Milwaukee
A City Built on Water
$70.20
- Paperback
232 pages
- Release Date
22 December 2025
Summary
Paddle through the watery history of the Midwest’s Cream City.
The success and survival of Milwaukee lies in the rivers that meander through its streets and the great lake at its eastern boundary. The Indigenous peoples of the region recognized the value of an abundant, clean water supply for food and transportation. Generations of immigrants, entrepreneurs, innovators, and recreationists used the same waters to travel greater distances, power million-dollar industrie…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781976600708 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1976600707 |
| Author: | John Gurda |
| Publisher: | Wisconsin Historical Society Press |
| Imprint: | Wisconsin Historical Society Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 232 |
| Release Date: | 22 December 2025 |
| Weight: | 481g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 178mm x 15mm |
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About The Author
John Gurda
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 Brewtown Tales, 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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