Author : Phil Porter
Publisher : Michigan State University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 21,14 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611862812
Fort Mackinac was home to more than 4,500 British and U.S. soldiers between 1780 and 1895... Here is the story of Fort Mackinac through the lives and activities of its soldiers. This book is profusely illustrated with more than 150 historic portraits, photographs, and maps -- from jacket flap.
Author : Keith R. Widder
Publisher :
Page : 52 pages
File Size : 21,88 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Mackinac Island State Park (Mich.)
ISBN :
Author : Harold Dunbar Corbusier
Publisher : Mackinac State Historic Parks
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 15,61 MB
Release : 1994
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
The Diary of Harold Dunbar Corbusier, 1883-1884, 1892, introduces us to the life and times at Fort Mackinac through the eyes of a boy, from his actual diary, first at 10 years of age, then again at age 19. Reading his words allows us to view histoy in a fresh firsthand experience.
Author : Keith R. Widder
Publisher :
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 27,64 MB
Release : 1975
Category : Fort Mackinac (Mackinac Island, Mich.)
ISBN :
Author : Brian Leigh Dunnigan
Publisher :
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 45,46 MB
Release : 1973
Category : History
ISBN :
Author : Susan Stites
Publisher :
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 15,59 MB
Release : 2001-06-01
Category : Architecture
ISBN : 0966531647
Architecture and history of vintage cottages built on Mackinac Island, Michigan in the 1880's including the Governor's Summer Residents. Mapped pages guide Island visitors along the Island bluffs, lakeshore and interior to view the cottages. The armchair tour allows readers to view contemporary photos and compare them with black and whilte historic photos of the cottages. Queen Anne architecture, Shingle Style, Carpenter Gothic, and Greek Revival are represented architectural styles. Award winning selection of the Read Michigan list. Selected Best Books with a Michigan theme from The Detroit Free Press.
Author : Keith R. Widder
Publisher :
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 12,95 MB
Release : 1973
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN :
Author : Janie Lynn Panagopoulos
Publisher : Mackinac Island State Park Commission
Page : 48 pages
File Size : 26,85 MB
Release : 2003-01-01
Category : Lighthouse keepers
ISBN : 9780911872835
At Michigan's Straits of Mackinac, eight-year-old Charles quickly learns the importance of the "Castle at the Straits" and the work he will help his uncles, the "wicki," or lighthouse keeper, and his assistant, do there.
Author : Phil Porter
Publisher : Mackinac State Historic Parks
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 15,90 MB
Release : 2006
Category : Architecture
ISBN :
Invites us along for an inside look at the grand cottages of Mackinac Island, a uniquely Victorian island where cars are not allowed. This work contrasts fascinating historic photos with contemporary, full-color portraits to describe the development, architecture, and daily life of the summer cottage communities on Mackinac Island.
Author : Keith R. Widder
Publisher :
Page : 331 pages
File Size : 23,79 MB
Release : 2013
Category : History
ISBN : 9781611860900
On June 2, 1763, the Ojibwe captured Michigan's Fort Michilimackinac from the British, creating a crisis among the Native people of the region and effectively halting the fur trade. Beyond Pontiac's Shadow examines the circumstances leading up to the attack and the course of events in the aftermath that resulted in the regarrisoning of the fort and the restoration of the fur trade.
