{"product_id":"the-wisconsin-frontier-9780253223326","title":"The Wisconsin Frontier","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom 17th-century French \u003ci\u003ecoureurs de bois\u003c\/i\u003e to lumberjacks of the 19th century, Wisconsin's frontier era saw thousands arriving from Europe and other areas seeking wealth and opportunity. Indians mixed with these newcomers, sometimes helping and sometimes challenging them, often benefiting from their guns and other trade items. This captivating history reveals the conflicts, the defeats, the victories, and the way the future looked to Wisconsin's peoples at the beginning of the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eMark Wyman is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of History at Illinois State University. He is author of several books, including \u003ci\u003eRound-Trip to America: The Immigrants Return to Europe, 1880-1930\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHoboes: Bindlestiffs, Fruit Tramps, and the Harvesting of the West.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50318698905874,"sku":"9780253223326","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_3feb1771-1456-4072-9694-f4bf9354f84b.jpg?v=1727559983","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-wisconsin-frontier-9780253223326","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}