| Legendary Locals of Grand Rapids, Michigan Contributor(s): Lewis, Norma (Author), De Vries, Jay (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467100234 ISBN-13: 9781467100236 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 Click for more in this series: Legendary Locals |
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| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2012930629 |
| Series: Legendary Locals |
| Physical Information: 0.4" H x 6.4" W x 9.1" L (0.85 lbs) 128 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Locality - Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Features: Illustrated, Index, Price on Product, Table of Contents |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Grand Rapids began as an Indian trading post. Louis Campau became the first permanent white settler in 1826. Today, the city on the Grand River is Michigan s second largest with a population of nearly 200,000, more than triple when adding the surrounding metropolitan area. Though best known as the hometown of President Gerald Ford and First Lady Betty Ford, the city lays claim to others who are, or have been, in the national spotlight as well. These include astronauts Roger Chaffee and Jack Lousma; sports figures Stan Ketchel, Dave Rozema, Mickey Stanley, and Chris Kaman; screenwriter and director Paul Schrader; actors Lorna Gray and Dick York; writers Meindert DeJong, Chris Van Allsburg, and Bich Ngyuen, to name just a few. In these pages are legends named Meijer, Van Andel, De Vos, Trotter, Belknap, Hekman, and Wege. Others are lesser known, or even unknown, but their heartwarming stories make them equally worthy of legendary status." |
Contributor Bio(s): Lewis, Norma: - Norma Lewis has written extensively for national and regional magazines. She is the author of Grand Rapids: Furniture City and Going for the Gold. This is her third collaboration with her husband, Jay de Vries. They coauthored Dutch Heritage in Kent and Ottawa Counties and Wyoming, Michigan. |
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