George Vukelich wrote a book review column for The Capital Times from 1973 until 1976. He was proud to follow in the footsteps of one of his writing heroes, August Derleth. August wrote a book review column for The Capital Times for 30 years, and even reviewed George’s book Fisherman’s Beach on October 11, 1962.  You can read that review here.

1-12-76: The Russians by Hedrick Smith

1-5-76: The Night Is Dark and I Am Far From Home by Jonathan Kozol

4-28-75: Trout Magic by Robert Traver

4-7-75: A Real Find – Wisconsin Garden Guide – A Wisconsin Garden Guide by Jerry Minnich

2-17-75: The Land Remembers – Wisconsin Classic – The Land Remembers by Ben Logan

1-6-75: Pictures and Conversations – Chapters of an Autobiography with other collected writings by Elizabeth Bowen

12-16-74: Author Rediscovers Solitude and Nature – A Naturalist Buys An Old Farm by Edwin Way Toole

6-3-74: Anguish of Workaday World Explored by Studs Terkel – Working by Studs Terkel

5-6-74: Run for the Oval Room… They Can’t Corner Us There! by Bill Sanders

4-8-74: Chickadees Teach Lessons Seagulls Never Learn – The Chickadees by Conrad Hyers

4-1-74: Choosing Our King – Powerful Symbols in Presidential Politics by Michael Novak

3-25-74: Blue Collar Journal – A College President’s Sabbatical by John R. Coleman

3-11-74: ‘Pilgrim at Tinker Creek’ Lets Life Be Her Teacher – Pilgrim at Tinker Creek by Annie Dillard

8-20-73: A Dialogue by James Baldwin and Nikki Giovanni

8-6-73: Wisconsin’s Incredible Fire Disaster – Fire at Peshtigo by Robert W. Wells

6-18-73: The Cosmic Virgin – Poems by Sara Rath

6-4-73: Discovering Wisconsin by Polly Brody

5-14-73: Rare Book of Powerful Poetry – Gingko by Felix Pollak

4-30-73: Walking the Dead Diamond River by Edward Hoagland

4-2-73: Why Not a Multiple NON-Use Plan? – Once Upon A Wilderness by Calvin Rutstrum

3-26-73: The Life and Death of Whales by Robert Burton

3-19-73: The Splendor and Desperation of Age – Nobody Ever Died of Old Age by Sharon Curtin

2-19-73: The Troubled Sleep of Mel Ellis – Peg Leg Pete by Mel Ellis

2-12-73: ‘The Brightest’ Led Us to Disaster – The Best and The Brightest by David Halberstam

(Book Review Index)