Michigan's Venice : the transformation of the St. Clair maritime landscape, 1640-2000 / Daniel F. Harrison.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Harrison, Daniel F., author.

Contributor:

Project Muse

Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Saint Clair River (Mich. and Ont.)--History.

Saint Clair River (Mich. and Ont.).

Saint Clair River Valley (Mich. and Ont.)--History.

Saint Clair River Valley (Mich. and Ont.).

River settlements--Michigan--History.

River settlements.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Detroit : Wayne State University Press, [2024]

Contents:

Cover Page

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Figures

Maps

Acknowledgments

About the Cover

Introduction

1. Maritime Landscapes and Their Study

2. Bridge, Barrier, and Bottleneck: A Brief Natural History of the St. Clair Region

3. Indigenous Landscapes and Identities in the St. Clair Region

4. Colonial Conjonctures: Cognition and Dwelling during the French and British Eras

5. Representations of the St. Clair Maritime Landscape

6. Sweetwater Seafaring: Movement in the St. Clair Maritime Landscape

7. A Cascade of Contingencies: The Disruptive Nineteenth Century

8. Boat- and Shipbuilding in the St. Clair Maritime Landscape

9. The Transformed Maritime Cultural Landscape

10. From Tocqueville to Tashmoo: The Golden Age of the St. Clair Flats

11. Archaeology of the Submerged Landscape

12. Maritime Heritage in a Transformed Landscape

References

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Electronic reproduction. Baltimore, MD Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on April 04, 2024).

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.

ISBN:

9780814349489

081434948X

Publisher Number:

40032241692

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.