Brewtown Tales: More Stories from Milwaukee and Beyond - Paperback
by John Gurda
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Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wisconsin Historical Society PressISBN-13:9780870209994ISBN-10:087020999XUPC:9780870209994Book Category:History, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:United States, Essays, Social HistoryBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC85G5MVMY
John Gurda's South Side Milwaukee family loved potluck dinners. "From the Jell-O salads at the start of the line through the hot dishes in the middle and on to the pumpkin bars at the end, the food was always hearty, abundant, and certifiably homemade," he writes. Drawing from Gurda's long-running Sunday Milwaukee Journal Sentinel column, Brewtown Tales was prepared in the spirit of those fondly remembered meals. The main dish is Milwaukee history, served in a multitude of ways. You will find in these pages the biography of a bridge, a requiem for a union, tales of two shipwrecks, a frank take on segregation, and memories of the summer of '68, among many other things. There are also side dishes that convey the distinctive flavors of Wisconsin and a few more exotic places, from Vilas County to Vietnam. Brewtown Tales will satisfy your hunger, introduce you to new and unexpected tastes, and whet your appetite for more homemade history.
Languages:EnglishPublisher:Wisconsin Historical Society PressISBN-13:9780870209994ISBN-10:087020999XUPC:9780870209994Book Category:History, Literary CollectionsBook Subcategory:United States, Essays, Social HistoryBook Topic:State & LocalSize:8.40 x 5.40 x 1.30 inchesWeight:1.3007Product ID:SC85G5MVMY
John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian who has been studying his hometown since 1972. He is the author of twenty-three books, including The Making of Milwaukee and Milwaukee: City of Neighborhoods. In addition to his work as an author, Gurda is a lecturer, tour guide, and local history columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The common thread in all of his work is an understanding of history as "why things are the way they are."
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