Madison
A History of the Formative
Years
Second Edition
David V. Mollenhoff
The definitive history of Wisconsin's
capital city
Madison is richly detailed, fully documented, inclusive in coverage,
and delightfully readable. More than 300 illustrations provide
a vivid feeling of life in Madison during the formative years.
David Mollenhoff's unique interpretive framework, emphasizing
public policies and community values, reveals major themes that
flow through time, allowing readers to see the city's growth
and development with unusual clarity and coherence.
When Mollenhoff began to study Madison's history, he found no
one had written a book-length history of Madison since 1876.
He read five miles of microfilm, piles of theses, dissertations,
reports, manuscripts and letters, and studied thousands of photographs.
Readers declared the first edition, published in 1982, to be
a classic. For this second edition Madison has been extensively
revised and updated with new maps and photos.
"Out of print for a decade, Mollenhoff's Madison history
is back on sale today in a glossy, updated new edition. . . .
Mollenhoff's incredible research has made the book a valuable
tool for teachers, journalists and other researchers, but it
is clearly his storytelling skills that set the book apart."
—Capital Times, 11/29/03
David V. Mollenhoff has had careers in educational administration,
television, management consulting, state government, real estate,
downtown development, and affordable housing during his nearly
forty years in Madison. He has been active in civic affairs and
has served on the City of Madison Landmarks Commission. He is
the coauthor, with Mary Jane Hamilton, of Frank
Lloyd Wright's Monona Terrace: The Enduring Power of a Civic
Vision, also published by the University of Wisconsin
Press.
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January 2004
LC: 2003022546 F
506 pp. 11 1/4 x 8 3/4
300 b/w photos
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