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Wisconsin Historical Society Press

As the state's oldest publisher, the Wisconsin Historical Society Press takes pride in publishing the finest books on Wisconsin history and culture. Come browse through the pages of our many outstanding titles.

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Fill 'er Up: The Glory Days of Wisconsin Gas Stations

By Jim Draeger & Mark Speltz

"Gas stations are among the most ephemeral of all buildings. Historic stations are becoming a rarity; they are now artifacts of the twentieth century's struggle to accommodate the revolutionary changes brought by the automobile."
—From the Preface

Step back to the day when a visit to the gas station meant service...

 
Mountain Wolf Woman: A Ho-Chunk Girlhood

By Diane Holliday

With the seasons of the year as a backdrop, author Diane Holliday describes what life was like for a Ho-Chunk girl who lived in the late nineteenth and early twentieth century. Central to the story is the movement of Mountain Wolf Woman and her family in and around Wisconsin. Like...

The latest issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History.

The current issue features articles on the cancelled 1957 and 1958 Wisconsin Badger football games against Louisiana State due to Louisiana's segregation laws, Camp Randall as a prisoner of war facility during the Civil War, and the fight for women journalists to integrate the Milwaukee Press Club.

Members receive the Magazine of History and a ten-percent discount on all book purchases.

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Apple Betty & Sloppy Joe by Susan Sanvidge, Diane Sanvidge Seckar, Jean Sanvidge Wouters, & Julie Sanvidge Florence
Cream City Chronicles by John Gurda
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