It's All in the Title
These books all explore topics in great detail with titles that, in one word, state what the book is about.
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MPL Blogs: Explore By Tag
Showing entries tagged: History
Milwaukee's Menagerie: Yacob the Hippo
Forget Shark Week, back in 1913 Milwaukee had Hippo Week from April 13 through 20.
Read moreThe Americans on D-Day by Martin K. A. Morgan
Experience the all-important Normandy invasion through some of D-Day's most incredible photographs.
Read moreHildegard Chada: A Depression-Era Pioneer
Can you imagine walking 2 miles to work everyday, with all your supplies carried in an onion sack over your shoulder, and once you've made it there you still have to climb up an 85-foot ladder?
Read moreZona Gale: the Pulitzer Prize Winner of Portage
If we want to talk about important Wisconsin women, we cannot fail to mention Zona Gale.
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