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PublisherMichigan STATE University Press
ISBN-100870135511
ISBN-139780870135514
eBay Product ID (ePID)1944702
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Book TitleWest to Far Michigan : Settling the Lower Peninsula, 1815-1860
Number of Pages514 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicEconomic History, Human Geography, United States / State & Local / MidWest (IA, Il, in, Ks, Mi, MN, Mo, Nd, Ne, Oh, Sd, Wi)
Publication Year2002
IllustratorYes
GenreSocial Science, Business & Economics, History
AuthorKenneth E. Lewis
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1.3 in
Item Weight41.1 Oz
Item Length10 in
Item Width7 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2001-003823
Dewey Edition21
Dewey Decimal333.3/09774
SynopsisWest to Far Michigan is a study of the lower peninsula's occupation by agriculturalists, whose presence forever transformed the land and helped to create the modern state of Michigan. West to Far Michigan traces changes and patterns of settlement crucial to documenting the large-scale development of southern Michigan as a region., West to Far Michigan is a study of the lower peninsula's occupation by agriculturalists, whose presence forever transformed the land and helped to create the modern state of Michigan. This is not simply a history of Michigan, but rather a work that focuses on why the state developed as it did. Although Michigan is seen today as an industrial state whose history is couched in terms of the fur trade and the international rivalry for the Great Lakes, agricultural settlement shaped its expansion. Using a model of agricultural colonization derived from comparative studies, Lewis examines the settlement process in Michigan between 1815 and 1860. This period marked the opening of Michigan to immigrants, saw the rise of commercial agriculture, and witnessed Michigan's integration into the larger national economy. Employing numerous primary sources, West to Far Michigan traces changes and patterns of settlement crucial to documenting the large-scale development of southern Michigan as a region. Diaries, letters, memoirs, gazetteers, and legal documents serve to transform the more abstract elements of economic and social change into more human terms. Through the experiences of the early Agriculturists process, we can gain insight into how their triumphs played out in communities within the region to produce small-scale elements that comprise the fabric of the larger cultural landscape.
LC Classification NumberHD211.M5L49 2002
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Very good information on how early Michigan was developed using early farming.as a base.Bestätigter Kauf: JaArtikelzustand: Gebraucht
