Full DescriptionPioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 |
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| Title: | Pioneering the Upper Midwest: Books from Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin, ca. 1820-1910 |
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http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/umhtml/umhome.html 
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| Description: | Portrays the states of Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin from the seventeenth to the early twentieth century through first-person accounts, biographies, promotional literature, local histories, ethnographic and antiquarian texts, colonial archival documents, and other works. The collection's 138 volumes depict the land and its resources; the conflicts between settlers and Native peoples; the experience of pioneers and missionaries, soldiers and immigrants and reformers; the growth of local communities and local cultural traditions; and the development of regional and national leadership in agriculture, business, medicine, politics, religion, law, journalism, education, and the role of women. |
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| DLF-specific Subjects: | American Culture |
| Geographic Coverage: |
North America (continent) Michigan Minnesota Wisconsin |
| Time Period: |
Late 19th Century (1868-1900) Middle 19th Century (1834-1867) Early 19th Century (1801-1833) Late 18th Century (1768-1800) Middle 18th Century (1734-1767) Early 18th Century (1701-1733) Late 17th Century (1668-1700) Middle 17th Century (1634-1667) Early 17th Century (1601-1633) Modern (1701-present) Renaissance (1301-1700) |
| Objects Represented: |
Biographies Documents |
| Format: |
image/tiff text/html |
| Interaction with Collection: |
Search Browse |
| Frequency of additions: | Irregularly |
| This Record Last Updated By: | khage@umich.edu |
| This Record Last Updated On: | 12/3/2008 1:12:46 PM |
| Hosting Institution: | Library of Congress |
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| Notes: | Works in the Library of Congress's General Collections and Rare Books and Special Collections Division |
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