ABOUT THIS BOOK

This engaging illustrated history, full of photographs, maps, and bird’s-eye views, captures Madison’s early history from its first days as a city to the Great Depression. Biographical vignettes tell the stories of early movers and shakers in the city. The volume includes many archival images of Madison that have never been published or have not been seen since for a century or more.

AUTHOR BIOGRAPHY

Stuart Levitan has been a mainstay of Madison media and government since 1975. An award-winning print and broadcast journalist, he has written extensively for local and national publications and hosts public affairs programs on radio and television. A former county supervisor, he is also the only person in Madison's history to chair all three of the city's primary land use and housing committees. Since 1987, he has also been a labor mediator/arbitrator for the State of Wisconsin.

REVIEWS

“Every page and every illustration selection bears the stamp of Stu Levitan’s passionate and opinionated affection for his adopted hometown. Using a multitude of published and unpublished sources and the magnificent collections of photographs and illustrations available for Madison research, Levitan informs, entertains, engages, surprises, and, in some instances, will outrage. Historically informed Madison readers will have ‘I never knew that’ moments, and newcomers to the Madison area will be astounded to see the transformations wrought since Madison struggled into being in 1837 as a hamlet/capital. Madison historians who now refer offhandedly to Parks, Thwaites, and Mollenhoff have a new name to add to their list: Levitan.”—Jack Holzhueter, historical consultant and retired editor, Wisconsin Magazine of History

“A fascinating ramble through the attic of Madison’s past.”—Isthmus

“More fun than a yearbook”—The Capital Times

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Contents
Preface		000
Prologue	3
1834 to 1856	000
1856 through the 1860s	000
The 1870s	000
The 1880s	000
The 1890s	000
The 1900s	000
The 1910s	000
The 1920s	000
Notes		000
Bibliography	000

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