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Jul 22, 2016 wisconsin death trip is a 1999 american blackandwhite and color docudrama film written and directed by james marsh, based on the 1973 book of the same name by michael lesy. First published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small turnofthecentury wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Wisconsin death trip kindle edition by lesy, michael. A series of grisly events that took place in black river falls. Wisconsin death trip by michael lesy, 9780826321930, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Published in 1973, this remarkable book about life in a small turnofthecentury wisconsin town has become a cult classic. Portrait of pauline lallemand wisconsin historical society. Lesy actually said that death trip was written as a subjective surrealist photo montage of text and image, not genuine history. The town of black river falls is gripped by a peculiar malaise and the weekly news accounts are dominated by bizarre talk of madness, eccentricity, and violence amongst the local population. One glance at that and its hard to imagine anyone turning away without wanting to take a peek inside. Charles van schaick and wisconsin death trip wisconsin. Its about to take on a new meaning, that of going to the primary polls on tuesday.

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Wisconsin death trip by michael lesy 9780826321930. There may be underlining, highlighting, and or writing. It was probably in susan sontags on photography, where it is discussed briefly, but if thats the case then it was another 17 years before i finally saw it, in 1996, on a visit to the us. Michael lesys book, wisconsin death trip, is published by university of new mexico.

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