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Wisconsin History Highlights: Delving into the Past
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by Jonathan Kasparek, Bobbie Malone, Erica Schock
Jonathan Kasparek
Wisconsin History Highlights: Delving into the Past
292
by Jonathan Kasparek, Bobbie Malone, Erica Schock
Jonathan Kasparek
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Overview
Wisconsin History Highlights encourages middle and high school students, including National History Day participants, to use Wisconsin topics and resources as they research American history. The book guides students on their way, drawing them in with the topics most likely to spur their curiosity and enthusiasm. Wisconsin History Highlights introduces students to essential skills for historical research, including locating primary and secondary materials, choosing and narrowing a topic, and avoiding plagiarism.
The text includes nine chapters: Discovering the Past; Immigration; Agriculture; Industry; Environment; Social Issues; Government; Tourism; and Arts, Entertainment, and Sports. Each chapter has a variety of concise historical vignettes about specific events, people, or places in Wisconsin history, and within each vignette, students will find hints to get started with research on that or a related topic. The chapters contain many illustrations of sample source materials, and each closes with a detailed bibliography of available primary and secondary resources.
Students will find ample guidance in many places, from the helpful introductory material, the table of contents, and the topical chapters to the thorough index, which together make Wisconsin History Highlights an essential tool for expanding students' conceptions of history and refining their research skills.
Product Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780870203589 |
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| Publisher: | Wisconsin Historical Society |
| Publication date: | 09/21/2004 |
| Edition description: | New Edition |
| Pages: | 292 |
| Sales rank: | 1,100,703 |
| Product dimensions: | 8.50(w) x 11.00(h) x 1.10(d) |
| Age Range: | 12 - 18 Years |
About the Author
Bobbie Malone was the director of the Office of School Services at the Wisconsin Historical Society until 2011, overseeing National History Day in Wisconsin events each year. She is the author of several books on Wisconsin history written for Wisconsin classrooms. Jon Kasparek received his Ph.D. in history from UW-Madison. His book on Governor Philip La Follette and the Wisconsin Progressive Party earned the 2003 UW Baensch Award for best dissertation on a topic in Wisconsin history. Jon has published several articles on the history of the state. He lives in Madison with his wife and son.
Table of Contents
| Preface for Teachers | viii | |
| Acknowledgments | ix | |
| Introduction for Students | x | |
| Chapter 1 | Discovering the Past | 2 |
| Finding the Mammoth Hunters: Kenosha Public Museum | 4 | |
| Discovering Aztalan: Samuel Barrett and the Milwaukee Public Museum | 6 | |
| Increase Lapham: Wisconsin's First Scientist | 8 | |
| Otter Spring: Protecting Wisconsin's Sacred Sites | 10 | |
| Henry R. Schoolcraft: The 1820 Expedition to the Western Michigan Territory | 12 | |
| Juliette M. Kinzie: Pioneer Encounters on the Wisconsin Frontier | 14 | |
| Skunk Hill: Where the Dream Dance Came to Wisconsin | 16 | |
| Treaty Councils: From Prairie du Chien to Madeline Island | 18 | |
