Mid-Michigan was an untamable wilderness, good only for trappers and Native Americans until Americas population exploded and the demand for timber suddenly changed everything. By the 1860s, Clare was at the center of this lumbermans paradise. Starting from a small village beside an abandoned lumber camp, the town prospered as farmers, ranchers, and merchants replaced loggers. Hastily thrown-up frame buildings gave way to brick, and interesting local life mirrored small-town America of the early 20th century. Then came oil, ...
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Mid-Michigan was an untamable wilderness, good only for trappers and Native Americans until Americas population exploded and the demand for timber suddenly changed everything. By the 1860s, Clare was at the center of this lumbermans paradise. Starting from a small village beside an abandoned lumber camp, the town prospered as farmers, ranchers, and merchants replaced loggers. Hastily thrown-up frame buildings gave way to brick, and interesting local life mirrored small-town America of the early 20th century. Then came oil, and colorful men such as Henry Ford and Jack Dempsey arrived. Purple Gangsters from Detroit moved in to take advantage of a clean investment. A famous murder at the local grand hotel brought national attention. On the eve of World War II, Clare had risen from the wilderness to be a fascinating community tucked away in middle America.
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Near Fine. 0738591726. This is an interesting pictorial history of this northern Michigan town located Clare County. All photos have captions, and cover the early history, people, education, agriculture, religion, business, etc. This is a fascinating look at life in the old days. There is a Mother's Day inscription on the half title by a previous owner, else this is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no other interior or exterior markings and no spine or cover creasing.; Images of America Series; B&W Photographs; 8vo, 8"-9" tall; 127 pages.
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