Wisconsin Death Trip by Michael Lesy

First published in 1973, Wisconsin Death Trip is a shocking portrait of a small town crumbling–socially, morally, physically + emotionally–under the impact of the great depression of the 1890s. This remarkable book has since become a cult classic. Historian Michael Lesy has collected + arranged photographs taken between 1890 + 1910 by Black River Falls photographer, Charles Van Schaik, + juxtaposed them against newspaper accounts + state asylum + police records. Softcover. 148 pages.