History Just Ahead: Guide To Wisconsin's Historical Markers [Paperback]

Sarah Davis McBride (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: November 23, 1999

This guide to Wisconsin's historical markers is designed to acquaint readers and travelers with many of the dramatic events and noteworthy achievements that help to comprise Wisconsin history. History Just Ahead can be a companion book for the thousands of curious visitors, travelers, and residents who pause to read Wisconsin's markers every year. Containing over 400 marker texts and 100 illustrations, conveniently organzied by regions and counties with accompanying maps, this guidebook celebrates the Wisconsin heritage from geological epochs to recent ethnic settlement. Wisconsin's rich history is brought to life in this compendium, reminding us that historical markers are truely an important educational tool — helping to strengthen respect and understanding of state history and raising public awareness of the need to preserve our historical and natural environment.

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2001 Notable Document from the Government Documents Roundtable of the American Library Association

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Wisconsin Historical Society Press; 1 edition (November 23, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0870203177
• ISBN-13: 978-0870203176
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,287,251 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An impressively presented guide, February 19, 2001

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This review is from: History Just Ahead: Guide To Wisconsin's Historical Markers (Paperback)

History Just Ahead: A Guide To Wisconsin's Historical Markers is an impressively presented guide to Wisconsin's numerous historical markers, identifying and designated key people, places, and events in the Badger State's history. Profusely illustrated throughout, History Just Ahead is divided regionally into Southeast, South Central, Southwest, Northwest, and Northeast sections. Each section is preceded with a regional map, the villages, towns, and cities within each region are presented alphabetically. Very highly recommended for personal as well as Wisconsin school and community library collections, this authoritative, "user friendly" guide is enhanced with an informative introduction, a "How to Use the Guidebook" section, a Map of Wisconsin, a Photo of State Historical Marker, a numerical list of official Wisconsin historical markers, and a comprehensive index.