Michigan : visions of our past / edited by Richard J. Hathaway.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Hathaway, Richard J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Michigan--History.

Michigan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (357 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

East Lansing, Mich. : Michigan State University Press, 1989.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Several Michigan scholars believe there is much to learn from Michigan's colorful history. People study history to learn about the growth and experiences of their forebears, how they shaped the land we know today. One can gain much more from this study, however, if the lessons are used as a guide in making today's decisions. Throughout the history of michigan, many problems occur and recur: satisfying a diverse population, economic booms and busts, business and labor conflicts, religion in public education, environmental concerns. A number of writers collaborated to bring suc

Contents:

Table of Contents; Advisory Board; Preface; Introduction - Richard J. Hathaway ; I. Land and People of Freshwater: The Geography of Michigan - Richard Santer; II. Unconquered Nations: The Native Peoples of Michigan - George Cornell; III. Furs, Faith and Fleur-de-lys: The French Experience in Michigan - David Armour; IV. Revolution in the Wilderness: Michigan as Colony and Territory, 1760-1830s - John Cumming; V. Michigan's Quest for Statehood, 1832-1837 - Roger Rosentreter; VI. Plows, Ships and Shovels: Economic Development in Michigan, 1836-1866 - Larry Massie

VII. Modernizing Michigan: Political and Social Trends, 1836-1866 - Justin KestenbaumVIII. Michigan in the Gilded Age: Politics and Society, 1866-1900s - Bruce Rubenstein and Larry Ziewacz; IX. Not Just Automobiles: Contributions of Michigan to the National Economy, 1866-1917 - Francis Blouin; X. Putting the Nation on Wheels: The Michigan Automobile Industry to 1945 - George May; XI. A Better Life for All: Political and Social Reform in Michigan, 1890-1919 - Saralee Howard-Filler; XII. Transition and Turmoil: Social and Political Development in Michigan, 1917-1945 - Nora Faires

XIII. Boom, Bust and Bombs: The Michigan Economy, 1917-1945 - Philip KorthXIV. From Forest and Field to Factory: Michigan Workers and the Labor Movement, 1837-1945 - Jeremy Kilar; XV. Hard Times-Good Times: The Michigan Economy, 1945-1980s - Jeffrey Kleiman; XVI. Leadership in a State of Change, 1945-1980s - George Weeks; XVII. The Search for Community: Michigan Society and Education, 1945-1980s; - DeWitt S. Dykes, Jr. ; Afterword. Michigan Vision: A Usable Past - Richard J. Hathaway ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-60917-047-4

OCLC:

630737828