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FolkLib Index - Index for "Famous Wisconsin ..." Series
      by Badger Books

(last updated .02-14-2017)

      This page lists the Tables of Contents of the ongoing series of "Famous Wisconsin ..." books released by Badger Books of Oregon, WI. However, unlike any of the books, the chapters listed here are in alphabetical order by last name.

      Note: I am a private collector indexing books I own, and not a Library. I cannot respond to questions about information in these books, nor supply photocopies of copyrighted entries in them.
      Other Book Indexes on this site

    Badger Books
  1. (5/2002) Famous Wisconsin Authors - by James P. Roberts (complete)
  2. (9/2002) Famous Wisconsin Film Stars - by Kristin Gilpatrick (complete)
  3. (1/2003) Famous Wisconsin Musicians - by Susan Masino (not complete yet)
  4. (1/2003) Famous Wisconsin Mystics - by Hannah Heidi Levy --- (not started yet)
  5. (10/2003) Famous Wisconsin Inventors & Entrepreneurs - by Marv Balousek --- (not complete yet)
  6. (10/2004) Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects - by Hannah Heidi Levy --- (not started yet)
  7. (10/2005) Famous Wisconsin Ghosts and Ghost Hunters - by Hannah Heidi Levy and Brian G. Borton --- (not started yet)

    Other Music-related books published by Badger Books:

  8. Rock 'N' Roll Fantasy - by Susan Masino (4/2003) - Menu

    Promised, but not published yet:

