Books

• What Surprised Me About Milwaukee

  Nov 21st, 2019 by Jenna Kashou

  Writing a guide book about the city helped me see it fresh.

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  New Book Captures City’s Irish History

  Nov 9th, 2018 by Urban Milwaukee

  Buy it before the event. Author Carl Baehr will present, read from book at November 13th event.

• New Book Captures City’s Irish History

  Oct 28th, 2018 by Urban Milwaukee

  Author Carl Baehr will present, read from book at November 13th event.

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  The Voyage of Donald Baumgartner

  Oct 2nd, 2018 by Kurt Chandler

  High seas adventure weathered perilous storms. Excerpt from book on Milwaukee businessman and philanthropist.

• Remembering Milwaukee’s Socialist Days

  Jul 13th, 2018 by Dan Kaufman

  New book The Fall of Wisconsin, contrasts state’s progressives with Scott Walker era.

• Eyes on Milwaukee

  Author Chronicles Milwaukee’s Beautiful Terra Cotta

  May 30th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene

  Distinctive building ornamentation exhaustively documented by Ben Tyjeski in new book.

• The Fabulous Train Photos of Wallace Abbey

  May 18th, 2018 by Kevin P. Keefe and Scott Lothes

  Milwaukee-based photographer captured a golden age. Excerpt from new book.

• Book Club

  The Color of Law

  May 18th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene

  Urban Milwaukee book club reads history of how government segregated America.

• Eyes on Milwaukee

  How The Library Can Save You $750

  Jan 15th, 2018 by Jeramey Jannene

  Or more. Per year. A guide to reclaiming your tax dollars.

• Echo

  Discovering the Driftless Area

  Nov 19th, 2017 by Kate Habrel

  New book celebrates unique region never touched by glaciers, including western Wisconsin.

• The Shame of Milwaukee

  Dec 12th, 2016 by Tula A. Connell

  How race baiting was used against Mayor Zeidler in 1956 campaign. Excerpt from new book.

• How Wisconsin Invented Public Radio

  Nov 29th, 2016 by Jack Mitchell

  In 1917 Wisconsin Public Radio began, becoming a model for NPR, others. Excerpt from a book.