Fifteen-year-old Emil finds both adventure and tragedy in the rough-and-tumble Wisconsin wilderness when he goes there to sell harness in 1871.
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Everyone interested in history (esp WI history) should read this,
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This book is an absolutely fascinating fictional account of what WI was like in the 1870's. It's told from the point of view of a 15-yr-old boy from Chicago who goes to WI for 6 mos. with his older brother to drum up business for his family's harness business. You'll learn about what the breweries in Milwaukee were like, what logging camps in the great timber baron age were like, how central railroads were, how smart business deals are made, and how important life lessons are learned the hard way. You'll see what kind of inventions were changing the world, and you'll be in the middle of the great Peshtigo fire, which was more destructive than the great Chicago fire.
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The difficult art of historical fiction is particularly strong in Wisconsin because the land is so evocative and the mythology rests so close to the surface. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bedbug man, selling harness, harness business, river drivers, top loader Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Western, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Chippewa Valley, Pine Ring, Chippewa Falls, Michigan Avenue, Roger Roberts, United States, George Cramer, Miss Waterpebble, Bishop George, Devil's Elbow, Gabby Pete, Jesus God, Whispering Jens, Chippewa River, Das Kapital, New York New!
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The difficult art of historical fiction is particularly strong in Wisconsin because the land is so evocative and the mythology rests so close to the surface. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
bedbug man, selling harness, harness business, river drivers, top loader Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
North Western, Eau Claire, Green Bay, Chippewa Valley, Pine Ring, Chippewa Falls, Michigan Avenue, Roger Roberts, United States, George Cramer, Miss Waterpebble, Bishop George, Devil's Elbow, Gabby Pete, Jesus God, Whispering Jens, Chippewa River, Das Kapital, New York New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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