SUMMER 2007 Issue
Volume 90, Number 4
Featured Story
When the Braves of Bushville Ruled Baseball: Celebrating Andy Pafko and the 1957 Milwaukee Braves
As a five-time All Star known for his consistent hitting and acrobatic fielding, Andy Pafko had the good fortune of winning pennants in all three cities he played in—but none more special than with the 1957 Milwaukee Braves. For the native Wisconsinite, baseball would bring him back home to fulfill his destiny of winning a world championship.
Table of Contents
When the Braves of Bushville Ruled Baseball: Celebrating Andy Pafko and the 1957 Milwaukee Braves by William Povletich
Follow the Braves’ rise to the top of the baseball world from their 1953 move to Milwaukee to their World Series win in Yankee Stadium through the eyes of Andy Pafko, the Wisconsin-born All Star outfielder.
The 1982 Brewers Dared Wisconsin Baseball Fans to Fall in Love Again by Robert DeBroux
After the Braves’ departure from Milwaukee, the new Brewers baseball team suffered several losing seasons before their triumphant American League win in 1982.
The Crandall Collection of American Indian Dolls by Steve Cotherman
Every American Indian doll in the Crandall Collection tells a unique story about its makers, owners, and the society that produced it. (Image essay)
March on Milwaukee by Margaret Rozga
Father James Groppi, an Italian Milwaukee priest, joined forces with the African American community and helped lead the 1967–1968 protest marches that demanded new open housing laws and the end of racial discrimination.
Made-to-Order Farms: Benjamin Faast’s Vision for Northern Wisconsin by Erika Janik
Developer Benjamin Faast dreamed of ready-made, mail-order farms that would encourage city-dwellers to relocate to agricultural communities in the northern Wisconsin cutover region.
Book Excerpt: Private Soldiers: A Year in Iraq with a Wisconsin National Guard Unit by Benjamin Bucholz
A member of a Wisconsin National Guard Unit shares his wartime experiences on convoy duty in Iraq.
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