Wisconsin Books

Finally a publisher has the foresight to republish this landmark study of the French Regime in Wisconsin and the old Northwest as told from a "western" point of view. Published originally by the State Historical Society of Wisconsin in 1925 this reprint with a comprehensive index excites many genealogists and historians interested in the Huguenots, the French-Indian War, the fur trade, exploration of the old Northwest, and the French residents of Wisconsin.

The first part of the book provides information regarding the early explorations of the Mississippi River and Great Lakes in the 17th century, the second section covers the 18th century, from the Fox Wars to the end of the French regime in the Northwest in 1761.

Of much interest to Genealogists is Chapter 18 from page 386 to 405, French Residents in Wisconsin.

Ms. Kellogg also wrote "Early Narratives of the Northwest 1634-1699," "Frontier Advance on the Upper Ohio 1778-1779," "Frontier Retreat on the Upper Ohio 1779-1781" and wrote with Reuben Gold Thwaites, "Documentary History of Dunmore's War, 1774" and "The Revolution on the Upper Ohio, 1775-1777," all books hard to find and groundbreaking studies.

Though 82 years old, "The French Regime in Wisconsin and the Northwest" is a very readable history that has stood the time test and deserves a new market.

Richard N. Larsen
Reviewer

Sheldon Rampton is best known for the 3 books he co-authored in 1995-2001: Toxic Sludge Is Good For You; Mad Cow USA; and, Trust Us, We're Experts, and as editor of PR Watch. But this was his first book written in the mid-1980s, and should be considered a valuable collectors item. Its a beautiful collaboration between Rampton and photojournalist Liz Chilsen, a how-to book for building people-to-people "sister city" relationships among citizens in the US and Nicaragua, then under attack by the Reagan Admininstration's proxy terrorist army, the Contra. The Contra were in fact led by former members of the dictator Somoza's brutal National Guard resurrected with US money and weapons and CIA direction as "freedom fighters" to (successfully) destroy the Sandinista Revolution. (A chapter in Toxic Sludge examines the US propaganda strategies in the US and in Central Americar.) This is an inspiring "how-to" book for anyone trying to figure out what can be done at the local and personal level to promote peace and understanding between the US and the third world. The prose is informative and the pictures precious. Amazingly, through all the trials and tribulations and passage of time, the grassroots-based US-Nicaragua network is alive, well and thriving, and just as Rampton predicted, doing much more for people in that dirt-poor and exploited nation than anything attempted recently by the callous US government.

Its hard to believe that an athletic program in the Big 10 conference was close to bankrupcy in 1990. Lackluster performance on the field and poor fiscal responsibility led the Badgers to the edge of financial ruin.
What turned this program around? It depends on who you ask. Rick Telander (a senior Sports Illustrated writer) lays out the many complexities involved in the decisions made that not only returned Bucky and the UW athletic department to economic solviency, but to the Rose Bowl.

Anyone who coaches or is an athletic administrator should read this book. There are lessons to be learned for coaches and AD's at every level.

You can usually find this book for under at Amazon or any used bookstore in your area. It's worth that much just for the story about the fundraising golf tournament UW hosted and LOST money!

In the fascinating book Frontier Family Caroline Quiner and her hard working family are running their frontier farm with precision and inbetween the tough work they all still find time for fun.Their days are filled with playing tag to feeding the chickens to studying and sewing.Experience frontier life with this wonderful book called Frontier Family.

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Fry Me To The Moon is a delightfully and colorfully illustrated guide to Wisconsin's tradition of Friday Night Fish Frys. This little compendium of restaurants is a Wisconsin fish-fry lover's dream come true. From Riha's House and Bar in Hollandale to The Silver Coach in Stevens Point to Eddie's Supper Club in Superior, Fry Me To The Moon will serve as a gourmet's guide to some of the finest Friday Night Fish Fry places in the state. Highly recommended for tourists, travelers, and Wisconsinites everywhere!

Now in an expanded and thoroughly updated fourth edition, Fun With The Family In Wisconsin by Martin and Stephen Hintz is an inclusive gathering of hundreds of ideas for pleasurable, day-long travel trips that the whole family can enjoy. Divided by the different regions of Wisconsin, Fun with the Family in Wisconsin is packed with places to stay, public parks, theme shows, exotic restaurants, seasonal events and much more. A concise and useful guide, Fun With The Family In Wisconsin is a "must" for every Wisconsin lending library. Whether you are simply passing through with kids in the backseat looking for something to do, or a life-long resident wanting your children to see and learn something more of their own home state, begin your excursion plans with a careful browsing through the pages of Fun With The Family In Wisconsin!

Bergman, a gay academic and poet, wrote one of the better books of gay men's criticism in the 1990s with GAIETY TRANSFIGURED (1991). It is a sign of its times that Bergman tried to float a proposal for a book like it ten years before and had no luck doing it. The second time around, someone came looking for him: Frank Lentricchia, to be exact. The result is a thoughtful, unsystematic treatment of the evolution of gay men's literary "self-representation" (as the subtitle has it). The ten chapters here range widely in period and type of authors covered, from Whitman to Holleran. Issues related to AIDS and antigay witchhunts (which contributed to F. O. Matthiessen's decision to kill himself) keep the book firmly in the realm of sexual politics, but aesthetics (a chapter on camp) and multicultural queerness (a treatment of Eldridge Cleaver's attack on James Baldwin as a gay writer) are included. The most unusual chapter has to do with cannibalism as a metaphor for homosexual sensibility in works like Melville's TYPEE and Williams's SUDDENLY LAST SUMMER. While most of the standard writers of the emerging gay canon are here, Bergman also brought my attention to a number of writers I didn't know, such as Francis Grierson. The author is conversant with contemporary theory (particularly feminist), but theory doesn't dominate here. What does is a fresh, quirky survey of a wide variety of literary works from a gay perspective. Anyone who wants a readable tour of one man's encounter with (primarily) American gay writers would do well to pick this book up.

I'm a bit surprised to be the first reviewer of this classic. When I began my career in Wildlife Management over 30 years ago I was surprised at how many people quoted this work, but admitted they had not actually read it. I had read it in graduate school and was amazed at how prescient Leopold had been. He accurately predicted where Wildlife Management would go in the future and what would be necessary for success. (As a side note, Leopold used the two word term `Wild Life' meaning plants, animals, the soil; i.e. ecosystems. The term was changed to one word by the Wisconsin Legislature and defined as certain animals only.)

While this book is technical, it is not obtuse or wordy. It follows in the easily read style of Leopold and is worth the time and money of non-professionals as well as professionals. To the latter, wildlife management professionals however, I especially recommend reading this work. It will hold surprises for even those who think they "know" what Leopold had to say.

One more aside; Leopold had little use for political intervention and organizational concerns as is displayed by the fact that he devotes only a few sparse pages to organizational issues in this book. It is, in my opinion, unfortunate that Leopold did not turn his incredible intellect, wit, and writing abilities to this topic as it is, in truth, of more importance in the management of natural resources than the scientific issues.

This book is a classic in the field and deserves to be read as much as "A Sand County Almanac." I strongly recommend it.

I really enjoyed this book! I've read the Packers' history books and the players' autobiographies, but this book is unique in that it asks various players what was their most memorable game as a Packer. It is well organized and written. My 10 year-old son is reading it now!