Wisconsin Myths & Legends

Download or read book Wisconsin Myths & Legends written by Michael Bie and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2022-09-01 with total page 241 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fourteen Mind-Boggling Tales from the Badger State Was Joe Davis, Civil War veteran and Menominee Indian, really the son of Confederate president Jefferson Davis? What really happened the night that banker H. C. Mead was murdered inside the Exchange Bank of Waupaca? Did a flying saucer really land in Joe Simonton’s yard, and did the aliens aboard ask for a jug of water and serve him pancakes? From pirate ships to pancakes from outer space, Myths and Mysteries of Wisconsin makes history fun and pulls back the curtain on some of the state’s most fascinating and compelling stories.