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John Gurda presents The Making of Milwaukee

John Gurda will present his program, The Making of Milwaukee, on Thursday Oct. 6th1pm at the Wauwatosa Woman’s Club. Gurda’s most ambitious effort captures the full sweep of the community’s history, from its wilderness past to the complex patterns of the 21st century.

Milwaukee was known as “good land” to Native Americans, a place of abundant natural resources. It became, over the decades, 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.

John Gurda is a Milwaukee-born writer and historian who has been studying his hometown since 1972. He is the author of 19 books, including histories of Milwaukee-area neighborhoods, industries and places of worship. With 450 pages and more than 500 illustrations, The Making of Milwaukee is the first full-length history of the community published since 1948. Milwaukee Public Television created an Emmy Award-winning documentary series based on the book in 2006.

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In addition to his work as an author, Gurda is a lecturer, tour guide and local history columnist for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He holds a B.A. in English from Boston College and an M.A. in Cultural Geography from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

This is a free event being held at the Wauwatosa Woman’s Club at 1626 N. Wauwatosa Av. www.wauwatosawomansclub.com

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