Hard water : politics and water supply in Milwaukee, 1870-1995 / Kate Foss-Mollan.

West Lafayette, Ind. : Purdue University Press, [2001], ©2001.

xi, 218 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.

A brief look at urban water supply -- The water that made Milwaukee's beer famous -- The typhoid cocktail hour -- If you can't join 'em, beat 'em -- No free lunch -- A city is not a business.

Includes bibliographical references and index.