A short history of Wisconsin
By: Erika Janik.
Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Madison, WI
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780870204401
Subjects: Wisconsin -- History; Wisconsin -- Social conditions; Wisconsin -- Politics and government
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Geography of place; title: Fortunes made of fur; title: From territory to statehood; title: Calling Wisconsin home; title: Lead and lumber; title: Social and moral improvement; title: Civil War Wisconsin; title: Becoming America's dairyland; title: Manufacturing the future; title: The sporting life; title: Progressive politics; title: World War I; title: Changing habits of consumption; title: Depression; title: World War II; title: Culture of fear; title: Migration and civil rights; title: Vietnam; title: Greening Wisconsin; title: The changing face of immigration; title: Indian treaty rights; title: Postwar politics and the conservative revolution; title: Conclusion: Creating Wisconsin.