Cream City Chronicles

Cream City Chronicles
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Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Total Pages : 325
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ISBN-10 : 9780870205231
ISBN-13 : 0870205234
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Book Synopsis Cream City Chronicles by : John Gurda

Download or read book Cream City Chronicles written by John Gurda and published by Wisconsin Historical Society. This book was released on 2014-03-07 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Cream City Chronicles is a collection of lively stories about the people, the events, the landmarks, and the institutions that have made Milwaukee a unique American community. These stories represent the best of historian John Gurda’s popular Sunday columns that have appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel since 1994. Find yourself transported back to another time, when the village of Milwaukee was home to fur trappers and traders. Follow the development of Milwaukee’s distinctive neighborhoods, its rise as a port city and industrial center, and its changing political climate. From singing mayors to summer festivals, from blueblood weddings to bloody labor disturbances, the collection offers a generous sampling of tales that express the true character of a hometown metropolis.


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