Warriors, Saints, and Scoundrels: Brief Portraits of Real People Who Shaped Wisconsin
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780870207921 |
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Publisher: | Wisconsin Historical Society |
Publication date: | 04/14/2017 |
Edition description: | 1 |
Pages: | 224 |
Product dimensions: | 5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 0.80(d) |
About the Author
Samantha Snyder is a two-time graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Madison, most recently completing her Masters in Library and Information Studies from the UW School of Library and Information Studies in May 2015. She currently lives in Washington, DC and works as a reference librarian at the US Patent and Trademark Office. This is her first book.
Table of Contents
Preface xi
Artists and Writers
1 James Gates Percival (1795-1856), Forgotten Poet-Scientist 2
2 Vinnie Ream Hoxie (1847-1914), Woman Who Sculpted Lincoln 4
3 Reverend Mathias Wernerus (1873-1931), Artist-Priest of the Dickeyville Grotto 6
4 Bernice Stewart (1894-1975), Paul Bunyan's Savior 8
5 Lorine Niedecker (1903-1970), Wisconsin's Emily Dickinson 11
Lawyers and Politicians
6 William Clark Frazier (1776-1838), Milwaukee's Ill-Tempered First Judge 14
7 Nelson Dewey (1813-1889), Wisconsin's Eccentric First Governor 17
8 Arthur McArthur (1815-1896), Governor for Four Days 19
9 Isaac Van Schaick (1817-1901), Congressman with Gold Teeth 22
10 Edward Scofield (1842-1925), Governor Voted Out Over a Cow 24
11 Victor Berger (1860-1929), Congressman Who Opposed WWI 26
12 Emil Seidel (1864-1947), America's First Socialist Mayor 29
13 Daniel Hoan (1881-1961), Working-Class Hero 32
Hunters, Fishermen, and Hermits
14 O-cha-own (ca. 1710-1790), Ojibwe Hunter 36
15 William Wilson (1792-1861), Apostle Islands Hermit 38
16 Chief Little Pipe (1788-1895), Best Shot in Wisconsin 41
17 Oliver Armel(l798-1870), Madison Fur Trader 43
18 Dan Gagen (1834-1908), North Woods Pioneer and Contented Recluse 45
19 Joe Marden (1835-1909), Door County Hotelier and Wildcat Wrestler 47
20 "Pickerel Billy" (1847-1925), Renowned Guide and Fisherman 50
21 Tom Towner (1849-1923), Happy Hermit of the Marshes 53
Thieves and Murderers
22 The Fighting Finches (l830s-1850s), Brawlers of the Wisconsin Frontier 56
23 Charles Agrelius (1831-1915), Incorrigible Horse Thief 58
24 Andrew Grandstaff (1864-1888), Brutal Murderer of the Kickapoo Valley 60
25 Henry Dickert (dates unknown), Jilted Bomber 63
Innovators and Entrepreneurs
26 John Lawe (1780-1846), Wealthy Trader and Fearless River Runner 66
27 Julius McCabe (1785-1849), Compiler of Milwaukee's First Directory 69
28 Queen Marinette (1793-1865), Woman Fur Trader in a Man's World 71
29 Stephen Bonga (1799-1884), Black Voyageur of the North Woods 74
30 Agoston Haraszthy (1812-1869), Sauk City Pioneer and Father of California Wine 76
31 Mary Ann McVane (1832-unknown), Strong Woman Among Lumberjacks 78
32 Peter McGeoch (1833-1895), Milwaukee Investor Who Blew His Fat Chance 80
33 Reverend John W. Carhart (1834-1914), Father of the Automobile 83
34 Nicholas Gerber (1335-1903), Cheesemonger Who Created the Dairy State 85
35 William B. Pearl (1836-1914), Original Devils Lake Promoter 88
