Bold Boys in Michigan History / Patricia Majher
| Bold Boys in Michigan History / Patricia Majher |
| Autore | Majher Patricia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 977.4 |
| Collana | Great Lakes books series |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8143-4455-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480380303321 |
Majher Patricia
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| Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 | ||
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Bold Boys in Michigan History / Patricia Majher
| Bold Boys in Michigan History / Patricia Majher |
| Autore | Majher Patricia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 977.4 |
| Collana | Great Lakes books series |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8143-4455-0 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796720403321 |
Majher Patricia
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| Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Bold Boys in Michigan History / Patricia Majher
| Bold Boys in Michigan History / Patricia Majher |
| Autore | Majher Patricia |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 977.4 |
| Collana | Great Lakes books series |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9780814344552
0814344550 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- Introduction -- Jim Abbott: A Lefty from the Start -- Liberty Hyde Bailey Jr.: The Boy Botanist -- Thomas Edison: Bursting with Ideas -- Gerald Ford: Michigan's Best-Known Boy Scout -- Casey Kasem: A Determined Deejay -- Charles Langlade: A Fur Trapper's Friend -- John Lautner: Born to Build -- Joe Louis: A Hard-Hitting Kid -- Stevens T. Mason: The Boy Governor -- Winsor McCay: Kid Cartoonist -- Michael Moore: Rabble Rouser -- Ransom Olds: A Mind for Machines -- Simon Pokagon: Chief in Training -- Sam Raimi: Middle-School Moviemaker -- Claude Shannon: Top of His Class -- George Sidman: Brave in Battle -- Eddie Tolan: Fleet of Foot -- Jack White: The Music Maker -- Peter White: A Town Founder -- Stevie Wonder: A Wonder-ful Musician -- Glossary -- Photo Credits. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910970493903321 |
Majher Patricia
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| Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Elemental : A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction / / Anne-Marie Oomen
| Elemental : A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction / / Anne-Marie Oomen |
| Autore | Oomen Anne-Marie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 977.4 |
| Collana | Made in michigan writers series |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8143-4568-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910480189703321 |
Oomen Anne-Marie
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| Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Elemental : A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction / / Anne-Marie Oomen
| Elemental : A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction / / Anne-Marie Oomen |
| Autore | Oomen Anne-Marie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 977.4 |
| Collana | Made in michigan writers series |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8143-4568-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793370703321 |
Oomen Anne-Marie
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| Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Elemental : A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction / / Anne-Marie Oomen
| Elemental : A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction / / Anne-Marie Oomen |
| Autore | Oomen Anne-Marie |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 977.4 |
| Collana | Made in michigan writers series |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9780814345689
0814345689 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Cover -- Advance praise for Elemental: A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction -- Title Page -- Copyright Page -- Contents -- Introduction -- Earth -- Earth -- Before the Garden Is Extinct -- Nature is Primary, Wonder Inborn -- Standing Beneath the Glacier -- Edge -- The Language of Trees -- Bending Nails -- Water -- Billy Goats, Boyhood Dreams, and the Coming Apocalypse -- A Harvest Moon -- A Changing of Worlds -- Purely Water -- August at Gun Lake -- Twelve Waves -- Wind -- Mirrored Transoms -- Ruth Stone's Funeral -- From Manhattan to Leelanau -- Crossing the Cuesta -- At Springhill Farm -- Fire -- Unforgettable Baby -- Small-Town Monsters -- At the Inn -- Can't Help Lovin' Dat Winter of Mine -- Animalia Repeating -- Body Studies -- Contributors. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910963352603321 |
