A Short History of Wisconsin

Rediscover Wisconsin History from the very beginning. A Short History of Wisconsin recounts the landscapes, people, and traditions that have made the state the multi-faceted place it is today. With an approach both comprehensive and accessible, historian Erika Janik covers several centuries of Wisconsin's remarkable past, showing how the state was shaped by the same world wars, waves of new inhabitants, and upheavals in society and politics that shaped the nation.

Erika Janik is the author of Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing and Unlikely Stories from Wisconsin's Past, published by the Wisconsin Historical Society Press. Originally from Redmond, Washington, she now lives in Madison.