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

Coming Soon!

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 Eleven. Will he find the humanity within himself to save the dogs, or will he become complicit in the experiments and allow them to continue?

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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.

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

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

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

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Blog

July 12, 2025

Einstein can't be classed as witless
He claimed atoms were the littlest
When you did a bit of splitting-em-ness
Frightened everybody shitless
- Ian...

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July 5, 2025

So long, Mom
I’m off to drop the bomb
So don’t wait up for me
- Tom Lehrer, So Long, Mom
(A Song for World War III), 1965

What is this place? It’s a...

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June 28, 2025

All those people, all those lives, where are they now?
- Steven Patrick Morrissey, Cemetry Gates

Wisconsin is a giant boneyard. Cemeteries dot...

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June 21, 2025

South Greenville Grange, also known as Grange No. 225, is the oldest continuously active Grange in Wisconsin. Organized on October 24, 1873, it is...

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