  9. no others announced yet
Famous Wisconsin Musicians - by Susan Masino (1/2003) - Bibliography/Links - Menu
  1. Carl Allen, p. 99-103
  2. Luther Allison, p. 139-142
  3. Adrian Belew, p. 121-6
  4. Eric Benet, p. 131-4
  5. Bill Berry, p. 143-5
  6. The BoDeans, p. 147-8
  7. The Chordettes, p. 81-5
  8. James "Curley" Cooke, p. 149-151
  9. Richard Davis, p. 39-42
  10. Greg Graffin, p. 87-90
  11. Jerry Harrison, p. 91-3
  12. Bobby Hatfield, p. 95-8
  13. Woody Herman, p. 61-6
  14. Hildegarde, p. 73-6
  15. Al Jarreau, p. 57-60
  16. Pee Wee King, p. 77-80
  17. Kevn Kinney, p. 105-8
  18. Liberace, p. 19-24
  19. Steve Miller, p. 25-33
  20. Tracy Nelson, p. 35-8
  21. Les Paul, p. 9-18
  22. Jeff Pilson, p. 109-112
  23. Randy Sabien, p. 113-5
  24. Boz Scaggs, p. 117-9
  25. Joe Schermie, p. 127-9
  26. Ben Sidran, p. 49-55
  27. Ruby Starr, p. 43-8
  28. Clyde Stubblefield, p. 67-71
  29. Daryl Stuermer, p. 153-5
  30. Butch Vig, p. 157-161
  31. Violent Femmes, p. 163-6
  32. Jane Wiedlin, p. 135-7
        Other Chapters
    Foreword, p. 5-6
    Introduction, p. 7-8
    References, p. 181
    Index, p. 183-203
    More Famous Wisconsin Musicians, p. 167-180
        One or two sentences, or at most a short paragraph. Those marked "Non-Wis." never lived here, but have some kind of Wisconsin connection.
  33. Lynne Arriale, p. 167
  34. Milo Auckerman, p. 167
  35. Mitchell Ayres, p. 167
  36. Bad Boy, p. 167
  37. Siggi Baldursson, p. 167
  38. Bender, p. 167
  39. Bunny Berigan, p. 167-8
  40. , p. 168
  41. (to be continued)
Famous Wisconsin Authors - by James P. Roberts (5/2002) - Menu
  1. Black Hawk, p. 50-2
  2. Crashing Thunder (Sam Blowsnake), p. 53-5
  3. Mountain Wolf Woman, p. 56-7
  4. Warren Beck, p. 145-15
  5. Norbert Blei, p. 196-19
  6. Robert Bloch, p. 58-62
  7. Kelly Cherry, p. 190-5
  8. August Derleth, p. 35-49
  9. Edna Ferber, p. 30-4
  10. Zona Gale, p. 8-13
  11. Robert E. Gard, p. 124-9
  12. Hamlin Garland, p. 62-8
  13. Margaret George, p. 6-7
  14. Horace Gregory, p. 115-9
  15. Jane Hamilton, p. 174-7
  16. Margery Latimer, p. 95-101
  17. William Ellery Leonard, p. 102-7
  18. Aldo Leopold, p. 14-8
  19. Ben Logan, p. 178-180
  20. Edna Meudt, p. 155-9
  21. Jacquelyn Mitchard, p. 200-3
  22. Lorrie Moore, p. 181-6
  23. John Muir, p. 85-94
  24. Lorine Niedecker, p. 152-4
  25. Sterling North, p. 25-9
  26. T.V. Olsen (Theodore Victor), p. 130-4
  27. George Wilbur Peck, p. 73-7
  28. Kristine Kathryn Rusch, p. 160-7
  29. Clifford Simak, p. 68-72
  30. William F. Steuber, p. 187-9
  31. Peter Straub, p. 168-173
  32. George Vukelich, p. 79-84
  33. Glenway Wescott, p. 120-3
  34. Ella Wheeler Wilcox, p. 19-24
  35. Thornton Wilder, p. 135-144
  36. Marya Zaturenska, p. 108-114
        Other Chapters
    Introduction, p. 5-7
    Index, p. 205-218
        Related Website:
    Wisconsin Women Writers of Adult Fiction and Poetry 1962-1992
Famous Wisconsin Film Stars - by Kristin Gilpatrick (9/2002) - Menu
  1. Don Ameche, p. 98-105
  2. John Blystone, p. 149-157
  3. Stanley Blystone, p. 149-157
  4. Jack Carson, p. 186-192
  5. Ellen Corby, p. 223-227
  6. Ray "Crash" Corrigan, p. 201-206
  7. James Daly, p. 140-148
  8. Tyne Daly, p. 140-148
  9. Willem Dafoe, p. 238-246
  10. Colleen Dewhurst, p. 129-139
  11. Gregg Sherwood Dodge, p. 76-86
  12. Brian Donlevy, p. 196-200
  13. Chris Farley, p. 254-267
  14. Eduard Franz, p. 193-195
  15. Tom Hulce, p. 219-222
  16. Jeffrey Hunter, p. 60-75
  17. Carole Landis, p. 55-9
  18. Joseph Losey, p. 210-213
  19. Fred MacMurray, p. 87-97
  20. Frederic March, p. 117-128
  21. Agnes Moorehead, p. 26-34
  22. Dennis Morgan, p. 173-185
  23. Pat O'Brien, p. 106-116
  24. Charlotte Rae, p. 214-218
  25. Nicholas Ray, p. 168-172
  26. Bill Rebane, p. 247-253
  27. Gena Rowlands, p. 158-165
  28. Tony Shalhoub, p. 268-270
  29. Spencer Tracy, p. 12-25
  30. Orson Welles, p. 35-54
  31. Gene Wilder, p. 228-237
  32. Charles Winninger, p. 207-209
  33. Jerry Ziesmer, p. 283-294
