Praise for the Book
"This debut memoir of Milwaukee native Amatore
"Matt" Mille, Eleven Days in August: A Chronicle of Summers is
the author's memoir and collection of anecdotes relating to his family's
tradition of selling Italian sausage sandwiches at The Wisconsin State Fair.
For eleven days each summer, the broad extended family would gather, share news
and opportunities, and experience joy, adventures, and misadventures. From
Italian immigrant grandparents whose mark blazes fiercely on subsequent
generations, to the core bonds that tie family members to each other and their
business, to the long-spanning history of the annual Wisconsin gathering dating
back to its inception in 1932, Eleven Days in August is a robust tour
that reveals beyond any shadow of doubt that blood - or sausage meat - is
thicker than water."
A Reviewer’s Choice selection - Midwest Book Review
"Mille has written a delightful book, "Eleven Days in August,"
about the family's annual working reunion at the fair, now reaching its fifth generation."
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
"Eleven Days in August is a treasure to be cherished by myself and all future governors."
Jim Doyle, Governor, State of Wisconsin