Janesville

  • Janesville
    By Den Adler, Judy Adler

    The postmaster general, however, noticed a town already by that name in the Iowa part of Wisconsin Territory, and he assigned the name Janesville, with Janes as postmaster.

  • Janesville: An American Story
    By Amy Goldstein

    The reporting behind this book is extraordinary and the story—a stark, heartbreaking reminder that political ideologies have real consequences—is told with rare sympathy and insight” (Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ...

  • Janesville: An American Story
    By Amy Goldstein

    This is not just a Janesville story or a Midwestern story. It's an American story

  • Janesville: An American Story
    By Amy Goldstein

    The reporting behind this book is extraordinary and the story—a stark, heartbreaking reminder that political ideologies have real consequences—is told with rare sympathy and insight” (Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of ...

  • Janesville
    By Den Adler, Judith Adler

    Janesville developed into an important railroad town and, because of its waterpower, a milling and manufacturing center. General Motors built a large plant, and George Parker started the Parker Pen Company here.