Author: Alexis de TocquevillePublisher:
ISBN: 9781929154135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
A Fortnight in the Wilderness
Author: Alexis de TocquevillePublisher:
ISBN: 9781929154135
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 92
Book Description
The Making of Michigan, 1820-1860
Author: Justin L. KestenbaumPublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814319192
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 428
Book Description
The Making of Michigan is a wide-ranging collection of primary accounts of life in Michigan during the pioneer period. 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 by those who sojourned in the state during this time and recorded their impressions. Not only pioneers but land speculators, missionaries, and sight-seers left valuable accounts of the Michigan landscape and its emerging society. Following a general introduction, the book is divided into six parts: The Interminable Forest, Laying the Foundation, The Great Migration, Education, A Vision of Life, and Political Life, each with its own brief introduction. Notes and a bibliography conclude this valuable resource history.
Detroit Perspectives
Author: Wilma Wood HenricksonPublisher: Wayne State University Press
ISBN: 9780814320136
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 612
Book Description
Using primary and secondary sources, Wilma Henrickson assembles a collection of documents related to decisive moments in the history of Detroit and the region, spanning the time from before statehood to the present. These were turning points for the region—life for the residents took a new direction, definitely closing off some options while accepting others. Some were brought about by accident; others were made by conscious decision. The consequences of some decisions were immediate, others appeared only after the accumulation of years. Among Henrickson's recurring themes are the destruction of the environment and its natural beauty, the lure of wealth, urban expansion and sprawl and civil rights. Selections include Lewis Cass' position paper on "Indian Removal," Jorge de Castellanos' article of "Black Slavery in Early Detroit," and excerpts from the writings of historian and mapmaker Silas farmer.
The Works of Theodore Roosevelt: The wilderness hunter
Author: Theodore RooseveltIn Desert and Wilderness
Author: Henryk SienkiewiczPublisher: BEYOND BOOKS HUB
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 350
Book Description
The children, walking towards the wharf, saw a few more flamingoes, which pleased their eyes. After this Dinah announced that Nell must return home. In Egypt, after days which even in winter are often scorching, very cold nights follow, and as Nell's health demanded great care, her father, Mr. Rawlinson, would not allow her to be near the water after sunset. They, therefore, returned to the city, on the outskirts of which, near the Canal, stood Mr. Rawlinson's villa, and by the time the sun plunged into the sea they were in the house. Soon, the engineer Tarkowski, Stas' father, who was invited to dinner arrived, and the whole company, together with a French lady, Nell's teacher, Madame Olivier, sat at the table...FROM THE BOOKS.
Memoir, Letters, and Remains of Alexis de Tocqueville
Author: Alexis de TocquevillePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : France
Languages : en
Pages : 474
Book Description
History of Saginaw County, Michigan
Author: In Desert and Wilderness
Author: Генрик СенкевичPublisher: Litres
ISBN: 5040852401
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
From Virgin Land to Disney World
Author: Bernd HerzogenrathPublisher: Rodopi
ISBN: 9789042014060
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 442
Book Description
From the contents: Re-animations: instinct and civility after the ends of man and nature (Adrian J. Ivakhiv). - Democracy and itst discontent: Tocqueville and Baudrillard on the nature of America (Marco Diani). - Custom is our nature: Cavell and Wittgenstein versus Freud (Ursula Gorocke). - Looking forward/looking back: Thomas Cole and the belated construction of nature (Bernd Herzogenrath)."
The Witness of the Wilderness
Author: George Robinson LeesPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bedouins
Languages : en
Pages : 246
Book Description