The Wisconsin, River of a Thousand Isles
The Wisconsin, River of a Thousand Isles

Author: August Derleth

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 396

ISBN-13: 9780299103743

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A classic account of the Wisconsin River's early exploration by French traders and Jesuit priests through the 1940s. Mixing folklore and legend, Derleth tells of the Winnebago, Sauk, and Fox peoples; of lumberjacks, farmers, miners, and preachers; of ordinary folks and famous figures such as the Ringling Brothers, Chief Blackhawk, Frank Lloyd Wright, and Zona Gale.

Spirits of Earth
Spirits of Earth

Author: Robert A. Birmingham

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2009-12-18

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 0299232638

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Between A.D. 700 and 1100 Native Americans built more effigy mounds in Wisconsin than anywhere else in North America, with an estimated 1,300 mounds—including the world’s largest known bird effigy—at the center of effigy-building culture in and around Madison, Wisconsin. These huge earthworks, sculpted in the shape of birds, mammals, and other figures, have aroused curiosity for generations and together comprise a vast effigy mound ceremonial landscape. Farming and industrialization destroyed most of these mounds, leaving the mysteries of who built them and why they were made. The remaining mounds are protected today and many can be visited. explores the cultural, historical, and ceremonial meanings of the mounds in an informative, abundantly illustrated book and guide. Finalist, Social Science, Midwest Book Awards

Walking Trails of Southern Wisconsin
Walking Trails of Southern Wisconsin

Author: Bob Crawford

Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 284

ISBN-13: 9780299169749

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This text contains details and descriptions for more than 150 trails in 60 locations in the southern Wisconsin area. This second edition has new maps for Lafayette and Vernon counties, plus additional trail maps for Black Hawk, Wildcat Mountain State Park and Blackhawk Lake Recreational Area.