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Category : Detroit (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 46
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Detroit, "the City of the Strait,"
Author: Detroit, "the City of the Strait,"
Author: The City of the Strait
Author: James Roberts GilmorePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detroit (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 198
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Detroit, the City of the Strait
Author: Michigan Central Railroad CompanyPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780484872751
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 140
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Excerpt from Detroit, the City of the Strait: Historical, Descriptive, Illustrated In the first scene we see three birch-bark canoes breasting the steady current of the broad stream, and landing here under the broad trees that overhang the bank, and ten white men, two of whom are robed in black. These break in pieces and throw into the water a great stone idol. It is the first incursion of the Christian iconoclasts, for these are the Sul pitian fathers, Galinec and Dollier, and the date is 1670. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Detroit, the City of the Straits
Author: Detroit of To-day the City of the Strait
Author: Detroit, the City of the Straits
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ISBN: 9781330641187
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 44
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Excerpt from Detroit, the City of the Straits: Illustrative of Its Beauty, Its Architecture, Its Streets, Parks, Commerce, Manufactures, Etc America is too often derided for its mushroom growth, and, like Philip Doddridge, accused of its youth, - a fault which that distinguished divine replied time would remedy. Detroit, the metropolis of Michigan, has, however, a respectable age and a history full of adventure and picturesqueness, fascinating to the imagination. The drama of its life is a succession of striking pictures, accompanied by the martial music of diverse nations. In the first scene we see three birch-bark canoes breasting the steady current of the broad stream, and landing here under the broad trees that overhang the bank, and ten white men, two of whom are robed in black. These break in pieces and throw into the waters a great stone idol. It is the first incursion of the Christian iconoclasts, for these are the Sulpitian fathers Galinee and Dollier, and the date is 1670. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Detroit, the City of the Straits
Author: AnonymousPublisher:
ISBN: 9781295103034
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process. We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide. We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to ensure edition identification: ++++ Detroit, The City Of The Straits: Illustrative Of Its Beauty, Its Architecture, Its Streets, Parks, Commerce, Manufactures, Etc Knight, Leonard & Co. Printers, 1891 History; United States; State & Local; Midwest; Detroit (Mich.); History / United States / State & Local / Midwest
Detroit of To-day, the City of the Strait
Author: History of Detroit
Author: Paul LeakePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Detroit (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 480
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