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Cordelia Harvey

Civil War angel
2011
Examines the life and accomplishments of Cordelia Harvey, a Wisconsin woman who dedicated herself to helping soldiers from her home state during the Civil War by visiting military hospitals, lobbying the governor for supplies, asking President Lincoln to build a soldier's home hospital in Wisconsin, and starting an orphanage for children of fallen soldiers.

Caddie Woodlawn

2002
Chronicles the adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie growing up with her six brothers and sisters on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.

Little house in the big woods

2003
Follows a year in the life of two young girls growing up on the Wisconsin frontier as they help their mother with the daily chores, enjoy their father's stories and singing, and share special occasions when they get together with relatives and neighbors.

Caddie Woodlawn

2003
This book chronicles the adventures of eleven-year-old Caddie Woodlawn growing up on the Wisconsin frontier in the mid-nineteenth century.

Winter days in the Big Woods

adapted from the Little house books
1994
A little pioneer girl and her family spend the winter in their log cabin in the Big Woods of Wisconsin.

Caroline & her sister

adapted from The Caroline years books
2000
Six-year-old Caroline and her older sister Martha share wash-day chores, playing in the snow, and the first day of school in their home on the Wisconsin frontier.

The Menominee

2001
Text and color photos and illustrations present the history, customs, and culture of the Menominee Native Americans.

Frontier family

adapted from the Caroline years books
2000
Caroline Quiner, who grows up to be the mother of Laura Ingalls Wilder, shares all kinds of adventures with her brothers and sisters on their small farm in Brookfield, Wisconsin.

Frontier village

a town is born
1984
Recounts the growth of the town of Nesbitt's Crossing from the time the first settlers, the Nesbitt family, came to that area of Wisconsin in 1848.

The usurper's crown

a novel of Isavalta
2004
In 1872, Ingrid Loftfiels and her sister Grace are living uneventful lives with their family, until one day when Grace nearly drowns, causing her to become lulled toward death by the spirit of a soldier.

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