barry maintained a calm and fun-loving demeanor, even when mocked by the WOKY Chicken or nearly eaten by wolves on the air. Packed with never-before-seen photos, this revealing memoir recalls the iconic DJ's many celebrity encounters, his career highlights and setbacks and the hijinks that made Milwaukee radio rock.
The Ghostly Tales of Door County
9781467198080
Regular price $12.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Milwaukee's Italian Heritage
9781596298361
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The Ghostly Tales of Milwaukee
9781467198349
Regular price $12.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Ghost stories from Brew City have never been so creepy, fun, and full of mystery!
Milwaukeeās haunted history comes to lifeāeven when the main players are dead. Explore the caves below the Miller Brewery to see if theyāre really haunted. Listen at the Lake Park Lions Bridge to hear the laughter of ghostly children. Or tiptoe through La Belle Cemetery to see if the spirit of a young girl throws herself into Fowler Lake (she usually does). Dive into this spooky chapter book for suspenseful tales of bumps in the night, paranormal investigations, and the unexplained; just be sure to keep the light on.
Italian Milwaukee
9780738533537
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9781467149174
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%For over a century, drag has been an unstoppable force in Milwaukee nightlife. On June 7, 1884, "The Only Leon'? brought the fine art of female impersonation to the Grand Opera Hall, launching a proud local legacy that continues today at This Is It, La Cage, Hamburger Mary's, D.I.X. and innumerable other venues.
Historians Michail Takach and BJ Daniels recognize that today's LGBTQ liberties were born from the strength, resilience, and resistance of yesterday's gender non-conforming pioneers. This is a long overdue celebration of those stories, including high-rolling hustler of the Fourth Ward "Badlands'? Frank Blunt, over-the-top dinner theater drag superstar of the 1950s Adrian Ames, and "It Kid'? Jamie Gays, first-ever Miss Gay Milwaukee and Latin community hero.
And many, many more.
Hidden History of Eau Claire
9781467157193
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Eau Claireās history is a rich tapestry of tragedy, mystery, and everything in between. Time after time, a round-faced man with a bristly mustache appeared amongst loggers in late nineteenth-century photos, but who was this man? In 1903, residents were left stumped when a mysterious body arrived by train from Chicago. Thirty years later, Hollywood came to Eau Claire with a world premiere of Out All Night, a comedy starring Zasu Pitts and Slim Summerville. Facing a labor shortage during World War II, the city welcomed German POWs and often worked side by side with them in the corn and pea fields.
Local authors Jodi Kiffmeyer and Diana Peterson collect the humorous, heart-breaking, and utterly befuddling stories of the cityās past.Ā
Milwaukee's Live Theater
9780738560595
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9781467138697
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%The safe and sedate Fox Cities have seen their share of horrible crimes. A must-read for fans of true crime and Wisconsin history.
Cold Blooded murder, kidnapping, prostitution, organized crime and other misdeeds shocked and appalled not just the community known as the Fox Cities, but the entire state of Wisconsin. Murderer Porter Ross tried to commit suicide by eating bedsprings. Wenzel Kabat mutilated and burned a man in order to take over his farm. The Appleton Butcher left dismembered human remains on a playground for children to find.
n this volume, crime writer and leading expert on the Milwaukee Mafia Gavin Schmitt turns his magnifying glass on the dark underbelly of small-town America. Revisit these skeletons in suburban closets that will have you looking over your shoulder as you read.
Great Lakes Pirate
9781467146173
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Hijacking. Arson. Buried treasure. Murder? The life and legend of āRoaringā Dan Seavey, pirate of Lake Michigan, have it all.
Ā Ā ĀBest known for its many natural wonders, Lake Michigan also claims the odd and dubious honor of home and stomping grounds of āRoaringā Dan Seavey, alleged to be the only pirate arrested on the Great Lakes. Aboard his ship, the Wanderer, Seaveyās life at sea (or at lake) entangled him in all kinds of misadventures. The wanton sailor roamed to the wilds of Alaska, engaged in a brisk chase with the Coast Guard, and survived a raging infernoāand those are just the stories that can be confirmed. Legends of drunken brawls and grave robbing continue to follow Roaring Dan long after his death. Author Gavin Schmitt leads readers on a journey with one of Lake Michiganās most notorious sailors.
Wisconsin Literary Luminaries
9781467136051
Regular price $21.99 Save Liquid error (snippets/product-template line 248): Computation results in '-Infinity'%Chippewa Falls World War II Hero Harry W. Kramer
9781467152495
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9780738583778
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9780738552095
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9780738551531
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