Among the Sturdy Pioneers explains the development of a boom town in northern Michigan at the turn of the twentieth century. Settled as a lumbering community, Cheboygan quickly grew to become one of the most important lumber manufacturing cities in the state. By looking at how it was settled and by whom, the book explains just how a lumber town is not only settled, but also how that settlement gradually becomes more permanent. From boom town to stable city, Among the Sturdy Pioneers illustrates how just a few entrepreneurial lumber barons helped build a town. The book also goes into...
Among the Sturdy Pioneers explains the development of a boom town in northern Michigan at the turn of the twentieth century. Settled as a lumbering co...