| Chief Buffalo and His Mission to Washington | 20 | |
| The Lucerne: Preserving Wisconsin's Great Lakes Shipwrecks | 22 | |
| Black Hawk's Return: "The Land Cannot Be Sold" | 24 | |
| Chapter One Resources | 26 | |
| Chapter 2 | Immigration in Wisconsin History | 30 |
| From Factory to Farm and Back: The British Temperance Emigration Society and Savings Fund | 32 | |
| Finnish Co-ops: Fair Trade in the Northwoods | 34 | |
| Colonel Hans Christian Heg: A Norwegian Regiment in the Civil War | 36 | |
| The Niagara: Great Lakes Palace Steamer Fire Kills Hundreds | 38 | |
| Poles in Portage County | 40 | |
| Iron Mining and Italian Community Building in Hurley | 42 | |
| From Logging to Farming: Selling Northern Wisconsin to Immigrants | 44 | |
| Attracting Newcomers to a New State | 46 | |
| German Music in a German State | 48 | |
| Freedom Ride!: Grant County's African American Pioneers | 50 | |
| Escape from Laos: The Harrowing Journey of the Hmong to Wisconsin | 52 | |
| Chapter Two Resources | 54 | |
| Chapter 3 | Environmental History | 58 |
| The Great Peshtigo Fire: Logging Practices Create Deadly Firestorm | 60 | |
| Menominee Tribal Enterprises and Sustained-Yield Forestry | 62 | |
| Fish Story: Stopping the Lamprey on the Great Lakes | 64 | |
| Fish and Game: Aldo Leopold and the Conservation Movement | 66 | |
| Water Policy in Wisconsin: Preserving the St. Croix Riverway | 68 | |
| Project ELF: The Northwoods' Cold War Secret | 70 | |
| The Man from Clear Lake: Gaylord Nelson and Earth Day | 72 | |
| Recreation and Employment: The New Deal and Wisconsin Parks | 74 | |
| Wisconsin's First State Park: Interstate Park at the St. Croix Dalles | 76 | |
| Pesticide on Trial: Wisconsin's Role in Banning DDT | 78 | |
| Let the Waters Flow: Dam Removal Projects | 80 | |
| Cleaning the Fox River: The Battle over PCB Removal | 82 | |
| Chapter Three Resources | 84 | |
| Chapter 4 | Tourism | 88 |
| Lucky 13: Automobile Tourism to Northern Wisconsin | 90 | |
| Back to Nature: Wilderness Tourism in the Northwoods | 92 | |
| Electrifying Tourism: The Bayfield Electric Cooperative | 94 | |
| Calvin Coolidge Vacations on the Brule River | 96 | |
| Bringing Main Streets to Life: Saving Wisconsin's Downtowns | 98 | |
| The Yellowstone Trail: Wisconsin's First National Tourist Highway | 100 | |
| Governor Warren Knowles: Promoting Tourism and Protecting Water | 102 | |
| H.H. Bennett: Inventing the Wisconsin Dells | 104 | |
| Chapter Four Resources | 106 | |
| Chapter 5 | Industry | 110 |
| Cold Hard Profit: Ice Harvesting in Wisconsin | 112 | |
| Hogs on Wheels: The Evolution of the Harley-Davidson Motor Company | 114 | |
| Superior Shipbuilding: Quintuplets and the War! | 116 | |
| Boom to Bust: The Brownstone Industry of Chequamegon Bay | 118 | |
| From Lead to Zinc: The Mining Heyday in Southwest Wisconsin | 120 | |
| Allis-Chalmers: Manufacturing for Manufacturers | 122 | |
| D.C. Everest: Building Wisconsin's Paper Industries | 124 | |
| Silent Service: Manitowoc's Submarine Industry in World War II | 126 | |
| Soldiers without Guns: Milwaukee Women during World War II | 128 | |
| Sawdust Cities: How Lumber Mills Created Towns | 130 | |
| Badger Ordnance: How Wisconsin Helped Win World War II | 132 | |
| Fairlawn: From Millionaire's Mansion to Orphan's Home | 134 | |
| Chapter Five Resources | 136 | |
| Chapter 6 | Agriculture | 140 |
| J.I. Case: Industry for Agriculture | 142 | |
| From Wheat to Dairy: How a Little Bug Made America's Dairyland | 144 | |
