Author: Harry H. AndersonPublisher: American Portrait Series
ISBN: 9780938076063
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Milwaukee, at the Gathering of the Waters
Author: Harry H. AndersonPublisher: American Portrait Series
ISBN: 9780938076063
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 224
Book Description
A pictorial and entertaining commentary on the growth and development of Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Sixty Year of Gathering by the Waters : a History of Milwaukee's Holiday Folk Fair
Author: William Albert VickPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Ethnic festivals
Languages : en
Pages : 32
Book Description
Milwaukee
Author: Gathering Place of the Waters
Author: Bill LuedersPublisher:
ISBN: 9780961177201
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 227
Book Description
Social Change and the Empowerment of the Poor
Author: Mark Edward BraunPublisher: Lexington Books
ISBN: 9780739101995
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Social Change and the Empowerment of the Poor provides insight into the local impact of a variety of federal programs funded by the Economic Opportunity Act of 1964. Specifically, Mark Edward Braun's dramatic social history examines seven anti-poverty programs--Community Action Programs (CAPs)--started in Milwaukee in the 1960s. Braun's research confirms that, unlike most other cities, Milwaukee's deteriorating urban neighborhoods were transformed by these initiatives. CAPs successfully empowered Milwaukee's poor, made public officials and institutions more accountable to the needs of the poor, reformed punitive legislation, created new community-based organizations, expanded social services for people of color, and challenged elites. This book provides an excellent framework for future studies that will add to the current scholarly interest in the long-term results of CAPs. Braun simultaneously dispels the myth that CAPs were a categorical failure, and brings a provocative new voice to urban studies, social activism, policy studies and political science.
Wonderful Wisconsin
Author: Return to the Gathering Place of the Waters
Author: Publisher:
ISBN: 9781940129822
Category : American poetry
Languages : en
Pages : 319
Book Description
"In 1983, thirty Milwaukee poets put all their efforts together to create a book showcasing the immense talent contained in our city. Thirty-four years later, we've united again to celebrate our deep tradition of verse."--Page 4 of cover.
Milwaukee
Author: John GurdaPublisher: Wisconsin Historical Society
ISBN: 0870208667
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
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 shore. The area’s earliest inhabitants recognized the value of an abundant, clean water supply for food and transportation. Settlers, shipbuilders, and city leaders used the same waters to travel greater distances, power million-dollar industries, and even have a bit of fun. In Milwaukee: A City Built on Water, celebrated historian John Gurda expands on his popular Milwaukee Public Television documentary, relating the mucky history of the waters that gave Milwaukee life—and occasionally threatened the city through erosion, invasive species, and water-borne diseases. Telling tales of brewers, brickmakers, ecologists, and engineers, Gurda explores the city’s complicated connection with its most precious resource and greatest challenge. You’ll meet the generations of people, from a Potawatomi chief to fur traders and fishermen, who settled on the small spit of land known as Jones Island; learn how Milwaukee’s unique water composition creates its distinct cream-colored bricks; visit Wisconsin’s first waterparks; and see how city leaders transformed the Milwaukee River—once described as a “vast sewer” with an “odorous tide”—into today’s lively and lovely Riverwalk.
Milwaukee's Old South Side
Author: Jill Florence LackeyPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 073859069X
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 129
Book Description
In the late 1800s, the area was developed by immigrant Poles, who became the dominant population for over 100 years. A survey nearly a half century later revealed that people of 110 national backgrounds now live on the Old South Side.
Wisconsin's Past and Present
Author: Wisconsin Cartographers' GuildPublisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
ISBN: 9780299159405
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 156
Book Description
The atlas features historical and geographical data, including full-color maps, descriptive text, photos, and illustrations.