Having just re-read Devil in the White City again, this is such a great read to find out what happens next, so to speak. I just finished reading another fascinating book Milwaukee in the 1930s, which was written under a new deal program but shelved over politics. It was discovered in the Madison Historical Society archives and published more recently. It’s full of great little anecdotes and stories going back to the Gilded Age! One interesting connection - Washington Park in Milwaukee was designed in 1892 by Frederick Law Olmsted, of Central Park and World’s Fair fame. I cross country skied there with a lady friend once and remember thinking it was a beautiful park - now I guess I know why!
Having just re-read Devil in the White City again, this is such a great read to find out what happens next, so to speak. I just finished reading another fascinating book Milwaukee in the 1930s, which was written under a new deal program but shelved over politics. It was discovered in the Madison Historical Society archives and published more recently. It’s full of great little anecdotes and stories going back to the Gilded Age! One interesting connection - Washington Park in Milwaukee was designed in 1892 by Frederick Law Olmsted, of Central Park and World’s Fair fame. I cross country skied there with a lady friend once and remember thinking it was a beautiful park - now I guess I know why!
Oh my...I long to know what happens next. What terrific writing this is that can bring this sense of mystery alive!!