Historic Michigan, land of the Great lakes : its life, resources, industries, people, politics, government, wars, institutions, achievements, the press, schools and churches, legendary and prehistoric lore / edited by George N. Fuller ...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Michigan State Historical Society
Michigan Historical Commission
Other Authors: Fuller, George N. (George Newman), 1873-1957 (Editor)
Catlin, George B. (George Byron), 1857-1934 (Editor)
Language:English
Published: [Dayton, O.] : National historical Association, [1924]
Subjects:
Michigan.
Michigan > History.
Detroit (Mich.) > History.
Detroit (Mich.) > Biography.
Wayne County (Mich.) > History.
Michigan > Detroit.
Michigan > Wayne County.
History.
Genre:
Biography.
History.
Online Access:
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Physical Description:1 online resource (3 volumes) : plates, portraits
Format: Electronic eBook
Contents:
  • Vol. I: Geographic setting
  • Prehistoric man in Michigan
  • Michigan Indians of the Prehistoric Period
  • Indian customs, legends and folk lore
  • French exploration and settlement
  • Jesuit missions and missionaries
  • Cadillac
  • The fur trade
  • Pontiac's conspiracy
  • International boundary
  • The old northwest
  • Indian war and the Treaty of Greenville
  • Early Detroit
  • Creation of Michigan Territory
  • Michigan in the War of 1812
  • Michigan Territory, 1805-1837
  • Representative early Detroiters
  • Early maps
  • Beginning of steam navigation on the Great Lakes
  • Indian Treaty of Saginaw
  • Early roads
  • Pioneer life
  • Detroit, 1805-1837
  • The "Boy Governor" of Michigan
  • Michigan-Ohio boundary
  • Michigan's first United States senators
  • Educational beginnings
  • Internal improvements and the five million dollar loan
  • Wild cat banking
  • The state capitol
  • The Beaver Island Mormons
  • The upper peninsula of Michigan
  • History in county names
  • The Mexican War
  • Political parties before the Civil War
  • The Underground Railroad in Michigan
  • The Civil War.
  • Vol. II: Michigan agriculture
  • Lumbering and forestry
  • Life in the copper and iron regions
  • Manufacturing
  • Transportation
  • Detroit and lake commerce
  • The war with Spain
  • Common schools since 1881
  • State educational institutions
  • Denominational colleges
  • Movement for equal suffrage
  • Prohibition movement
  • Labor movement
  • Our immigrants
  • Two notable inventors
  • The Michigan press
  • Bench and bar in Michigan
  • Pioneer preachers
  • The World War
  • Historical work in Michigan
  • Semi-centennial of the Michigan Pioneer and Historical Society
  • Michigan state government.
  • Vol. III: Wexford County
  • Alpena County
  • Emmet County
  • Cheboygan County
  • Grand Traverse County
  • Manistee County
  • Benzie County
  • Personal sketches.