Hand book of Wisconsin
By: by S. Chapman.
Edition: 2d ed., enlarged & improved.
Publisher: S. Chapman
Published: 1855
Place of publication: Milwaukee
Language: eng
Number of pages: 117
Subjects: Wisconsin -- Description and travel
Description: This pocket-sized book provides statistical and geographical information about Wisconsin in the 1850s, including topographical descriptions, a listing of natural resources, educational data, a discussion of available lands and instructions for filing land claims, information about unsurveyed lands, census figures, the economic activities of each county, and transportation routes. Advertisements from publishers, retailers, and members of the professions appear in the back pages.
Notes: On cover: 9th thousand. 1856.

1st edition: Milwaukee, 1855.

Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.