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9780738524351

Detroit : A Motor City History

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  • ISBN13:

    9780738524351

  • ISBN10:

    0738524352

  • Edition: Reprint
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2003-07-01
  • Publisher: Arcadia Pub

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On July 24, 1701, Antoine de La Mothe Cadillac stood in the heart of the wilderness on a bluff overlooking the Detroit River and claimed this frontier in the name of Louis XIV; thus began the story of Detroit, a city marked by pioneering spirits, industrial acumen, and uncommon durability. Over the course of its

Table of Contents

Introduction 7(2)
The Founding of Detroit
9(13)
The French Regime
22(5)
The British Take Control
27(4)
Pontiac's War
31(7)
A Frontier Outpost
38(5)
Detroit during the Revolution
43(8)
An American Town
51(7)
Detroit Surrendered
58(5)
The American Trade
63(5)
A Commercial City
68(10)
A Manufacturing City
78(15)
The Motor City
93(11)
A City on Wheels
104(8)
Dynamic City
112(11)
Arsenal of Democracy
123(4)
A City in Turmoil
127(8)
Transitional City
135(12)
Renaissance City
147(3)
Bibliography 150(2)
Endnotes 152(3)
Index 155

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