A Ruinous and Unhappy War
A Ruinous and Unhappy War

Author: James H. Ellis

Publisher: Algora Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 328

ISBN-13: 0875866913

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An entertaining, well-researched study details naval battles and coastal incursions through diaries and regional news articles on the War of 1812. New England was hard hit by the War of 1812 with Great Britain. The war severely injured the maritime and commercial economy and inflamed the difference in interests between the Northeast and the rest of the country, where agriculture was the mainstay. The author has combed sources near and far, bringing to life a drama that was international in scope? but so local in impact.

Forgotten Tales of Wisconsin
Forgotten Tales of Wisconsin

Author: Martin Hintz

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2010-05-13

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 1614231877

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Drift back to an era when the speed limit in Milwaukee was an edgy four miles per hour and Madison lawmakers could poke at hogs to punctuate the tedium of legislative sessions. Martin Hintz makes even the slow times of the Badger State fly by in this collection of Wisconsin's forgotten memories. Taste the world's first batch of pink lemonade (made with the dye of a circus performer's pants) and witness the tragic death of the world's last wild passenger pigeon. Track down ancient Algonkin legends like the great serpent that swam up the Mississippi looking for copper, and drop in on modern legends like Les Paul, whose guitar spun records into gold.