This work compiles folk tales, songs, traditional knowledge, and local lore of Wisconsin, from the WPA’s Federal Writers’ Program in 1935-37. Material is grouped in sections on myths and
legends, local history, and daily life and customs, and includes stories and memories of Norwegian and Swiss immigrants as well as Native Americans and residents from early pioneer days. The
book’s foreword briefly tells the history of the Federal Writers’ Program in Wisconsin, describing the people who ran it and the obstacles they encountered. The book is illustrated with black
and white wood block prints and drawings produced under the auspices of WPA’s Federal Art Project. Annotation ©2015 Ringgold, Inc., Portland, OR (protoview.com)
