Historical Novels
 

	In a Pickle: A Family Farm Story (September, 2007) Jerry Apps in his latest novel, In a Pickle, is a many-layered pleasure delivered by a master craftsman who is also, like his contemporaries Studs Terkel and Howard Zinn, a passionate student of the people’s history.  As Apps engages us in the coming-of-age saga of the pickle factory manager Andy Meyer, his In a Pickle is at once a lesson in rural Wisconsin sociology, a quietly scathing indictment of factory farming, and a great read.”—John Galligan.  Click here for Reviews of "In a Pickle: A Family Farm Story" Purchase on Amazon
[larger image of cover]	The Travels of Increase Joseph (November, 2003) Badger Books Purchase this book at: Amazon, Badger Books (e-book also available) Reviews: Green Bay Press Gazette, Fitchburg Star Study Guide Download: Enhance your group discussion  PDF or Microsoft Word versions available Hard Cover, 244 Pages.  "The Travels of Increase Joseph" is a novel about a pioneer preacher who gains his insight after he's struck by lightning. His words of wisdom come from a Little Red Book that he always carries with him.  This book, the first novel by popular regional writer Jerry Apps, reflects the author's deep knowledge of early American rural culture as well as his humorous side.