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Author : Marty Dyrud
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 830 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1985
Category : Prairie du Chien Region (Wis.)
ISBN : WISC:89067945238
Author : Mary Elise Antoine,Lucy Eldersveld Murphy
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 171 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2016-09-23
Category : History
ISBN : 9780870207600
Albert Coryer, the grandson of a fur trade voyageur-turned-farmer, had a gift for storytelling. Born in 1877, he grew up in Prairie du Chien hearing tales of days gone by from his parents, grandparents, and neighbors who lived in the Frenchtown area. Throughout his life, Albert soaked up the local oral traditions, including narratives about early residents, local landmarks, interesting and funny events, ethnic customs, myths, and folklore. Late in life, this lively man who had worked as a farm laborer and janitor drew a detailed illustrated map of the Prairie du Chien area and began to write his stories out longhand, in addition to sharing them in an interview with a local historian and folklore scholar. The map, stories, and interview transcript provide a colorful account of Prairie du Chien in the late nineteenth century, when it was undergoing significant demographic, social, and economic change. With sharp historical context provided by editors Lucy Eldersveld Murphy and Mary Elise Antoine, Coryer’s tales offer an unparalleled window into the ethnic community comprised of the old fur trade families, Native Americans, French Canadian farmers, and their descendants.
Author : Peter Lawrence Scanlan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-07-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0966800400
The story of Prairie du Chien is the history of the Mississippi Frontier in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. Native Americans gathered on the prairie to engage in the fur trade, French explorers built a fort to house the furs and trade goods, British traders and American soldiers competed and battled for control of the prairie, and here Black Hawk surrendered in 1832. Though written in 1937, "Prairie du Chien: French, British, American" still stands as the most definitive work on Wisconsin's second oldest community. Republished by the Prairie du Chien Historical Society.
Author : Mary Elise Antoine
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 1 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781467101936
As people came to Prairie du Chien, generations worked to form a small, cohesive community. This book delves into the history of some of the unique individuals and groups, past and present, who have made a memorable impact on the their community throughout its history.
Author : Constance M. Evans,Ona B. Earll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1937
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
ISBN : OCLC:6316622
Author : Marianne Luban
Publisher : Pacific Moon Publications
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2016-04-26
Category : History
ISBN : 0972952497
Prairie du Chien, the second oldest settlement in the state of Wisconsin, is permeated with history. In fact, the past often seems stronger than the present. Being there is like navigating between two dimensions. Just where does the past end? Is it ever really over? Pieces of it can still be seen and touched. It's not altogether an illusion. The stories of those who once lived at Prairie du Chien, gleaned from dusty old volumes and yellowed newspaper clippings, are fascinating. There are beautiful girls and their dashing officers, colorful fur traders, and widows with more money than luck. There are seemingly successful merchants struggling with inner demons and other citizens who managed to become legends in their own lifetimes, some of those being extraordinarily long. The 19th Century was not an easy period in which to exist, especially on a frontier where there were still hostile Indians and lawless neighbors too willing to settle scores with a gun.
Author : Dennis McCann
Publisher : Wisconsin Historical Society
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2017-03-03
Category : History
ISBN : 9780870207853
In This Storied River, longtime journalist Dennis McCann takes us on an intimate tour of the Upper Mississippi—from Dubuque, Iowa, to the Minnesota headwaters, and dozens of places in between. Far more than a travel guide, This Storied River celebrates the Upper Mississippi’s colorful history and the unique role the river has played in shaping the Midwest.
Author : Marianne Luban
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-11-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1979824428
Prairie du Chien, the second oldest settlement in the state of Wisconsin, is permeated with history. In fact, the past often seems stronger than the present. Being there is like navigating between two dimensions. Just where does the past end? Is it ever really over? Pieces of it can still be seen and touched. It's not altogether an illusion. The stories of those who once lived at Prairie du Chien, gleaned from dusty old volumes and yellowed newspaper clippings, are fascinating. There are beautiful girls and their dashing officers, colorful fur traders, and widows with more money than luck. There are seemingly successful merchants struggling with inner demons and other citizens who managed to become legends in their own lifetimes, some of those being extraordinarily long. The 19th Century was not an easy period in which to exist, especially on a frontier where there were still hostile Indians and lawless neighbors too willing to settle scores with a gun.
Author : Mary Elise Antoine
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2015-03-09
Category : Photography
ISBN : 9781439650219
From the day Jacques Marquette and Louis Joliet entered the Mississippi River in 1673, fur traders, and then settlers, were drawn to Prairie du Chien. Red Bird and Black Hawk opposed American expansionism, while Zachary Taylor enforced the change. John Muir admired the majesty of the Mississippi River, and John Lawler accepted the challenge to bridge the waters. As people came to Prairie du Chien, generations worked to form a small, cohesive community. Some, like George and Dorothy Jeffers, Ralph and Albina Kozelka, Henry Howe, and Frank Stark, began businesses that descendants continue to operate. John Peacock and Mike Valley found a livelihood from the river. Art Frydenlund, Jim Bittner, and Fred LaPointe promoted and encouraged all to come. B.A. Kennedy and Jack Mulrooney created an outstanding educational and sports program. Peter Scanlan and Cal Peters recorded the rich history. Roy and Geraldine George established the George Family Foundation, and Morris MacFarlane led a movement to create scholarships. Lori Knapp helped disabled people without realizing her impact. Politician Patrick Lucey and cowgirl Elaine Kramer gained national recognition. All these people and others, like Dr. T.F. Farrell and Robert Garrity, were neighbors. Their stories fill these pages.
Author : Constance M. Evans,Ona B. Earll
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1928
Category : Prairie du Chien (Wis.)
ISBN : OCLC:4168262
Author : Lucius H. LANGWORTHY
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 98 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1855
Category : Electronic
ISBN : BL:A0018005364
Author : Michael A. Beatty
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 680 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015050746430
This massive reference work supplies the origins of all county (and parish) names in the United States. It is organized into 49 chapters, covering the 48 states with counties and the one state (Louisiana) with parishes (Alaska, with no comparable subdivisions, is omitted), each giving the counties in alphabetical order and ending with its own bibliography. Each entry, rich with historical details, explains the origins of its name. Among the diverse origins are such things as presidents, rivers, Indian tribes and military heroes. A general bibliography and full index complete this reference work.
Author : State Historical Society of Wisconsin
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 460 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Wisconsin
ISBN : CORNELL:31924032306577
After 1855 the society's annual reports were included in its Proceedings.
Author : Lyman Copeland Draper
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 668 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 1868
Category : Wisconsin
ISBN : HARVARD:HX4VYH
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1300 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Green County (Wis.)
ISBN : WISC:89058476177
