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Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State
Michigan A History of the Great Lakes State Author:Bruce A. Rubenstein, Lawrence E. Ziewacz "This book endeavors to present Michigan's history in a different fashion. To be sure, there are the traditional accounts of the French and British, the rise of the automobile industry, and the tales of lumbering and mining--no story of Michigan would be complete without them. However, this volume intends to go beyond the well-known aspects of t... more »he state's development; it intends to tell the story of the people of Michigan. Special emphasis is given to American Indians and their fight to survive in a "white man's world," the struggle for black rights and women's suffrage, and the contributions of white ethnics. Nor is this book intended only to glorify the state, its people, and its accomplishments, for that would be a distortion of reality. Thus, stories are told of Ku Klux Klan and Black Legion violence, the anti-Semitism of prominent Michiganians such as Henry Ford and Father Charles Coughlin, the disregard for civil liberties during the "Red Scares" of 1919-20 and the McCarthy period, and the riots, both racial and otherwise, which have plagued the state since 1837." Includes maps and many illustrations.« less