| The University of Wisconsin Extension: Education for the People | 146 | |
| A New Cash Crop: The Hops Craze of Southern Wisconsin | 148 | |
| Native Fruits: Wisconsin's Cranberry Industry | 150 | |
| The Milk Strikes: Dairy Farmers Respond to Low Prices | 152 | |
| Milk and Cheese Paradise: Wisconsin's Dairy Industry | 154 | |
| German POWs: Easing Wisconsin's Agricultural Labor Shortages | 156 | |
| The Ho-Chunk Bison Ranch: Restoration of Native Community | 158 | |
| Chapter Six Resources | 160 | |
| Chapter 7 | Social Issues | 164 |
| Pursuing Freedom: Wisconsin Defies the Fugitive Slave Law | 166 | |
| Breaking the Color Line: Milwaukee Housing Segregation | 168 | |
| Dr. Kate Pelham Newcomb: Rural Healthcare on Snowshoes | 170 | |
| Cordelia Harvey: Northern Hospitals Close to Home | 172 | |
| Temperance in Wisconsin: Frances E. Willard, Carry A. Nation, and the WCTU | 174 | |
| We Won't Fight: German Immigrants Protest the Civil War Draft | 176 | |
| Don't Pick on Us!: Hispanic Farmworkers March to Madison | 178 | |
| Lloyd Barbee: Fighting Segregation in Milwaukee Schools | 180 | |
| America's Longest Strike: The Kohler Company Strike of 1934-1941 | 182 | |
| Olympia Brown and the Women's Suffrage Movement | 184 | |
| Helping Hands: Wisconsin's Schools for the Deaf and Blind | 186 | |
| Senator Joseph McCarthy: The Rise and Fall of an Anti-Communist | 188 | |
| The Posse Comitatus: Rural Terrorism at Tigerton Dells | 190 | |
| The Bombing of Sterling Hall: Homegrown Terrorism on the UW Campus | 192 | |
| In the English Language: The Bennett Law Controversy | 194 | |
| School Vouchers: The Milwaukee Experiment | 196 | |
| Vitamin Research and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation | 198 | |
| Chapter Seven Resources | 200 | |
| Chapter 8 | Arts, Entertainment, and Sports | 206 |
| Ed "Strangler" Lewis: Wisconsin's World Champion Wrestler | 208 | |
| Lunt and Fontanne: First Couple of the American Stage | 210 | |
| Of Woods and Prairies: Children's Author Laura Ingalls Wilder | 212 | |
| Packers as Packers: Meatpackers and Wisconsin's Favorite Team | 214 | |
| Three Ring Circus: How Wisconsin Became America's Circus Capital | 216 | |
| Vinnie Ream Hoxie: The Woman Who Carved Lincoln | 218 | |
| Frank Lloyd Wright: Legendary Architect | 220 | |
| Wheel Speed: Wisconsin's Link to Auto Racing | 222 | |
| Chapter Eight Resources | 224 | |
| Chapter 9 | Government | 228 |
| Pursuing Reform: The Life and Work of Robert M. La Follette | 230 | |
| Wisconsin's War Effort: Liberty Loans and the Four-Minute Men | 232 | |
| Protecting Workers: John Commons and Workmen's Compensation | 234 | |
| Edwin Witte and Social Security: A New Deal for American Workers | 236 | |
| Mr. Berger Goes to Washington: Milwaukee Demands Representation | 238 | |
| Ending Vietnam: The Legacy of Melvin Laird, Secretary of Defense | 240 | |
| Help for the Unemployed: Wisconsin's Unemployment Compensation Law | 242 | |
| Changing the Welfare State: Governor Tommy Thompson and the W-2 Program | 244 | |
| Lee Sherman Dreyfus: Political Maverick in a Red Vest | 246 | |
| The Battle for Fair Representation: Wisconsin's Redistricting Struggles | 248 | |
| From Milwaukee to the Promised Land: The Story of Golda Meir | 250 | |
| The Right to Fish, Hunt, and Gather: Ojibwe Treaty Rights | 252 | |
| Chapter Nine Resources | 254 | |
| Linking Historic Research to the Wisconsin Model Academic Standards | 259 | |
| Where Highlights in Wisconsin History Happened | 262 |
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