Author: Albert BaxterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan ...
Author: Albert BaxterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 1098
Book Description
History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Author: Albert BaxterPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780266590774
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1090
Book Description
Excerpt from History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan: With an Appendix, History of Lowell, Michigan In nothing is the progress of the civilized world better illustrated than in the variety and volume of its literature. The man of old who wished his enemy would write a book had no dream of the heavily loaded shelves of the libraries of to-day. The contribution of this book is but an infinitesimal addition to the great store. Nevertheless it is written. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
History of the City of Grand Rapids
Author: Albert BaxterPublisher:
ISBN: 9780832834912
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan
Author: Albert BaxterPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 854
Book Description
HISTORY OF THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN
Author: ALBERT. BAXTERPublisher:
ISBN: 9781033280829
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Hidden History of Grand Rapids
Author: Matthew A. EllisPublisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467153044
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 128
Book Description
Recovering the past of Furniture City More than two centuries of overlooked history flow through Grand Rapids like the river for which it is named. The first city surveyor dabbled in seances while platting out neighborhoods and streets. When a river dredging project left a mountain of stone tormenting residents, the ordeal pitted them against city leaders. Humane society agents uncovered horrendous conditions at the city pound and successfully brought about reform and much better conditions for the animals. Grand Rapids native and city archivist Matthew A. Ellis delves into the layout of streets, the manufacture of materials used to build the city, local food trends, and more.
History of Grand Rapids and Its Industries
Author: Dwight GossPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 814
Book Description
History and Directory of Kent County, Michigan
Author: Grand Rapids and Kent County, Michigan
Author: Ernest B. FisherPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Grand Rapids (Mich.)
Languages : en
Pages : 578
Book Description
A City Within a City
Author: Todd E RobinsonPublisher: Temple University Press
ISBN: 1439909237
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
A City within a City examines the civil rights movement in the North by concentrating on the struggles for equality in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Historian Todd Robinson studies the issues surrounding school integration and bureaucratic reforms as well as the role of black youth activism to detail the diversity of black resistance. He focuses on respectability within the African American community as a way of understanding how the movement was formed and held together. And he elucidates the oppositional role of northern conservatives regarding racial progress. A City within a City cogently argues that the post-war political reform championed by local Republicans transformed the city's racial geography, creating a racialized "city within a city," featuring a system of "managerial racism" designed to keep blacks in declining inner-city areas. As Robinson indicates, this bold, provocative framework for understanding race relations in Grand Rapids has broader implications for illuminating the twentieth-century African American urban experience in secondary cities.