The turtle, the mitten, and an epic history of Michigan
Publication Information
[Place of publication not identified] : Aaron Helman Books, [2025]
Physical Description
246 pages ; 23 cm
Summary
"Part travel, part history, part adventure, and 100% pure Michigan, The Turtle, The Mitten, and An Epic History of Michigan tells the irresistible story of the Wolverine state from the receding glaciers to the indigenous tribes to the European colonialists to the lumber kings, auto barons, and culture shapers who helped create the America we recognize today. This honest and unvarnished account travels through the history of the the glorious and gritty parts of Detroit, the ancient forests decimated and then regrown, dozens of charming lakeside tourist towns, and the battlefields that made Michigan a theater in international wars. Discover the lost town of Singapore, buried beneath the sand dunes 150 years ago. Visit the beaches that once belonged to the Union Pier Nudist Club, a collection of Chicago writers who reshaped the western canon. Paus at the intersection at Phillips Corners where Michigan and Ohio went to war over Toledo. Linger in the beating heart of Detroit, the most American city there ever was." --
Contents
- Detroit
- Exodus
- The victors write the history
- Toledo
- (More) disputed borders
- When we get to Christiana Creek
- Four flags
- The weather in Southern Michigan...
- The Union Pier Nudist Club
- The longest bridge in the world
- Golden bear, buried treasure...
- Michigan's new frontier
- The benevolent rule...
- Where the north begins
- The pinky
- Traverse city
- The Mormon pirate king...
- Hemingway's Michigan
- Tunnel of trees
- Mackinaw
- Huron
- Paul Bunyan county
- The thumb
- Disaster
- Michigan old fashioned
- Detroit.