Hidden History of Ypsilanti

by Laura Bien

Book Overview

From the tale of a fiery nineteenth-century male suffragette to the forgotten founder of long-distance telephony, local author Laura Bien reveals the bizarre, baffling and oft-overlooked tales of Ypsilanti history. Scratch your head as Eastern Michigan University honors the area's onetime Potawatomi residents and its teacher school acculturates native children to white ways. Consider the earth closet, "? an indoor, nonflushing, composting toilet that's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609492897
• ISBN13: 9781609492892
• Release Date: April 2011
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.9" x 8.9"