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Steam & Cinders: The Advent of Railroads in Wisconsin

By Axel Lorenzsonn

From the railroad lines that traverse open prairie to the wrought iron rails embedded in their wooden ties, railroads have been written into the landscape - and shared history - of Wisconsin. Yet few of us have thought about how they developed in the towns and cities we call home....

 
Richard Bong: World War II Flying Ace

By Pete Barnes

Who would have imagined a farm boy from Wisconsin would be the greatest air hero of World War II? Richard Bong was an athletic and hard-working boy from northern Wisconsin who dreamed of flying from the first time a plane buzzed low over his family farm. When war broke out,...

The latest issue of the Wisconsin Magazine of History.

The current issue features a story on James Roosevelt's business ventures in Superior in the 1890s, a photographic essay on Northern Wisconsin's wet boathouses, a book excerpt from People of the Sturgeon: Wisconsin's Love Affair with an Ancient Fish, articles on Milwaukee's fight against juvenile delinquent "beboppers" in the post-World War II era, and Maude McGinty's efforts to teach deaf and speech-impaired children at the turn of the 20th century.

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Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story Textbook

By Bobbie Malone and Kori Oberle

Wisconsin: Our State, Our Story brings history to life! Thinking Like a Historian questions in each chapter encourage critical thinking. Scores of artifacts and documents invite students to become eyewitnesses to the past.

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