In 1830, William and Mary Butler entered the Saugatuck harbor and began the first permanent settlement of Allegan County. Within half a century of the Butlers' arrival, the mysteries and grandeur of the Saugatuck-area landscape were legendary and were incorporated into the prose and poetry of many writers, including Carl Sandburg, James Fennimore Cooper, and Edgar Lee Masters. By 1910, an unending stream of visitors filed in, some with paintbrushes to the summer art colony, some armed with hammers to build cottages - and ...
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In 1830, William and Mary Butler entered the Saugatuck harbor and began the first permanent settlement of Allegan County. Within half a century of the Butlers' arrival, the mysteries and grandeur of the Saugatuck-area landscape were legendary and were incorporated into the prose and poetry of many writers, including Carl Sandburg, James Fennimore Cooper, and Edgar Lee Masters. By 1910, an unending stream of visitors filed in, some with paintbrushes to the summer art colony, some armed with hammers to build cottages - and some with cameras. This book of amateur photographs is an attempt to give voice to some of the thousands of people who came to several little villages - Saugatuck and others nearby - along the eastern shore of Lake Michigan. The snapshots are entertaining to be sure, but more than that they provide a fascinating window to the past and how people responded and contributed to the mystique of this beautiful landscape.
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Add this copy of Snapshots: a Saugatuck Album: a Photographic History of to cart. $37.98, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Reno rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Reno, NV, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society.
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Very Good+ 0965704238. This is a fascinating and well-done pictorial history of Saugatuck, Michigan which is located in Allegan County on Lake Michigan in western Michigan. There photos on nearly every page, all with captions, and there is also some historical text as well. Arranged by subject--ship building, fruit growing, beach bathing, village scenes, etc. --there is also explanatory text in each chapter. Original publishers brown glossy paper pictorial covers with black spine lettering. This is a nice clean, tight and unmarked book with no interior or exterior markings, no previous owner names and no bookplates. The covers are in nice condtion with no creases, tears or chips.; B&W Photographs; Rectangular 8vo; 182 pages.
Add this copy of Snapshots-a Saugatuck Album: a Photographic History of to cart. $77.43, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2003 by Saugatuck-Douglas Historical Society.
