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| Format | Book Whole |
|---|---|
| Author, Monographic | Pinkerton, Kathrene Sutherland Gedney |
| Title, Monographic | Bright with Silver |
| Edition or Version | Revised edition |
| Place of Publication | Wausau, Wisconsin |
| Publisher | Birch Lake Press |
| Date of Publication | 2007 |
| Date of Copyright | 1947 |
| Extent of Work | 364 |
| ISBN | 0-9617780-5-9 |
| Abstract | Tells the story of the Fromm brothers of Wisconsin (grandsons of German immigratns) and their rise at the turn of the 20th century to become one of the world's largest producers of silver fox (raised for its pelt) as well as growers of the medicinal herb ginseng. The book recounts their early struggles, their successes and failures, and their important scientific discoveries, such as the canine distemper vaccine. |
| Notes | On cover: A Wisconsin Success Story! Republished in 2007; originally published by William Sloane Associates, Inc., New York, 1947. --- "A Note to the Reader" by Gary Gisselman, Marathon County Historical Society Librarian. |
| Call Number | MKI / WHS SF 405 .F8 P5 |
| MKI Terms | Fromm Brothers, Inc./ Silver fox/ Ginseng/ Business & Industry/ Marathon County, Wis./ Medicine & Health |