{"title":"History","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"disassembled","title":"Disassembled","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Tim Cullen \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5af83 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed5af83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba0b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-product-content\" data-id=\"5ba0b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-product-content.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere have been many articles and even books written on what happened after General Motors closed its plant in Janesville, Wisconsin in 2008 after some 90 years of operation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere, for the first time, former Wisconsin state senator—and Janesville native—Tim Cullen tells the inside story of how and why it happened, and what it means for the future not only of Janesville, but cities across America.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCullen, who co-chaired the governor’s task force that tried to save the Janesville plant, provides a sweeping history of the plant from its boom years to the abyss, while noting the struggles African Americans and women faced in getting hired and treated fairly. Along the way he finds some heroes, including an early African American GM employee; a woman who insisted on gender equity in the plant; and Walter Reuther, the legendary labor leader.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePerhaps no one is better qualified than Tim Cullen to tell this important story. Tim worked in the Janesville GM plant as a college student and he was there, decades on, when presidential candidate Barack Obama told a hopeful gathering of GM employees and other stakeholders he would do what he could to ensure its success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLess than a year later, the plant closed. In “Disassembled,” Tim Cullen reveals what happened.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 class=\"individual-author-title\"\u003eREVIEWS\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Fascinating and insightful commentary on the complicated relationship between GM and Janesville, WI over 85 years. Cullen examines their interactions, their influences on one another, and how this partnership reflects 20th Century America. While reading, I felt a roller coaster of emotions. I was surprised, conflicted, angered, inspired, and ultimately hopeful for what we, as everyday citizens, can accomplish in the face of adversity. This book presents reflections of the past, relevance for the present, and encouragement for the future.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"book-review-author\"\u003e—Patricia Thom, retired professor from UW Rock County and daughter of Doris Thom, whose story is a significant part of this book\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"book-review-author\"\u003ePublished by Little Creek Press in Mineral Point, WI \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Little Creek Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49901465141537,"sku":"9781942586623","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1011\/2545\/files\/Disassembled.webp?v=1721233172"},{"product_id":"frenchtown-cemetery-old-catholic-burying-ground-prairie-du-chien-wisconsin-1816-1840","title":"Frenchtown Cemetery: Old Catholic Burying Ground Prairie Du Chien, Wisconsin 1816-1840","description":"\u003cdiv data-widget_type=\"heading.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"ed5af83\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5af83 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eBy Mary Elise Antoine \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-product-content.default\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-id=\"5ba0b9a\" class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba0b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-product-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNorth of the city of Prairie du Chien lies a small burying ground, which the life-long residents of the community call “Frenchtown Cemetery.” In the early 19th century, the cemetery was known as the Old Catholic Burying Ground.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThough left to nature for many years, the Old Catholic Burying Ground at Prairie du Chien did not suffer the fate of the early cemeteries of Green Bay and La Pointe. A sense of honor and sanctity of the burials in the Old Catholic Burying Ground persisted. The men, women, and children buried in the cemetery were not reinterred in newer cemeteries established at Prairie du Chien.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe history of the Old Catholic Burying Ground is an important part of the history of early Prairie du Chien and the Wisconsin territory. The cemetary’s existence was a direct result of occurrences far greater than the events of daily life at Prairie du Chien. The cemetery came into existence as a consequence of the United States’ national policy after the War of 1812 to gain political control of the western reaches of the Northwest Territory. This frontier policy continued along the upper Mississippi until the territories of Iowa, Wisconsin, and Minnesota were established. This period of change in the upper Mississippi River valley—1816 through 1840—is the era that brackets the years in which the cemetery was the only burial ground for the residents of Prairie du Chien.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eFrenchtown Cemetery\u003c\/em\u003e, Mary Elise Antoine presents a history of the Old Catholic Burying Ground—the events which brought the cemetery into existence, the priests who visited the prairie to minister to the spiritual needs of the community, the abandonment of the cemetery, and the reverence and preservation of this small plot. Based upon intensive research, Mary Elise compiled a register of burials in the cemetery. For each person so listed, Mary Elise included a biographical sketch.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eFrenchtown Cemetery\u003c\/em\u003e also includes a short history of the Brisbois Cemetery, which is atop a bluff overlooking the prairie.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Little Creek Press in Mineral Point, WI \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Little Creek Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49911373955361,"sku":"9781955656290","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1011\/2545\/files\/MaryEliseAntoine_FC2-scaled.webp?v=1721231574"},{"product_id":"along-the-old-darlington-road-a-history-of-the-darlington-road-valley-mineral-point-wisconsin","title":"Along the Old Darlington Road: A History of the Darlington Road Valley, Mineral Point, Wisconsin","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy John C. Sharp Jr. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5af83 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed5af83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba0b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-product-content\" data-id=\"5ba0b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-product-content.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThese pages contain pictures and stories of Mineral Point’s early commercial history and tell of men and women who built businesses along Mineral Point Creek and Old Darlington Road. In 1845, Matilda Hood built the first gristmill in Mineral Point using the creek water to power the mill stones. In 1909, Charlie Curtis started a successful cement block company along Darlington Road. That block plant was destroyed by a mysterious dynamite explosion in 1921. These businesses and others in the Darlington Road valley helped create a commercial and industrial city that became the center of southwest Wisconsin in the 1800s, “the city where Wisconsin began.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Little Creek Press in Mineral Point, WI \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Little Creek Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49911420780833,"sku":"","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1011\/2545\/files\/Sharp_CoverFC-scaled.webp?v=1721231901"},{"product_id":"an-ingenious-excuse-the-true-story-of-patrick-lyon-and-the-first-great-american-bank-robbery","title":"An Ingenious Excuse: The True Story of Patrick Lyon and the First Great American Bank Robbery","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy John \u0026amp; Nancy Lankenau \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ed5af83 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ed5af83\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"\u003eOverview\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5ba0b9a elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-product-content\" data-id=\"5ba0b9a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-product-content.default\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"elementor-widget-container\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the morning of September 2, 1798, just after first light, the back door to Carpenters’ Hall is discovered ajar. Gold, silver, banknotes-the vast riches of a well-guarded bank vault-all of it gone without a trace. Frantic bankers secure an arrest warrant for the clever blacksmith who worked on the vault doors, a young Scot who crossed the ocean like thousands of others on America’s promise of liberty and opportunity. Bankers know him to be innocent but lock him up anyway, then leave him to die in their fever-ridden jail. An incredible true tale of history about the first big bank robbery in America. It’s a David and Goliath story about a recent immigrant who must uncover the truth about a robbery he didn’t commit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e“Is Mr. Lyon got clear, or is he condemned?”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePublished by Little Creek Press in Mineral Point, WI \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"Little Creek Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49911543726369,"sku":"","price":13.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0787\/1011\/2545\/files\/ingenious-excuse-book-cover-scaled-e1595080368197.jpg?v=1721233019"},{"product_id":"a-fever-in-the-heartland","title":"A Fever in the Heartland","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"tad-about-container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003eBy Timothy Egan\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eAn Instant \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003eBestseller\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A master class in the tools of narrative nonfiction.” —\u003ci\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Pulitzer and National Book Award-winning author, the \"powerful... gripping\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e) story of the Klan's rise to power in the 1920s, the cunning con man who drove that rise, and the woman who stopped them.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"mb-4\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003eThe Roaring Twenties--the Jazz Age--has been characterized as a time of Gatsby frivolity. 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