Germans in Milwaukee: A Neighborhood History
Auteur: Jill Florence Lackey & Rick Petrie
Nombre de pages: 224 pages
ISBN: 1467147281, 9781467147286
Edition: Arcadia Publishing
Date de publication: Arcadia Publishing
Description: 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.