A picturesque situation; Mackinac before photography, 1615-1860.9780814332146 A picturesque situation; Mackinac before photography, 1615-1860. Dunnigan, Brian Leigh. Wayne State Wayne State may refer to the following public institutions:
2008 395 pages $75.00 Hardcover Great Lakes Great Lakes, group of five freshwater lakes, central North America, creating a natural border between the United States and Canada and forming the largest body of freshwater in the world, with a combined surface area of c.95,000 sq mi (246,050 sq km). books F572 This is a beautiful combination of local history and art history. Dunnigan, a curator of the William L. Clements Library at the University of Michigan (body, education) University of Michigan - A large cosmopolitan university in the Midwest USA. Over 50000 students are enrolled at the University of Michigan's three campuses. The students come from 50 states and over 100 foreign countries. , tells the story of Mackinac in Upper Michigan. From the first Europeans to the beginning of the Civil War, Mackinac was a fur trading center, military outpost and summer resort. It was a popular place for artists and later writers like Horace Greeley and Henry David Thoreau. Using maps, sketches and paintings, Dunnigan gives a vivid picture of life at the Northern edge of the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . ([c]20082005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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