Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State | 
| Authors: Willis F. Dunbar, George S. May
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 97268
Media: Paperback
Edition: 3 Rev Sub
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 769
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 9.2 x 6.3 x 1.6
ISBN: 0802870554
Dewey Decimal Number: 977.4
EAN: 9780802870551
ASIN: 0802870554
Publication Date: July 1995
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Product Description
This standard textbook on Michigan history covers the entire scope of the Wolverine State's historical record. This third revised edition incorporates events since 1980 and draws on new studies to expand and improve its coverage of various ethnic groups, recent political developments, labor and business, and many other topics.
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Comprehensive and informative December 29, 2000
20 out of 21 found this review helpful
As a life-long resident of Michigan, I felt that I needed to know more about my home state. Dunbar and May's work did just that.Michigan : A History of the Wolverine State lies somewhere between a textbook and a more casual non-fiction text, with copious endnotes for the historian, yet a clear, flowing style for the casual reader. It would serve as an excellent text for a college course on the subject. I found reading this work to be immensely valuable and entertaining, and a great conversation starter. In it you will find explanations of the origins of nearly every facet of Michigan society. Beginning with the ancient history of the Native American tribes, and finishing with the education and tax reforms of the early 1990's, very little is left behind. You will learn such quirky facts as the meaning of the name "Ypsilanti", why Kellogg and Post Cereals are both headquartered in Battle Creek, and the true story of the Michigan-Ohio border war. Comprehensive, lucid, and entertaining. Recommended.
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