Wisconsin – Cannonball Read 17

In 2017 Wisconsin cheesemakers produced 704,093,000 pounds of cheddar.

Cheese The Making of a Wisconsin Tradition by Jerry Apps

May 19, 2024 by CoffeeShopReader Leave a Comment

Cheese: the Making of a Wisconsin Tradition is an example of what is both good and bad with history writing. On the good side, it’s pretty well-researched and lots of good factual info; on the bad, it’s kind of dry and there’s very little narrative continuity. The opening section is an introduction to the subject, meaning some technical definitions, the author’s personal interest, and brief historical overview. The history starts with farmers settling the areas now called Wisconsin and home-cheesemaking. The transition to dairy farming […]

Zombies, and cops, and religious zealots, Oh My!

Revival: Deluxe Collection, Volume 1 by Tim Seeley

May 1, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Do you like horror with romance, religion, horrific secrets and one crazy (and dead) poet? Then, you probably should read Revival: Deluxe Collection, Volume 1 (which includes volumes one to eleven). The gore and violence is borderline gratuitous at times and other times goes well over the decency mark. There is sex, drugs and probably some rock and roll (but I was too busy covering my virtual ears from the saw that’s (spoiler) chopping up a body, to notice). If you have any kind of […]

Faith blankets you

Blankets by Craig Thompson

January 17, 2024 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

CBR16SweetChallenge #Exciting Craig Thompson is a new author for me and one that I will check out again as Blankets was a powerful and interesting read. I was going to put this as a New category because of that, but Exciting came after finishing. I was intrigued by the cover, the concept, and all of the blue that was on that cover and inside. I was hoping to find a copy from my library, and eventually did find a mid-2000s published edition. After finishing, I want to find the […]

“Up North” vs “The M & M s” A Review of The Politics of Resentment, Rural Consciousness in Wisconsin and the Rise of Scott Walker

July 10, 2017 by degregorius Leave a Comment

Wisconsin Governor Jim Doyle applied for an 810-million-dollar grant to build a high-speed rail between Milwaukee and Madison. This is a heavily traveled route by car. Perhaps a high-speed rail route between the two cities with a short travel time could have persuaded a lot of those drivers to leave the car at home, and take the train. We’ll never know. Doyle’s successor and present Governor, Scott Walker gave back the money. People in Milwaukee and Madison may have grumbled, but there was no political […]

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