36 Willard Standish (1845-1938), Elderly Windmill Climber 91
Missionaries, Mystics, and Mediums
37 Father René Ménard (1605-1660), First Missionary to Wisconsin 94
38 Father Louis Nicolas (1634-ca. 170l), Curious Priest-Turned-Scientist 96
39 Nathaniel Tallmadge (1795-1864), Territorial Governor and Spiritualist 98
40 Francois Soubrie (dates unknown), Hermit of Holy Hill 101
41 Martin Rowney (dates unknown), Soldier Carried Off by the Devil 104
42 James Strang (1813-1856), King of Lake Michigan's Beaver Island 106
43 Reverend David Van Slyke (1818-1890), Minister Who Argued Eden Was in Wisconsin 108
44 Morris Pratt (1820-1902), Founder of Psychic Academy 110
45 Mary Hayes-Chynoweth (1825-1905), Psychic Healer and Clairvoyant 112
46 Wingfield Watson (1828-1922), Staunch Defender of Little-Known Sect 115
47 Adele Brise (1831-1896), Visionary Religious Teacher 117
Harmless Eccentrics
48 Eleazer Williams (1787-1858), Royal Imposter 120
49 Pinneo (dates unknown), Madison's First Drunkard 122
50 Frederick and Jane Shadick (ca. 1813-1854), Wisconsin Giants 124
51 Bull Dog Regan (unknown-1901), King of Lumberjack Brawlers 126
52 Hugh Lewis (1835-1919), Civil War Veteran Who Retrieved His Amputated Arm 128
53 Robert Eden (1836-1907), Colonel Who Got Married on a Battlefield 130
54 Eugene Shepard (1854-1923), Creator of the Hodag (and Perhaps Paul Bunyan) 132
55 Alice Hayden and Etta McLeod (unknown-1930s), Sisters Who Forgot They Were Rich 135
Crusaders and Reformers
56 Ezra Mendall (1797-1864), Farmer Who Stared Down Slave Catchers 138
57 Warren Chase (1813-1891), Utopian Communist 141
58 Mathilde Anneke (1817-1884), Publisher, Editor, and Women's Rights Leader 144
59 Ezekiel Gillespie (1818-1892), Black Milwaukeean Who Won the Right to Vote 146
60 C. Latham Sholes (1819-1890), Editor and Inventor Who Ended Capital Punishment 148
61 Lavinia Goodell (1839-1880), First Woman to Practice Law Before the Supreme Court 151
62 John Deitz (1861-1924), Defender of Cameron Dam 153
63 Theodore Schroeder (1864-1953), Free Speech Advocate 156
64 Lutie Stearns (1866-1943), Progressive Librarian 159
Doctors and Scientists
65 John Merrill (1802-1892), "Mountain Philosopher" Who Claimed Earth Was Hollow 162
66 Increase Lapham (1811-1875), Wisconsin's First Scientist 164
67 Juliet Severance (1833-1919), Doctor and Free Love Advocate 167
68 William Jurden (1851-1930), Doctor Who Believed in Cavemen on Mars 170
69 John Till (1870-1947), Quack Doctor of Barron County 172
Frontier Warriors and Peacemakers
70 Tomah (ca. 1752-1817), Menominee War Chief Who Argued for Peace 176
71 Waunigsootshka (ca. 1788-1828), Ho-Chunk Chief Who Died for His People 179
72 Henry Gratiot (1789-1836), Lead Miner and Negotiator 182
73 Mau-nah-pay-ho-nik (1793-1870), Ho-Chunk Chief Who Defied Forced Removal 186
74 Pierre Pauquette (1800-1836), Strongest Man in Wisconsin 189
75 Waubeekway (ca. 1840-1900), Ojibwe Warrior 192
Extraordinary Characters
76 Henri de Tonty (1649-1704), Man with the Iron Hand 196
77 Joseph Crelie (1773-1866), 145-Year-Old Man 198
78 Antoine Dennis (1852-1945), Tireless Ojibwe Mail Runner 200
79 Benjamin Butts (1853-1930), From Orphaned Slave to Governors' Friend 202
80 Hettie Pierce (1829-1944), Oldest Woman in Madison 205
Index 207
About the Authors 220