Oomen Anne-Marie
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| Detroit, MI : , : Wayne State University Press, , 2018 | ||
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Island folk [[electronic resource] ] : the people of Isle Royale / / Peter Oikarinen
| Island folk [[electronic resource] ] : the people of Isle Royale / / Peter Oikarinen |
| Autore | Oikarinen Peter |
| Edizione | [1st University of Minnesota Press ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (185 p.) |
| Disciplina |
977.4
977.4/9970430922 |
| Collana | Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series |
| Soggetto topico | Natural history - Michigan - Isle Royale |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 0-8166-5671-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface : then and now -- A pinch of history -- John T. Skadberg -- Ingeborg Holte -- Einer Ekmark -- Stanley Sivertson -- Roy Oberg -- Milford and Myrtle Johnson -- The McPherrens -- Glen Merritt -- Grant Merritt -- Elizabeth Kemmer, E.K -- Westy and Bylo Farmer -- Clint Maxwell -- Howard "Buddy" Sivertson -- Pete Edisen -- Elaine Rude -- A typical herring net setup -- Lake trout, whitefish, and ciscoe nets -- A typical hook-line system. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451731803321 |
Oikarinen Peter
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2008 | ||
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Island folk [[electronic resource] ] : the people of Isle Royale / / Peter Oikarinen
| Island folk [[electronic resource] ] : the people of Isle Royale / / Peter Oikarinen |
| Autore | Oikarinen Peter |
| Edizione | [1st University of Minnesota Press ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (185 p.) |
| Disciplina |
977.4
977.4/9970430922 |
| Collana | Fesler-Lampert Minnesota heritage book series |
| Soggetto topico | Natural history - Michigan - Isle Royale |
| ISBN | 0-8166-5671-1 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Preface : then and now -- A pinch of history -- John T. Skadberg -- Ingeborg Holte -- Einer Ekmark -- Stanley Sivertson -- Roy Oberg -- Milford and Myrtle Johnson -- The McPherrens -- Glen Merritt -- Grant Merritt -- Elizabeth Kemmer, E.K -- Westy and Bylo Farmer -- Clint Maxwell -- Howard "Buddy" Sivertson -- Pete Edisen -- Elaine Rude -- A typical herring net setup -- Lake trout, whitefish, and ciscoe nets -- A typical hook-line system. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781807903321 |
Oikarinen Peter
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| Minneapolis, : University of Minnesota Press, 2008 | ||
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Michigan : a history of the Great Lakes state / / Bruce A. Rubenstein, Lawrence E. Ziewacz
| Michigan : a history of the Great Lakes state / / Bruce A. Rubenstein, Lawrence E. Ziewacz |
| Autore | Rubenstein Bruce A (Bruce Alan) |
| Edizione | [Fifth edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Disciplina | 977.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZiewaczLawrence E (Lawrence Edward) |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-118-64975-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; 1 The Original Michiganians; The Three Fires; Effects of White Contact; Effects of Assimilation; Indians in Modern Michigan; For Further Reading; 2 The New Acadia; Samuel de Champlain; Missionaries and their Activities; The Crown Takes Control; Jean Talon-"The Great Intendant"; Talon and the West; The Revival of Missionary Activity; Père Marquette; La Salle and Frontenac; Cadillac and Frontenac; End of the French Empire; For Further Reading; 3 Under the Union Jack; Pontiac's Uprising; Proclamation of 1763
