| Wisconsin Death Trip Contributor(s): Lesy, Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 0826321933 ISBN-13: 9780826321930 Publisher: University of New Mexico Press OUR PRICE: $31.46 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2000 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. |
| Additional Information |
| 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" (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 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |