The Great Water (Paperback)

Paperback. Michigans location among the Great Lakes has positioned it at the crossroads of many worlds. Its first hunters arrived ten thousand years ago, its first farmers arrived about six thousand years after that, and three hundred years ago the French expanded into the territory. This book is a small sample of the words of Michigans peoplea collection of stories, letters, diary entries, news reports, and other documentsthat give personal insights into important aspects of Michigans history. Designed to provoke thought and discussion about Michigans past, the documents in this reader are expressions of past ideas, markers of change, and windows into the lives of the people who lived during well-known events in Michigan history. Designed to provoke thought and discussion about Michigans past, the documents in this reader are expressions of past ideas, markers of change, and windows into the lives of the people who lived during well-known events in Michigan history. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…