Michilimackinac and Major Robert Rogers The Quebec Act and the American Revolution; For Further Reading; 4 Wilderness Politics and Economics; The War of 1812; The Continuing British Threat; The American Fur Company; Toledo and Statehood; For Further Reading; 5 Challenges of Statehood; Internal Improvements; The Copper Kingdom; The Ontonagon Boulder; Iron Mining; Transportation; The Sault Ste. Marie Canal; A New Capital; The Constitution of 1850; A New Look; For Further Reading; 6 Decade of Turmoil; Evils of "Old John Barleycorn"; Bastion of Free Men; King of the Beaver Islands; Under the Oaks For Further Reading 7 Defense of the Nation; War Politics; The Struggle for Freedom; Life and Labor During the War; For Further Reading; 8 Radicals and Reformers; Black Suffrage Agitation; The Quest for Women's Suffrage; Senatorial Contests of 1869 and 1871; The Liberal Republican Movement; The Campaign of 1874; Zachariah Chandler: Down but Not Out; From Chandler to Pingree; The Pingree Era; For Further Reading; 9 Early Ethnic Contributions; Michigan and Immigration Encouragement; Germans; Canadiens and Canadians; Dutch; Cornish and Irish; Scandinavians; The New Immigration For Further Reading 10 Grain, Grangers, and Conservation; Climate and Soil; Effects of the Civil War; The Patrons of Husbandry; Kellogg and Post; Agriculture in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-first Centuries; Waste of Wildlife; For Further Reading; 11 Development of Intellectual Maturity; School Laws and Financing; Teachers, Students, and the "Little Red Schoolhouse"; Higher Education; Women's Education; Special Education; Recent Educational Advances; Social and Cultural Enrichment; For Further Reading; 12 Wood and Rails; Finding the Timber; Cutting and Milling; Fire; Nature or Money Timber in Modern Michigan Riding the Rails; The Great Railroad Conspiracy; The Golden Age of Railroads; Upper Peninsula Railroads; Decline of the Railroads; For Further Reading; 13 The World of Wheels; Olds' "Mobile"; Henry and His "Lizzie"; Ford and Society; Growth of an Industrial Giant; Chrysler and American Motors; The Automobile Industry's Effect on Society; For Further Reading; 14 From Bull Moose to Bull Market; Early Michigan Progressives; Chase S. Osborn-"Mr. Progressive"; The Campaign of 1912; Crisis in Calumet; The End of "Demon Rum"; Women's Suffrage; World War I |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910453528403321 |
Rubenstein Bruce A (Bruce Alan)
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| Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
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Michigan : A History of the Great Lakes State
| Michigan : A History of the Great Lakes State |
| Autore | Rubenstein Bruce A |
| Edizione | [5th ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 pages) |
| Disciplina | 977.4 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | ZiewaczLawrence E |
| Soggetto topico | Michigan -- History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
9781118649756
9781118649725 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1 The Original Michiganians -- The Three Fires -- Effects of White Contact -- Effects of Assimilation -- Indians in Modern Michigan -- For Further Reading -- 2 The New Acadia -- Samuel de Champlain -- Missionaries and their Activities -- The Crown Takes Control -- Jean Talon-"The Great Intendant" -- Talon and the West -- The Revival of Missionary Activity -- Père Marquette -- La Salle and Frontenac -- Cadillac and Frontenac -- End of the French Empire -- For Further Reading -- 3 Under the Union Jack -- Pontiac's Uprising -- Proclamation of 1763 -- Michilimackinac and Major Robert Rogers -- The Quebec Act and the American Revolution -- For Further Reading -- 4 Wilderness Politics and Economics -- The War of 1812 -- The Continuing British Threat -- The American Fur Company -- Toledo and Statehood -- For Further Reading -- 5 Challenges of Statehood -- Internal Improvements -- The Copper Kingdom -- The Ontonagon Boulder -- Iron Mining -- Transportation -- The Sault Ste. Marie Canal -- A New Capital -- The Constitution of 1850 -- A New Look -- For Further Reading -- 6 Decade of Turmoil -- Evils of "Old John Barleycorn" -- Bastion of Free Men -- King of the Beaver Islands -- Under the Oaks -- For Further Reading -- 7 Defense of the Nation -- War Politics -- The Struggle for Freedom -- Life and Labor During the War -- For Further Reading -- 8 Radicals and Reformers -- Black Suffrage Agitation -- The Quest for Women's Suffrage -- Senatorial Contests of 1869 and 1871 -- The Liberal Republican Movement -- The Campaign of 1874 -- Zachariah Chandler: Down but Not Out -- From Chandler to Pingree -- The Pingree Era -- For Further Reading -- 9 Early Ethnic Contributions -- Michigan and Immigration Encouragement -- Germans -- Canadiens and Canadians -- Dutch.
