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A Picturesque Situation: Mackinac Before Photography, 1615-1860 (Great Lakes Books) (Great Lakes Books) | 
 enlarge | Author: Brian Leigh Dunnigan
Creators: Brian Leigh, Dunnigan
Publisher: Wayne State Univ Pr
Category: Book
List Price: $75.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 854680
Media: Hardcover
Edition: 1st
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 408
Shipping Weight (lbs): 5.6
Dimensions (in): 11.8 x 9.4 x 1.7
ISBN: 0814332145
Dewey Decimal Number: 977.4923
EAN: 9780814332146
ASIN: 0814332145
Publication Date: May 1, 2008
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Condition: New Book. Hardbound.
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Product Description
From the author of the award-winning Frontier Metropolis, this volume presents a comprehensive visual history of the straits of Mackinac in pre-photographic images.
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A true gem July 14, 2008
Brian Dunnigan has created a masterpiece about the creation of America through the lens of Mackinac Island. This book is a must have for all those interested in Mackinac Island, Great Lakes history and American Studies. For artists and art historians, his collection of works is a treasure showing the spirit of America through the eyes of the artists who lived during the early days of this country.
A richly detailed resource, captivating to simply page through June 8, 2008
A Picturesque Situation: Mackinac Before Photography 1615-1860 is a massive, exhaustively researched history of the Straits of Mackinac, one of the first settled regions of Michigan and the primary route to Lake Michigan and the Mississippi Valley. Splendidly illustrated throughout with colorful maps, vintage artwork renditions of the land and portraits of notable historic figures, architectural plans from the era, and much more, A Picturesque Situation is a richly detailed resource, captivating to simply page through and thoroughly accessible to readers of all backgrounds. Highly recommended for public library collections, history shelves, and anyone interested in the cornucopia of stories behind this crossroads of frontier America.
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