Local Authors
Book Signings and New Releases of Local Interest
Brothers in Blood: The True Story of Ed and Alonzo Maxwell
The year is 1881. The Maxwell brothers are the objects of the Midwest's largest manhunt ever for the killing of two lawmen, the Coleman brothers, on the streets of Durand, WI. Resisting arrest in Illinois, they killed a sheriff & wounded two deputies. Captured in a gunfight in Nebraska, Ed Maxwell is returned to Durand for trial, but is lynched before the event.
Deborah Whitney of Shady Flat: A Dauntless Girl of the Golden West, written by Katie Green, local author, historian & genealogist, is a fictionalized historical adventure story for "children of all ages". Deborah Whitney of Shady Flat is the mostly-true tale of a pioneer child born and raised in an historic gold and lumber camp along the North Yuba River in the mountains of Northern California. As the book opens, we see Debbie Whitney--daughter of early emigrants--as a fearless tomboy, impulsive, and also rather spoiled!
Like A Leaf Upon the Current Cast explores the history of life along a section of the North Yuba River from pre-Gold Rush times to the present. In it local events are nestled into the larger picture of the region, the State, the Republic, and the planet. By using Sierra County as representative of what happened in the goldfields all over California, author Katie Green sketches how the Gold Rush destroyed the sleepy, balanced world of the Native Americans and replaced it first with anarchy and then with a quirky, independent subculture that still holds sway today.
Mineral Point author, James Godfrey, invites you to take a magical trip on a pathway that includes the little child within. Enjoy the writings of Tmar in his free style approach to poetry. Hop aboard and enjoy the journey. Read Godfrey's original poetry in his new book, The Path.
Jean Berns Jones,Dodgeville Chronicle writes: Through 200 beautifully written pages titled, Prairie Legacy, Bachner weaves together four generations of the Thomas family's lives, their farm dating back to 1860, and their special stone barn...Ultimately Prairie Legacy is much more than the story of any one family. It is a rich, comprehensive overview of the lifestyles, dress, education, food, hardships, community, relationships and entire culture of rural Iowa County at the time.
Private Soldiers: A Year in Iraq with a Wisconsin National Guard Unit chronicles the 2-127th's year-long deployment from the unique perspective of the soldiers themselves. Written and photographed by three battalion members, the book provides a rare first-hand account of war and of life in Iraq.
Coaching Our Sons written by Chuck Tank, the longtime boys' basketball coach and history teacher at Dodgeville High School, details the ups and downs of coaching your own son. The 200-plus page book details the emotional roller coaster high school basketball coaches experience while coaching their sons in the sport. Tank interviewed many of Wisconsin's big name coaches, including Dick Bennett, Bo Ryan, Jerry Petitgoue, Jack Bennett, Dick Diener, Fred Booth, Keith Wall, Fred Kestly, Jack Capelle and Dennis Uppena.
Updated 12 December 2011