About the Author

Richard D. Cornell wrote the 2006 Wisconsin Magazine article "Knights of the Spike-soled Shoe: Lumbering on the Chippewa," and co-wrote with Jerry Poling the news feature "Greats of the Gridiron," about the undefeated 1906 Eau Claire High School football team. He also self-published the memoir Finding My Father, about his quest to learn about his father, who was killed in World War II when Rich was thirteen months old.

Reviews

The Chippewa is a descriptively written travelogue grounded in history and observation. (Dave Luhrssen, Shepherd Express June 2017)