Upper Peninsula of Michigan : a history

Summary: "Get ready to discover the rich history of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. From its earliest days, it has evoked words of love, beauty, mystery, and legend. Drawing on oral histories, newspapers, census data, archives, and libraries, Russell M. Magnaghi has written the seminal history of a very 'special place' as seen through the eyes of the men and women who have lived here- the famous and not so famous. For the first time in over a century, a complete history of the U. P.- from prehistoric origins to the present- is available. The Upper Peninsula of Michigan: A History is an extraordinary book celebrating this unique sense of place."--Back cover.

Record details

ISBN: 9781387016815
ISBN: 1387016814
Physical Description: print
209 pages : maps ; 28 cm.
Publisher: Marquette, Mich. : 906 Heritage, 2017.
Copyright: © 2017.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Maps on frontispieces.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	Lay of the land -- The first people -- The colonial era, 1600s-1796 -- Becoming american, 1796-1866 -- Copper and iron and more -- timber times -- fishing -- Farming? Yes! -- Industry patterns -- The environmnet: enjoy it, save it -- Melting pot or savory stew: the peoples of the U.P. -- Fifty years of boom & bust, 1890-1940 -- World War II, 1939-1945: Upper Peninsula life in the war -- Into 20th century & American mainstream.