Books & Literature
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Travel Channel Seeks City’s Secret “Treasure”
Jan 17th, 2018 by Brian Jacobson
"Expedition Unknown" to search for unique ceramic cask buried in 1981 but never found.
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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.
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Echo
Discovering the Driftless Area
Nov 19th, 2017 by Kate Habrel
New book celebrates unique region never touched by glaciers, including western Wisconsin.
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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.
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I Am A Boy of Color
Nov 5th, 2016 by Andrea Waxman
Milwaukee mother of two multiracial sons authors a book about minority boys from many backgrounds.
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Frozen Custard Capital of the World
Nov 3rd, 2016 by The History Press
Why is Milwaukee the leading city for this uniquely rich treat? Excerpt from new book.
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Book Club
The Cosmopolitan Canopy
Nov 2nd, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
How can cities like Milwaukee break down ethnic and racial barriers? Our book club considers.
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A Tour Of Milwaukee’s Polish Heritage
Aug 29th, 2016 by Jill Florence Lackey and Rick Petrie
Fun tour is among many in new book, ‘Strolling Through Milwaukee’s Ethnic History.’
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How Milwaukee Became LGBTQ-Friendly
Aug 8th, 2016 by Michail Takach
It went from very intolerant to more gay bars than Chicago by 1969, a new book finds.
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Book Club
Throwing Rocks at the Google Bus
Aug 2nd, 2016 by Jeramey Jannene
What is the systemic problem that sets the rich against the poor and the technologists against everybody else?
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How Walker Won The Rural Vote
May 9th, 2016 by Katherine J. Cramer
Resentment of Milwaukee and Madison was a key factor. Excerpt from new book.
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Books
So This Poet Joins the Military Police…
May 12th, 2015 by Richard Davis
Ex-Milwaukeean Rick Ryan returns for a reading from his new book, ‘There’s a Man with a Gun Over There.’
