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Madison: The Illustrated Sesquicentennial History, Volume 1, 1856-1931 |  | Author: Stuart D. Levitan
Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
Category: Book
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Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 1230639
Media: Paperback
Edition: 1
Pages: 272
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.1
Dimensions (in): 10 x 10 x 0.7
ISBN: 0299216748
Dewey Decimal Number: 977.583
EAN: 9780299216740
ASIN: 0299216748
Publication Date: November 9, 2006
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This engaging illustrated history, full of photographs, maps, and bird’s-eye views, captures Madison’s early history from its first days as a city to the Great Depression. Biographical vignettes tell the stories of early movers and shakers in the city. The volume includes many archival images of Madison that have never been published or have not been seen since for a century or more.
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A model of a small city history January 30, 2007
Chris Sterling (Annandale, VA USA)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I absolutely agree with the previous review. Though I have not lived in Madison since 1969, I grew up there and still love the feel of the place. Levitan does a wonderful job combining history, photos, sidebar features (such as the tale of landscape architect John Nolan's plan for the city before World War I), maps, and diagrams. For anyone with any connection to, or interest in Wisconsin's capital city, this maks for fascinating reading and looking--and I, too, have found it hard to put down. Nor does Levitan overlap badly in approach or content with Mollenhoff's earlier history of Madison to about 1920 (now reissued by the U. of Wisconsin Press). In two words, Well done!
Easy to Pick Up, But Hard to Put Down. December 9, 2006
Douglas S. Wood (Monona, WI)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
'Madison: The Illustrated Sesquicentennial History, Volume 1, 1856-1931' covers the first 75 years of Madison's history as an official city, but also covers the critical formative years beginning in 1834. This wonderful book has literally hundreds of photos, maps, and illustrations. The book is organized by decade with a boxed list of major events, a city map, and a list of births and deaths. Each chapter contains many bite-sized sidebars on prominent Madisonians or worthy news items.
Levitan follows the Great Man theory of history at least as it applies at the municipal level. At national and international levels great currents of history tend to overwhelm the acts of individuals, but at the local level, one person can really make a huge difference - for good or ill. Madison has been fortunate in the number of highly talented people who were motivated to act for the common good.
Levitan's also views land use decisions as being nearly eternal and the evidence bears him out. Take a look at James Duane Doty's original plat from 1836 and note how closely the central city adheres to it to this day. Or study the juxtaposition of the University's first plat to Doty's original plat on today's near west side and you'll gain an understanding why things don't seem to fit together very well - The UW plopped its plat down at an odd angle to the Doty plat and we still live that today.
A couple of minor quibbles. The book lacks a table of contents and an index. Apparently the second edition will contain at least an index. More substantively, the story of the Indian mounds, their destruction and preservation deserves a fuller treatment. The mounds around Madison are the most under-recognized asset in the area. They constitute a World Heritage class archaeological resource.
Highest recommendation for anyone with the slightest interest in Madison history. You will learn some new things (like the story of the Dividing Ridge) or a new way of looking at something you already knew. It's easy to pick up this fabulous volume for a few minutes, but hard to put down.
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