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Milwaukee in Stone and Clay: A Guide to the Cream City's Architectural Geology
Milwaukee in Stone and Clay offers a wide-ranging look at the fascinating geology found in the building materials of Milwaukee County's architectural landmarks. And it reveals the intriguing and often surprising links between science, art, and...Regular price $24.95Quick view -
Milwaukee Mafia
Milwaukee is best known for its beer--and rightfully so. But in the days of Prohibition, the big alcohol suppliers were not Miller, Blatz, Schlitz, and Pabst. The Mafia had control, and it made its money by...Regular price $24.99Quick view -
Milwaukee Mayhem: Murder And Mystery In The Cream City's First Century
From murder and matchstick men to all-consuming fires, painted women, and Great Lakes disasters--and the wide-eyed public who could not help but gawk at it all--"Milwaukee Mayhem" uncovers the little-remembered and rarely told history of the...Regular price $19.95Quick view -
Milwaukee Movie Theaters
Prior to World War II, there were 90 single-screen movie theaters in Milwaukee. By 1960, that number had been reduced by half. With the arrival of television for the home market, the golden age of the...Regular price $24.99Quick view -
Milwaukee Police Department
The Milwaukee Police Department was organized in 1855 with a determined chief, seven pugnacious officers, and little money. The department grew to 21 men by the start of the Civil War in 1861. Law enforcement in...Regular price $24.99Quick view -
Milwaukee Police Station Bomb of 1917
On a chilly day in September, the patriotic, pro-Protestant preaching of an Italian immigrant pastor, August Giuliani, ignited a riot in Milwaukee's small Italian enclave of Bay View that injured two policemen and killed two rioters....Regular price $21.99Quick view