Germans in Milwaukee: A Neighborhood History

By Jill Florence Lackey and Rick Petrie

Book Overview

Germans in Milwaukee: A Neighborhood History chronicles the stories behind the German footprints in the city.

Like no other large American city, Germans dominated Milwaukee. Their presence inhabits the city's neighborhoods from its buildings and place names to its parklands and statuary. Their influence also lives in the memories shared by local residents. A small Milwaukee neighborhood south of Miller Valley was christened after a farmer's pigs, and a busboy turned beer baron built the famous Pabst Brewery in West Town. A ghost is said to haunt the old Blatz Brewing compound. And the remains of the early tanning industry can still be seen in Walker's Point.

Compiling over 1,200 interviews through their organization, Urban Anthropology Inc., authors Jill Lackey and Richard Petrie share these ground-level perspectives of the lasting German influence on the Cream City.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1467147281
• ISBN13: 9781467147286
• Release Date: April 2021
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 8.9"