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The Wisconsin capitol : stories of a monument and its people / Michael Edmonds.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Edmonds, Michael, 1952- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Wisconsin State Capitol (Madison, Wis.).
- Historic buildings--Wisconsin--Madison.
- Historic buildings.
- Madison (Wis.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Madison (Wis.).
- Wisconsin--Capital and capitol.
- Wisconsin.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (193 pages) : illustrations, photographs, graphs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Madison, [Wisconsin] : Wisconsin Historical Society Press, 2017.
- Summary:
- On the occasion of the Capitol's centennial in 2017, this book tells the remarkable story of the building--in all its incarnations--and the people who made history beneath its dome.
- Contents:
- Intro
- Contents
- Preface: An Experiment in Democracy
- 1. In the Beginning
- 2. Early Capitols
- 3. Schemers and Dreamers
- 4. Creating a Monument
- 5. Brave Men and Strong Women
- 6. In Our Times
- 7. Conserving a Treasure
- Sources by Chapter
- Acknowledgments
- Index.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 0-87020-843-8
- OCLC:
- 976406223
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