Matthew J Prigge
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
From murder and matchstick men to all-consuming fires, painted women, and Great Lakes disasters—and the wide-eyed public who could not help but gawk at it all—"Milwaukee Mayhem" uncovers the little-remembered and rarely told history of the underbelly of a Midwestern metropolis. "Milwaukee Mayhem" offers a new perspective on Milwaukee's early years, forgoing the major historical signposts found in traditional histories and focusing instead
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Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
289 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The burning of Milwaukee's Newhall House hotel was one of the most sensational disasters of the Gilded Age. The fire started in the house elevator shaft, leveling the building-- once the tallest in the nation-- in just over an hour. The Newhall overnight staff spend nearly ten minutes trying to fight the fire themselves, even after it became clear the house was doomed, made no effort to wake any of the guests asleep within its walls. Seventy-five...