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| Fort Atkinson Poet |
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| Biography of Lorine Niedecker, a poet raised in Fort Atkinson. |
| Teacher, Newspaperman and Politician |
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| Biography of teacher, newspaperman and politician Albert Gallatin Ellis. |
| Spiritualist and Psychic Healer |
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| Biography of spiritualist and psychic healer Mary Hayes Chynoweth. |
| French Official, Captain and Fur Trader |
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| Biography of French Official, Captain and Fur Trader Paul Marin. |
| Author, Economist and Social Critic |
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| Discover the history author, econonmist and social critic Thorstein Veblen. |
| Novelist, Biographer, Scholar and Teacher |
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| Biography of novelist, biographer, scholar and teacher Mark Schorer. |
| Circus Performer |
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| Biography of Circus Performer Frederick W. Shadick. |
| Adventurer, Explorer and Real Life Indiana Jones |
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| Biography of Roy Chapman Andrews Jones, noted adventurer, explorer and possible model for the character of Indiana Jones. |
| Legendary Artist |
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| Biography of artist Georgia O'Keeffe. |
| Documented and Legendary Accounts of Lincoln's Visits to Wisconsin |
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| Abraham Lincoln's visits to Wisconsin, documented and legendary. |
| Pioneer and Hoaxer |
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| Biography of Prairie du Chien pioneer and Wisconsin's "oldest man," Joseph Crelie. |
| Author and Publisher |
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| Biography of author and publisher August Derleth, 1909-1971. |
| Indian Agent |
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| Biography of Indian agent Joseph Montfort Street. |
| Lawyer, Politician, Senator, Cabinet Officer and Philanthropist |
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| Biography of William Freeman Vilas, 1840-1908. |
| Lumberman, Businessman, Politician, Educator and Philanthropist |
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| Read about lumberman, businessman, politician, educator and philanthropist James Huff Stout of Menominee, who founded the Stout Institute |
| Episcopal Missionary |
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| Discover the history of pioneer Protestant Episcopal churchman and missionary Jackson Kemper, who established Nashotah House and Racine College |
| Pitcher |
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| Learn about Warren Spahn, who pitched for the Milwaukee Braves from 1953 to 1964. |
| Author, Diplomat, Editor and Professor |
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| Discover the history of author, diplomat, editor and first professor of Scandinavian languages at the University of Wisconsin Rasmus Anderson. |
| Wisconsin Civil War Officer, Lawyer, Politican, "War Democrat", U.S. Congressman, U.S. Ambassador |
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| Read about General Edward Stuybesant Bragg from Fond du Lac, who served with the Iron Brigade in the Civil War. |
| Musician and Concert Violinist |
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| Read about Ole Bull, the Norwegian musician and concert violinist who resided in Madison for several years in the 1870s. |
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