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| Praise for Erika Janik's work
"In Janik's hand...history is a blast."—Nan Bialek, BayViewNow.com
"Great things come in small packages sometimes. Witness Erika Janik's
compelling volume, "Odd Wisconsin: Amusing, Perplexing and Unlikely
Stories from Wisconsin's Past," a 180-odd-page book packed full of
interesting scenes from America's Dairyland."—Bobby Tanzillo, managing editor, OnMilwaukee
"Dipping into the pages of Odd Wisconsin is like opening a box
of your favorite chocolates-every one is a delicious treat! Gorge
yourself on the whole thing, or savor them slowly, one by one. From the
Scotch Giant (his shoes were 13.5 inches long and nearly 4 inches wide)
to the smallest railroad in the world, from the rattlesnake-harvesting
Sarah Hardwick to the Tarzan of Rhinelander, these odd morsels of
Wisconsin's history are pure pleasure."
—Harriet Brown, former editor, Wisconsin Trails magazine
"With its progressive tradition and proud history, we like to imagine
Wisconsin as a place of character. But we are a place of characters,
too-as any statewide ballot will attest. Odd Wisconsin
celebrates that nicely twisted side of our state's face mask, from
oddities to eccentricities, from heroic eagles to Confederate spies,
from pigs in the legislature's basement to the sea monster that rattled
Pere Marquette, all squares in the crazy quilt that is our past."
—Dennis McCann, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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