Cornish and Irish -- Scandinavians -- The New Immigration -- For Further Reading -- 10 Grain, Grangers, and Conservation -- Climate and Soil -- Effects of the Civil War -- The Patrons of Husbandry -- Kellogg and Post -- Agriculture in the Late Twentieth and Early Twenty-first Centuries -- Waste of Wildlife -- For Further Reading -- 11 Development of Intellectual Maturity -- School Laws and Financing -- Teachers, Students, and the "Little Red Schoolhouse" -- Higher Education -- Women's Education -- Special Education -- Recent Educational Advances -- Social and Cultural Enrichment -- For Further Reading -- 12 Wood and Rails -- Finding the Timber -- Cutting and Milling -- Fire -- Nature or Money -- Timber in Modern Michigan -- Riding the Rails -- The Great Railroad Conspiracy -- The Golden Age of Railroads -- Upper Peninsula Railroads -- Decline of the Railroads -- For Further Reading -- 13 The World of Wheels -- Olds' "Mobile" -- Henry and His "Lizzie" -- Ford and Society -- Growth of an Industrial Giant -- Chrysler and American Motors -- The Automobile Industry's Effect on Society -- For Further Reading -- 14 From Bull Moose to Bull Market -- Early Michigan Progressives -- Chase S. Osborn-"Mr. Progressive" -- The Campaign of 1912 -- Crisis in Calumet -- The End of "Demon Rum" -- Women's Suffrage -- World War I -- The Newberry‒Ford Senatorial Struggle -- The Red Scare of 1919-1920 -- Hooch, Hoodlums, and Hoods -- The Bath School Massacre -- The Politics of Normalcy -- For Further Reading -- 15 Depression Life in an Industrial State -- The Stigma of Poverty -- The New Boy Governor -- The Plight of Detroit -- Riot at the Rouge -- Closing the Banks -- The Voice from the Pulpit -- Black Legion -- Sit-Down Strikes -- Growth from Troubled Times -- For Further Reading -- 16 Inequality in the Arsenal of Democracy -- Michigan in the War. The War Within Michigan -- Corruption and Murder -- For Further Reading -- 17 Fears and Frustration in the Cold War Era -- The Father of Bipartisan Foreign Policy -- The Green and White Polka Dot Bow Tie -- Red Baiting -- The End of an Era -- For Further Reading -- 18 The Turbulent 1960s -- Economic Growth and Stagnation -- Educational Advances -- Another New Constitution -- A Citizen for Michigan -- Playing Politics While a City Burned -- For Further Reading -- 19 Challenges of the 1970s -- Crime and Urban Blight -- Automobile Economics -- The "Ghetto Governor" -- Cattlegate -- The Disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa -- A Ford in the White House -- The Conscience of the Senate -- For Further Reading -- 20 Toward the Twenty-First Century -- The Republican Convention of 1980 -- The Eighties' Disastrous First Year -- The Newest "Boy Governor" -- The Women's Hall of Fame -- The Election of 1990 -- Years of Reform -- Solving the Mystery of the " Fitz " -- "Dr. Death" -- The Election of 1994 -- The New "Conscience of the Senate" -- A Third Term for Engler -- Looking Ahead -- For Further Reading -- 21 Entering the New Millennium -- The Election of 2000 -- Economic Prospects -- Environmental Protection -- Social Issues -- Politics in the Early Twenty-first Century -- Economic Woes -- Election of 2006 -- Other Socioeconomic Difficulties in the New Millennium -- Revival of the Motor City -- Return to the "City of Champions" -- Prospects for the Future -- The Lost Decade -- For Further Reading -- 22 Reinventing Michigan -- Emergence of the "Tough Nerd" -- Relentless Positive Action -- Election of 2012 -- Right-to-Work -- Relentless Positive Action Continued -- The Nation's "Most Miserable City" -- Promise for the Future -- For Further Reading -- 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 "Michigan, My Michigan"-Douglas M. Malloch -- Appendix D Michigan's State Symbols -- Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910795811703321 |
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| Hoboken : , : John Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, , 2014 | ||
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