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Wisconsin Death Trip
Book • 1973
Wisconsin Death Trip is a groundbreaking photo-essay that charts sordid, tragic, and bizarre incidents in Jackson County, Wisconsin, particularly in the town of Black River Falls.
Through a combination of approximately 200 photographs by Charles Van Schaick, excerpts from the local newspaper the Badger State Banner, and literary selections by authors like Hamlin Garland and Sinclair Lewis, Lesy presents a bleak portrait of Midwestern rural life marked by crime, disease, mental illness, and economic hardship.
The book challenges the American Dream narrative by exposing the fears and delusions underlying frontier society.
Through a combination of approximately 200 photographs by Charles Van Schaick, excerpts from the local newspaper the Badger State Banner, and literary selections by authors like Hamlin Garland and Sinclair Lewis, Lesy presents a bleak portrait of Midwestern rural life marked by crime, disease, mental illness, and economic hardship.
The book challenges the American Dream narrative by exposing the fears and delusions underlying frontier society.
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