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It's the Great Depression, when failed banks and businesses caused some to turn to crime. And though we may know names like John Dillinger, Bonnie and Clyde, and Pretty Boy Floyd, few have heard of John Henry Seadlund, who J. Edgar Hoover termed "the nation's cruelest criminal" and Public Enemy #1. When Minnesota's iron mines shut down, Seadlund can't find work. After a chance encounter with a member of Dillinger's gang, he turns to crime. S...

James Brakken's ANNOTATED EARLY LIFE AMONG THE INDIANS, the 1892 Memoir of Benjamin G. Armstrong Tales of Indian wars, animal encounters, treaty problems, Indian lore, & more. Penned by Ben Armstrong, an 1850s trader & trusted friend of the Ojibwe people who writes of his fascinating encounters. Includes: Tales of Chief Buffalo, Indian councils with Presidents Fillmore & Lincoln, Lost silver mines, Fur trade troubles, Indian laws & customs, Si...

THE SECRET LIFE OF CHIEF NAMAKAGONWho was he before he came to NW Wisconsin? A fugitive in hiding? Wanted for murder? The answers will amaze you! Learn how James Brakken solved a 168-year-old COLD CASE by proving Chief Namakagon was actually the adventurer, John Falcon Tanner, who vanished in 1846! Follow his fascinating life among the Chippewa people and the fur traders. Caught between two worlds, his life story propelled him into fame before...

In 1910, a brave young Wisconsin girl and her family stand up against the world's largest-ever lumber syndicate & corrupt gov't officials. Bullets soon fly!

Ranging from hilarious to shocking, these "fairly" true tales depict life way back when. Set in or near a tavern in NW Wisconsin. A must-read for anyone who‟s ever been "up north." Sure to bring a smile or a tear. Illustrated.