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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin and 22nd largest (by population) in the United States. It is the county seat of Milwaukee County and is located on the southwestern shore of Lake Michigan.

Milwaukee in The Man With the Iron Heart[]

Milwaukee was Tom Schmidt's home town. He first covered World War II and its aftermath working for the Milwaukee Sentinel.

Milwaukee in "The Weather's Fine"[]

An Old Front from Canada swept the upper Midwest in the 1980s. This had the effect of reverting the entire region to the turn of the century. Grainy black and white film-footage from Milwaukee showed tree-lined streets, people riding in horse-drawn buggies and people also wearing antiquated fashions such as men in hats and women wearing long dresses.[1] Also as a result of the Old Front, communications broke down as modern telephones could not connect to telegraphs.

References[]

  1. See e.g. Kaleidoscope, pg. 65, MPB.
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