Michigan: A Historical Narrative

Preface

Chapter 1 - Prehistory and Michigan’s Indigenous Population
Chapter 2 - French Colonization of Michigan
Chapter 3 - Michigan as Part of the British Empire
Chapter 4 - Americanizing the Great Lakes Region
Chapter 5 - Statehood and the Era of the Pioneers
Chapter 6 - Economic Growth
Chapter 7 - Antebellum Society and Politics
Chapter 8 - Embroiled in a Civil War
Chapter 9 - Industrialization and Urbanization
Chapter 10 - The Progressives and The Great War
Chapter 11 - Boom and Bust
Chapter 12 - Michigan in World War II
Chapter 13 - Affluence and Challenges
Chapter 14 - Urban Decay and Deindustrialization
Chapter 15 - End of One Century

Afterword
About the Author
Endnotes
Bibliography
Appendix - Michigan County Organization and Naming Origin