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John Gurda

John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian who has been studying his hometown since 1972. He is the author of twenty-one books, including histories of Milwaukee-area neighborhoods, churches, and industries. He wrote the Wisconsin Historical Society Press books Brewtown Tales: More Stories from Milwaukee and Beyond, Milwaukee: A City Built on Water and Cream City Chronicles: Stories of Milwaukee's Past, recently re-released in paperback. He is also a photographer, lecturer, and local history columnist for the "Milwaukee Journal Sentinel." Gurda is an eight-time winner of the Wisconsin Historical Society’s Award of Merit. The common thread in all his work is understanding history as "why things are the way they are."

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• Milwaukee History and Culture

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