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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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This large scale map, first issued between 1885 and 1887, locates small settlements, creeks and other features not found on smaller maps. Railways, rivers, streams and county boundaries are shown. Because of the great detail, ideal for use with 19th century census records. Includes the newly created Luce County. Black and white map, printed on 18 x 24 paper, folded. ... Read more

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4 different issues of the quarterly publication, from 1962 to 1965. ... Read more

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Throughout Michigan's varied and fascinating history, its people have been leaders. They have led the nation in the production of automobiles, iron and copper, lumber, and many agricultural products. Of even grater importance, Michigan citizens have been leaders in the movement for equitable working condicitons, civil rights, and a clean environment. ... Read more

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The Michigan Book Collection is a collection of 30 volumes relating to the history of Michigan and its people primarily in the 18th and 19th centuries. Several of the volumes have great period illustrations and portraits of relevant historical figures. Here are the computer requirements to run and operate this CD. You must have a PC running Windows or a Macintosh running OS X or higher software and a web browser. All the manuals in this disk are in DJVU format. This format allows you to page through the manuals, enlarge pages for better viewing and print the individual pages or entire manual as well as many other things. The viewer is very intuitive to use and has a full help system to answer any questions you may have about its more advanced features. The viewer is included on the CD. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program. ... Read more

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First Person Michigan History
Many folks do not realize the rich history and important role Michigan played in our country's history. It was being colonized at the same time - and was every bit of a colony - as the original thirteen. Detroit was founded in 1701, just 19 years after Philadelphia, and has thrived (for better or worse) ever since.
What makes this book such a find is that it is soley written in the hand and language of those early settlers, going back to 1665 when the French settlers were spreading God's word to the Indians and continuing through the Indian wars of Pontiac, the Revolutionary War, early settlements in the lower penninsula, the Civil War, through the automobile industry, up into recent times.
The most interesting entries are those written by the simple folk trying to etch out a life in this wilderness, such as the life of a new school teacher in 1866 who writes of having 89 students in her one room schoolhouse, as well as the surveyors who wrote off Michigan as a water logged wasteland. The life of a logger, a first hand description of the sounds of the Civil War, the birth of the GOP in 1854, and into the electric light and telephone age of 1907. This book is a wealth of information, taking the reader back into time, visiting the early folks of our great state.
A must for local history buffs and social historians. ... Read more

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About This Book
"The Making of Michigan celebrates the historic role of Michigan's pioneers with a sampling of original documents in which participants and observers tell their own stories."

Chapter Headings
- The Physical Setting
- The Great Migration
- Creating an Educational System
- Reform and the Political Process

Some of the highlights include de Tocqueville's "A Fortnight in the Wilderness," Martineau's "The Delights of Mackinac," John Pitizel's "Life in the Copper Country," A.D.P. Van Buren's "A Wolverine Schoolmaster," the Convention of Colored Citizens' 1843 "Simple Justice," and Bingham's "The Reform Agenda."

Most curious: "Complete the Asylum" by the Trustees of the Michigan Asylyum for the Insane, 1860. ... Read more

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This work consists of an alphabetical list of more than 5,000 persons who movedfrom Massachusetts to New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and other states of the middlewest. The purpose throughout is to supply name, date and town of birth, date of removal, andstate in which the pioneer settled. Additional information given includes name of spouse anddate of marriage. ... Read more

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A rich collection of old photographs from the albums of Saugatuck-Douglas residents and vacationers. ... Read more

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Wonderful collection!
If you're a turn-of-the-century history buff, or you're researching the area, this book is an absolute must. A fabulous collection of photos. Kudos to the publisher and author! ... Read more