| Chippewa Falls: Main Street Contributor(s): Chippewa Falls Main Street Inc (Author) |
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ISBN: 0738533548 ISBN-13: 9780738533544 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $19.79 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2005 Annotation: In 1869, the Suez Canal was completed and the city of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the chief sawmill town on the Chippewa River, was incorporated. Chippewa Falls grew in popularity and influence. It persevered through hardships and experienced the ebb and flow of wealth and power -- and 135 years later, Chippewa Falls remains a vital community. This pictorial history documents the heritage of Chippewa Falls from 1896 through the present, with chapters such as Women at Work, Made in Chippewa for the Rest of the World, Family Albums, and Celebrate! Celebrate! By blending contemporary photographs with archival images and providing opportunities for reflection and comparison, this book contributes significantly to the preservation of the community's collective history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Travel | United States - Midwest - East North Central (il, In, Mi, Oh, Wi) - History | Social History |
| Dewey: 977.544 |
| LCCN: 2005920902 |
| Series: Images of America (Arcadia Publishing) |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 6.66" W x 9.28" (0.66 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Wisconsin |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In 1869, the Suez Canal was completed and the city of Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, the chief sawmill town on the Chippewa River, was incorporated. Chippewa Falls grew in popularity and influence. It persevered through hardships and experienced the ebb and flow of wealth and power--and 135 years later, Chippewa Falls remains a vital community. This pictorial history documents the heritage of Chippewa Falls from 1896 through the present, with chapters such as Women at Work, Made in Chippewa for the Rest of the World, Family Albums, and Celebrate Celebrate By blending contemporary photographs with archival images and providing opportunities for reflection and comparison, this book contributes significantly to the preservation of the community's collective history. |
Contributor Bio(s): Chippewa Falls Main Street Inc: - Chippewa Falls Main Street, Inc. produced its first pictorial history book, Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin, in Arcadia Publishing s Images of America series. Released in 2001, brisk sales soon called for a second printing and the book won the Wisconsin Main Street Best Printed Promotional Item Award in April 2002. We invite you to continue the fascinating visual journey into the history of Chippewa Falls through the pages of Chippewa Falls Main Street. |