Madison: by Erika Janik

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Madison: by Erika Janik

Beginning with the retreat of the Wisconsin glacier and the story of early Native American peoples, Janik narrates the journey of Wisconsin's capital city from the center of the wilderness? to the Laboratory of Democracy.? Learn how Madison's citizens responded to the Civil War, industrialization and two world wars, as well as how advances in the rights of workers, women, Native Americans and African Americans made Madison the multifaceted city it is today. Comprehensive, accessible and swift, Madison: History of a Model City offers a fresh take on how Madison and its people came into being.

Erika Janik is the executive producer of Wisconsin Life on Wisconsin Public Radio and an award-winning writer and historian. Marketplace of the Marvelous: The Bizarre Origins of Modern Medicine is one of her five previous novels. Madison, Wisconsin is her home.

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ISBN 13 9781596291218
ISBN 10 1596291214
Title Madison:
Author Erika Janik
Series Brief History Ser
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher History Press
Year published 2010-10-18
Number of pages 192
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.