Making of Michigan, 1820-1860: A Pioneer Anthology Contributor(s): Kestenbaum, Justin L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 081431919X ISBN-13: 9780814319192 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $27.71 Product Type: Paperback Published: May 1990 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Social Science | Regional Studies |
Dewey: 977.403 |
LCCN: 89-5457 |
Series: Great Lakes Books |
Physical Information: 1.18" H x 6.02" W x 9.02" (1.36 lbs) 424 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: The Making of Michigan is a wide-ranging collection of primary accounts of life in Michigan during the pioneer period, the era from the 1820s to the outbreak of the Civil War. In this time of explosive growth, the state's population increased from 8,000 to 750,000. These emigrants brought the state into the union in 1837 and began to create a set of institutions and a way of life. Justin Kestenbaum draws on the rich documentary record left by those who sojourned in the state during this time and recorded their impressions. Not only pioneers but land speculators, missionaries, and sight-seers left valuable accounts of the Michigan landscape and its emerging society. |