| Description |
1 online resource (x, 248 pages). |
| Series |
Great Lakes books series |
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Great Lakes books.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-238) and index. |
| Contents |
"A pleasant Protestant, no smell of Irish about her but respectable German": the ethnic and commercial development of Detroit, 1815-60 -- "Truly an old fashioned 4th of July scene": a city, state, and nation initially united for union -- "Every ... day laborer ... will find a rival in a Negro": fear and suspicion of "secret societies" and Blacks -- "One of the most melancholy spectacles it was ever our lot to witness": anxiety over the draft and its consequences in Detroit -- "In all the shops ... everything has become so expensive": gender issues, labor strife, and economic ills confront wartime Detroit -- "There is no department of our work that has afforded more satisfaction": Detroit responds to its soldiers' needs -- "Our people are now fully warned": the war almost hits home -- "Three cheers for the ladies!": celebration and remembrance. |
| Note |
Print version record. |
| Subject |
American Civil War (1861-1865) (OCoLC)fst01351658
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Michigan -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.
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Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- 19th century.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- General.
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HISTORY -- United States -- State & Local -- Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
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Michigan. (OCoLC)fst01208387
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Michigan -- Detroit.
(OCoLC)fst01205010
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Taylor, Paul, 1959- "Old Slow Town". Detroit : Wayne State University Press, 2013 (DLC) 2013007474 |
| ISBN |
9780814339305 (electronic bk.) |
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0814339301 (electronic bk.) |
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