On-The-Road Histories Michigan

by Poremba, David Lee

• ISBN13: 9781566566162
• ISBN10: 1566566169
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2006-05-30
• Publisher: Interlink Pub Group Inc

Summary

Michigan’s dramatic landscape includes roaring waterfalls, the country’s tallest sand dunes, vast virgin pine forests, soft rolling countryside, and miles of sandy beaches—and its history is as varied and interesting. Poremba approaches the state’s history from many angles: the stories of the peoples who have made Michigan home, from Native Americans to French explorers, European immigrants, and African Americans; the rise of its industries, including mining, lumber, tobacco, and automotive; the intricacies of its politics, from the Civil War, to the civil rights movement, to the recent election of Michigan’s first woman governor. Poremba’s Michigan is a concise account of the forces that have made Michigan the state it is today.

Table of Contents

Before the Black Robes	p. 9
Paleo-Indians
Mining Copper
The Mound Builders
Anishnabeg
The Passage to the Orient
Missionaries & Explorers
De'Troit	p. 25
Ribbon Farms
The Fur Trade
Michilimackinac
Cadillac Ousted
Native Troubles
Peace and War
A Land Worth Fighting For	p. 41
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
Building a State	p. 57
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
Exploiting Natural Resources: Copper, Iron, and Lumber	p. 75
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
Michigan and the Civil War	p. 97
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
Corn, Furniture, Cherries, and Stoves	p. 119
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
Motor Cities	p. 141
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
The Great Depression and the Arsenal of Democracy	p. 167
The Living Past
The Great Depression
Road to Recovery
Arsenal of Democracy
The Home Front
A Changing State	p. 181
Return to Normalcy
The Fabulous '50s
The Turbulent '60s
The "Rustbelt" State
Modern Michigan	p. 195
Politics
Pharmaceuticals and Biotech
Other Industries
Food Processing
Fruits and Vegetables
Conservation and Preservation
Sports
Cool Cities
Award-Winning State
Chronology of Major Events	p. 207
Cultural Highlights	p. 211
Special Events	p. 213
Contact Information	p. 215
Sources and Further Reading	p. 216
Index of Place Names	p. 219
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