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MACHINE SHED MEMORIES
A Chronicle of Rural Life in Wisconsin
The second half of the 19th Century and the first half of the 20th Century
(1850-1950) saw largely European immigrant families create in Wisconsin communities of small dairy farms. Most of these communities included a one room school house, a church, a cheese factory, a store and some a tavern. Machine Shed Memories is the story of just one of these communities and the many people who gave it life and spirit.
ISBN – 978-0-9822431-3-8
Book Cover Hard
Book Size 8 ½ X 11
Book Pages 358
Book Price $29.95 per book
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ISBN – 978-0-9822431-1-4
Book Cover Soft
Book Size 6 ½ X 8.5 inches
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ISBN - 978-0-9822431-0-7
Book Cover Hard
Size 6 1/4 X 9 1/4 inches
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Book Cover Soft
Book Size 5 ½ X 8 1/2 inches
Book Pages 188
Book Price $12 per book
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ISBN (none) Book Cover Soft
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ISBN – 978-0-9822431-5-2
Book Cover Hard
Book Size 8 ½ X 5 1/2
Book Pages 68
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