The History of Wisconsin, Volume I

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From Exploration to Statehood

Alice E. Smith

A definitive work on Wisconsin’s beginnings as a state—from the arrival of European explorers in the 1600s to the attainment of statehood in 1848.

768 pages, 6 x 9, 44 b&w photos, 22 maps
Hardcover: $80.00 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-122-6
Ebook: $19.99 | ISBN: 978-0-87020-628-3
Publication Date: 12/15/1973

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Front cover of The History of Wisconsin, Volume I

Description

Published in 1973, this volume remains today the definitive work on Wisconsin’s beginnings, from the arrival of the French explorer Jean Nicolet in 1634, to the attainment of statehood in 1848. This volume explores how Wisconsin’s Native American inhabitants, early trappers, traders, explorers, and many immigrant groups paved the way for the territory to become a state. Including nearly two dozen maps as well as illustrations of territorial Wisconsin and portraits of early residents, this volume provides an in-depth history of the beginnings of the territory and state of Wisconsin.

Books in the History of Wisconsin series:

The History of Wisconsin, Vol. I: From Exploration to Statehood

The History of Wisconsin, Vol. II: The Civil War Era, 1848–1873 (only available in electronic edition)

The History of Wisconsin, Vol. III: Industrialization and Urbanization, 1873–1893

The History of Wisconsin, Vol. IV: The Progressive Era, 1893–1914

The History of Wisconsin, Vol. V: War, a New Era, and Depression, 1914–1940

The History of Wisconsin, Vol. VI: Continuity and Change, 1940–1965

Author Bio

Alice E. Smith

Alice E. Smith was born in Grantsburg, Wisconsin, in 1896. She received BA and MA degrees from the University of Minnesota, where she also worked as an assistant at the university press. At the Minnesota Historical Society, she served as a research and editorial assistant on the multi-volume History of Minnesota. From 1929 until 1946, Smith was chief of the maps and manuscripts division of the State Historical Society of Wisconsin. She became the Society’s director of research in 1947 and held that post until her retirement in 1965. Smith passed away in 1992.