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Wisconsin Death Trip
Contributor(s): Lesy, Michael (Author)

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ISBN: 0826321933     ISBN-13: 9780826321930
Publisher: University of New Mexico Press
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Binding Type: Paperback - See All Available Formats & Editions
Published: January 2000
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Annotation: First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small, turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Lesy has collected photos taken between 1890 and 1910 by a Black River Falls photographer, Charles Van Schaik, and juxtaposed them against newspaper accounts and state asylum and police records.

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BISAC Categories:
- Photography | Photoessays & Documentaries
- History | United States - State & Local - General
- Biography & Autobiography
Dewey: 977.551
LCCN: 99038416
Series: Wisconsin
Physical Information: 0.63" H x 11.09" W x 8.51" L (1.89 lbs) 148 pages
Themes:
- Chronological Period - 1900-1949
- Chronological Period - 1851-1899
- Chronological Period - 1900-1919
- Cultural Region - Great Lakes
- Cultural Region - Midwest
- Demographic Orientation - Small Town
- Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin
Features: Illustrated, Price on Product
Review Citations: New York Times 02/27/2000 pg. 36
Library Journal 04/15/2000 pg. 129
 
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First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small turn-of-the-century Wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Lesy has collected and arranged photographs taken between 1890 and 1910 by a Black River Falls photographer, Charles Van Schaik.


Contributor Bio(s): Lesy, Michael: - Michael Lesy teaches in the School of Interdisciplinary Arts at Hampshire College. He is the author of numerous books, including Dreamland, Rescues, and The Forbidden Zone.
 
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