Parallel Cities: Is Milwaukee Just a Bigger Sheboygan?

Historian, writer and Wisconsin Academy Fellow John Gurda has been studying Milwaukee since 1972.  The Making of Milwaukee is his most ambitious undertaking--with 450 pages, more than 500 illustrations and a cast of thousands, it is the first full-length history of the city published since 1948.  In this talk, Gurda will highlight commonalities between Milwaukee and Sheboygan, including Germans, socialists and beer.  He’ll also describe how Milwaukee became a major Great Lakes port, a stronghold of industry, a capital of ethnic diversity, a model of good government and one of the most livable large cities in America. Hosted by the Wisconsin Academy in partnership with the Mead Public Library, this Academy Evening talk is free and open to the public.