Making of Michigan, 1820-1860: A Pioneer Anthology

by Justin L. Kestenbaum and Kestrnbaum

Book Overview

The Making of Michigan is a wide-ranging collection of primary accounts of life in Michigan during the pioneer period, the era from the 1820s to the outbreak of the Civil War. In this time of explosive growth, the state's population increased from 8,000 to 750,000. These emigrants brought the state into the union in 1837 and began to create a set of institutions and a way of life.

Justin Kestenbaum draws on the rich documentary record left...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 081431919X
• ISBN13: 9780814319192
• Release Date: May 1990
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"