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David Lee Poremba

Book - 2006

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Subjects
Michigan > History.
Michigan > Description and travel.
Michigan > History, Local.
Published
Northampton, Mass. : Interlink Books 2006.
Language
English
Main Author
David Lee Poremba (-)
Physical Description
221 pages : illustrations (some color), color map
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN
9781566566162
  • I. Before the Black Robes
  • Paleo-Indians
  • Mining Copper
  • The Mound Builders
  • Anishnabeg
  • The Passage to the Orient
  • Missionaries & Explorers
  • II. De'Troit
  • Ribbon Farms
  • The Fur Trade
  • Michilimackinac
  • Cadillac Ousted
  • Native Troubles
  • Peace and War
  • III. A Land Worth Fighting For
  • The British Take Control
  • Pontiac's War
  • Massacre at Michilimackinac
  • The Proclamation of 1763
  • Michigan in the Revolution
  • American Takeover
  • The Territory of Michigan
  • Native American Land Cessions
  • The War of 1812
  • IV. Building a State
  • More Land for Settlement
  • The Treaty of Saginaw
  • Land Development
  • Governor Cass Explores the Territory
  • Improvements and Growth
  • Growing Metropolis
  • Town Development
  • Stormy Road to Statehood
  • V. Exploiting Natural Resources: Copper, Iron, and Lumber
  • Wildcats, Railroads, and Patriots
  • Exploiting Natural Resources
  • The Lumber Boom
  • Mineral Wealth
  • The "Soo" Locks
  • Lake Traffic
  • Michigan's New Capitol
  • Growth and Progress
  • The Underground Railroad
  • The King of Beaver Island
  • The Birth of the Republican Party
  • VI. Michigan and the Civil War
  • The War Begins
  • "Thank God For Michigan!"
  • Heroes All Twice-Told Tales
  • The Western Theater
  • The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
  • The Stonewall Regiment
  • The Mounted Arm
  • The Michigan Cavalry Brigade
  • Colored Troops
  • The Home Front
  • The Land Grant Act of 1862
  • The Soldiers Return
  • VII. Corn, Furniture, Cherries, and Stoves
  • New Directions
  • Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument
  • The Great Fire of 1871
  • Salt of the Earth
  • Lumber Boom Agriculture
  • The Fruit Belt
  • New Mines, New Towns
  • Transportation
  • Leisure and Labor
  • New Beginnings
  • VIII. Motor Cities
  • Age of Reform
  • Hazen Pingree
  • Age of Invention
  • The American Century
  • Putting the World On Wheels
  • Ford Has a Better Idea
  • Life on Wheels
  • Michigan in World War I
  • The Home Front
  • Prosperity Before Depression
  • IX. The Great Depression and the Arsenal of Democracy
  • The Living Past
  • The Great Depression
  • Road to Recovery
  • Arsenal of Democracy
  • The Home Front
  • X. A Changing State
  • Return to Normalcy
  • The Fabulous '50s
  • The Turbulent '60s
  • The "Rustbelt" State
  • XI. Modern Michigan
  • Politics
  • Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
  • Other Industries
  • Food Processing
  • Fruits and Vegetables
  • Conservation and Preservation
  • Sports
  • Cool Cities
  • Award-Winning State
  • Chronology of Major Events
  • Cultural Highlights
  • Special Events
  • Contact Information
  • Sources and Further Reading
  • Index of Place Names

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