Howard Veregin

Howard Veregin

Howard Veregin is an author and cartographer living in Wisconsin. His writings have appeared in dozens of scientific journals and books. He writes historical nonfiction about the scientific theories and practices of the early 20th century. His Oddsconsin blog focuses on the strange and sometimes mysterious features of Wisconsin’s human landscape.

Books

Dog 137

On Sale Now!

Someone needs to stop the experiments on the dogs. They are being deliberately poisoned to support the Army’s World War I chemical warfare program. The job falls to a homeless orphan, known as Einleff. Will he find the humanity within himself to save the dogs, or will he become complicit in the experiments and allow them to continue?...

Goode's World Atlas

22nd edition

First published in 1923, Goodes World Atlas sets the standard for college reference atlases. The 22nd edition features hundreds of new physical, political, and thematic maps.
4.4 out of 5 stars on Amazon, 3.9 on Goodreads


Goode's World Atlas

21st Edition

The 21st edition of the classic college atlas first published by Rand McNally in 1923.
4.6 out of 5 stars on Amazon, 3.9 on Goodreads

Other Writing

A history of the building’s unsavory reputation and abandoned sixth floor.

Syphilis, sleeping sickness, and the casualties of a hunt for a cure.

Sleeping sickness research at the University of Wisconsin and its ties to colonialism.

World War I-era poison gas testing at UW-Madison leaves a legacy at once extensive and obscure.

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Blog

November 1, 2025

Door County evokes images of fall foliage, quaint villages, cherry orchards, sky-blue waters and sandy beaches. It’s Wisconsin’s playground. The...

October 25, 2025

Wisconsin is geographically unique. It’s the only state that contains the point at 45 degrees north latitude, 90 degrees west longitude, marking...

October 18, 2025

It is the pervading law of all things organic and inorganic…that form ever follows function.
- Louis Sullivan, 1896

In many ways, Columbus (Columbia...

October 11, 2025

History is not contained in thick books but lives in our very blood.
- Carl Jung

This is the third and final post in a series on fatal airplane...

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Events

I will be a panelist of first-time novelists at the Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books, along with Rhea Thomas and Del Blackwater. The Festival will be held at Carroll University in Waukesha and is free. More details here.