Michigan: A Bicentennial History Revised Edition Contributor(s): Catton, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393301753 ISBN-13: 9780393301755 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Type: Paperback Published: January 1988 Annotation: In this book, Catton turns to his native Michigan to tell a story of what happened when a primitive wilderness changed into a bustling industrial center so fast that it was as if the old French explorer Etienne Brule 'should step up to shake hands with Henry Ford.' Click for more in this series: States and the Nation |
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BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
Dewey: 977.4 |
LCCN: 83025416 |
Series: States and the Nation |
Physical Information: 0.76" H x 5.51" W x 8.19" L (0.68 lbs) 236 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan |
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Publisher Description: The idea that abundance was inexhaustible--that fatal Michigan word, as the author calls it--dominated thinking about the state from the days when Commandant Cadillac's soldiers arrived at Detroit until his name became a brand of car. Viewed in this light, Michigan is a case study of all America, and Americans in any state will be fascinated. In a colorful, dramatic past, Mr. Catton finds understanding of where we are in the present and what the future will make us face. |
Contributor Bio(s): Catton, Bruce: - Bruce Catton was a journalist, Civil War historian, and editor of American Heritage magazine. |
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