  34. David Zucker, p. 271-282
  35. Jerry Zucker, p. 271-282
        Other Chapters
    Introduction, p. 7
    Foreword, p. 9-11
    Collegiate Clout, p. 295-309
  36. Mason Adams, p. 300
  37. Ralph Bellamy, p. 300-1
  38. John Belushi, p. 301-3
  39. Andrew Bergman, p. 303
  40. Marshall Brickman, p. 303-4
  41. Joan Cusack, p. 304
  42. Tom Ewell, p. 304-5
  43. Michael Mann, p. 305
  44. Frances Lee McCann, p. 305-6
  45. Harrison Ford, p. 295-7
  46. Walter Mirisch, p. 306
  47. Jameson Parker, p. 306-6
  48. Arnold Alois Schwarzenegger, p. 297-300
  49. David Susskind, p. 307
  50. Jennifer Warren, p. 307
  51. Dave Willock, p. 307-8
  52. Amy Wright, p. 308-9
    They Also Starred, p. 310-321
  53. Bonnie Bartlett, p. 310
  54. Jeff Cesario, p. 310
  55. Edward "Eddie" F. Cline, p. 311
  56. Robert Easton, p. 311
  57. Dave Erickson, p. 311
  58. Bert I. Gordon, p. 311
  59. Erik Gunneson, p. 311
  60. Uta Hagen, p. 311-2
  61. Deidre AnnHall, p. 312
  62. Salome Jens, p. 312-3
  63. Kristen Johnson, p. 313
  64. Jane Kaczmarek, p. 313-4
  65. Kathy Kinney, p. 314
  66. Dan Klein, p. 314-5
  67. Terry Leonard, p. 315
  68. Jim Mallon, p. 315-6
  69. Mark Metcalf, p. 316
  70. Jacquelyn Mitchard, p. 316
  71. Al Molinaro, p. 316
  72. Christopher David Noth (Chris Noth), p. 316
  73. Nancy Olson, p. 316-7
  74. John Ridley, p. 317
  75. John Roach, p. 317
  76. Larry Shue, p. 317
  77. Kurtwood Larson Smith, p. 317-8
  78. Concetta Tomei, p. 318
  79. Daniel J. Travanti, p. 318-9
  80. Peter Weller, p. 319
  81. Bradley Whitford, p. 319-320
  82. Tom Wopat, p. 320-1
    Lights, Camera, Action! ... In The Badger State, p. 322-6
    Acknowledgments, p. 327-330
    About The Author, p. 331-2
    Index, p. 333-353
Famous Wisconsin Mystics - by Hannah Heidi Levy (1/2003) - Menu
  1. , p. -
        Other Chapters
    Introduction, p.
    Index, p.
Famous Wisconsin Inventors & Entrepreneurs - by Marv Balousek (10/2003) - Menu
  1. John Appleby, p. 90-2
  2. Stephen Babcock, p. 38-40
  3. John Bachelder, p. 113-5
  4. Tommy Bartlett, p. 67-70
  5. Chester Beach (Hamilton Beach), p. 119-122
  6. John Wesley Carhart, p. 43-5
  7. Jerome Increase Case (J.I. Case), p. 93-6
  8. Seymour Cray, p. 97-100
  9. Ralph Darbo, p. 78-82
  10. Donald Duncan, p. 105-6
  11. Carl Eliason, p. 85-7
  12. Ole & Bess Evinrude, p. 19-23
  13. William Harley & Arthur Davidson, p. 11-8
  14. Harry Houdini, p. 24-8
  15. The Johnson Family (S.C. Johnson), p. 62-6
  16. Alex Jordan, Jr., p. 71-5 - House on the Rock, Spring Green
  17. Ansel Kellogg, p. 107-9
  18. Walter Kohler, p. 51-6
  19. Increase Lapham, p. 34-7
  20. John Mellish, p. 123-8
  21. Hary Armenius Miller, p. 41-2
  22. Herman Mueller, p. 88-9
  23. John Muir, p. 110-32
  24. George S. Parker, p. 116-8
  25. Al Ringling, p. 57-61
  26. Pleasant Rowland, p. 29-33
  27. Margarethe Meyer Schurz, p. 83-4
  28. Christopher Latham Sholes, p. 46-50
  29. Brooks Stevens, p. 101-4
  30. Freeman L. Tripp, p. 76-7
        Other Chapters
    Introduction, p. 7-9
    Bibliography, p. 139-140
    Index, p. 141-8
    More Inventors & Entrepreneurs, p. 129-137
  31. Edward P. Allis, p. 129
  32. Matthew Andis, p. 129
  33. Peter Josef Frans Batenburg, p. 129
  34. Folkert Belzer, p. 129-130
  35. Linn B. Benton, p. 130
  36. Valentine Blatz, p. 130
  37. Joe Boelke, p. 130
  38. Eugene Butts, p. 130
  39. Catherine Taft Clark, p. 130
  40. James L. Clark, p. 131
  41. William Cameron Coup, p. 131
  42. Craig, Lea, George and Ruth Culver, p. 131
  43. Dexter Curtis, p. 131
  44. Augustine Davis, p. 131
  45. William Didier, p. 131
  46. Albert Dremel, p. 131
  47. A.E. Freeman, p. 131-2
  48. Nyal "Fuzz" Forstner, p. 132
  49. , p. 132
  50. (to be continued)
Famous Wisconsin Artists and Architects - by Hannah Heidi Levy (10/2004) - Menu
  1. , p. -
Famous Wisconsin Ghosts and Ghost Hunters - by Hannah Heidi Levy and Brian G. Borton (10/2005) - Menu
  1. , p. -

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