Old World Wisconsin: Around Europe in the Badger State

By Fred L. Holmes and Frederick L. Holmes

Book Overview

A delightful survey of the ethnic traditions of Old World homes and the peoples who settled Wisconsin.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0883610310
• ISBN13: 9780883610312
• Release Date: January 1974
• Publisher: Wisconsin House, Ltd.
• Length: 368 Pages
• Weight: 1.60 lbs.

Customer Reviews

An "armchair tour" of historical vistas

First published in 1944, Old World Wisconsin by Fred L. Holmes is an "armchair tour" of historical vistas throughout the Dairy State, and offering the reader an involving, informative look at key Wisconsin traditions, historically significant sites, and the progression of Wisconsin's cultural history itself. Old World Wisconsin is enthusiastically recommended and intrinsically engaging read for anyone with an interest in the background behind the many ethnic groups of settlers that have made Wisconsin their home.