Rubenstein, Bruce A.

Michigan : a history of the Great Lakes state / Bruce A. Rubenstein, Lawrence E. Ziewacz. - Fourth edition. - viii, 360 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The original Michiganians -- The new Acadia -- Under the Union Jack -- Wilderness politics and economics -- Challenges of statehood -- Decade of turmoil -- In defense of the nation -- Radicals and reformers -- Early ethnic contributions -- Grain, Grangers, and conservation -- Development of intellectual maturity -- Wood and rails -- The world of wheels -- From Bull Moose to bull market -- Depression life in an industrial state -- Inequality in the arsenal of democracy -- Fears and frustration in the Cold War era -- The turbulent 1960s -- Challenges of the 1970s -- Toward the twenty-first century -- Entering the new millennium -- Appendix A : governors of the territory and state of Michigan -- Appendix B : counties, dates of organization, and origins of county names -- Appendix C : Michigan's state song -- Appendix D : Michigan's state symbols.

9780882952574 (alk. paper) 0882952579 (alk. paper)

2008001701


Michigan--History.

F566 / .R83 2008