{"product_id":"documentary-history-of-the-first-federal-elections-1788-1790-volume-iii-9780299106508","title":"Documentary History of the First Federal Elections, 1788-1790, Volume III","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Gordon R. Denboer\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of Wisconsin Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Political Process - Campaigns \u0026amp; Elections\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a young boy, Dave Crehore moved with his parents from northern Ohio to the shipbuilding town of Manitowoc on the shores of Wisconsin s Lake Michigan, where the Germanic inhabitants punctuate their conversations with enso, the local radio station interrupts Beethoven for commercials, and the outdoors are a wellspring of enlightenment.\u003cbr\u003e Crehore s stories of his youth in 1950s Wisconsin are peppered with engaging characters and a quiet wit. A grouse-hunting expedition goes awry when an eccentric British businessman bags an escaped bantam rooster with a landing net. Crehore's great-grandfather gets in trouble one Christmas when he sneaks a whoopee-cushion under a guest s seat. The elderly Frau Blau gets trapped in an outhouse by a shady auctioneer during a farm sale. Through all the adventures and misadventures in a small town and in the great outdoors of Wisconsin, family is always at the center. This gently humorous look back at a baby-boomer s awakening to adulthood will be appreciated by members of any generation.Honorable Mention, Kingery\/Derleth Book Length Nonfiction, Council for Wisconsin Writers \u003cbr\u003eFinalist, Humor, Midwest Book Awards\"\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Wisconsin Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":45408554614935,"sku":"9780299106508","price":2999.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9780299106508.webp?v=1767310069","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/documentary-history-of-the-first-federal-elections-1788-1790-volume-iii-9780299106508","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}