Table of ContentsAdvisory BoardPrefaceIntroduction - Richard J. HathawayI. Land and People of Freshwater: The Geography of Michigan - Richard SanterII. Unconquered Nations: The Native Peoples of Michigan - George CornellIII. Furs, Faith and Fleur-de-lys: The French Experience in Michigan - David ArmourIV. Revolution in the Wilderness: Michigan as Colony and Territory, 1760-1830s - John CummingV. Michigan's Quest for Statehood, 1832-1837 - Roger RosentreterVI. Plows, Ships and Shovels: Economic Development in Michigan, 1836-1866 - Larry MassieVII. Modernizing Michigan: Political and Social Trends, 1836-1866 - Justin KestenbaumVIII. Michigan in the Gilded Age: Politics and Society, 1866-1900s - Bruce Rubenstein and Larry ZiewaczIX. Not Just Automobiles: Contributions of Michigan to the National Economy, 1866-1917 - Francis BlouinX. Putting the Nation on Wheels: The Michigan Automobile Industry to 1945 - George MayXI. A Better Life for All: Political and Social Reform in Michigan, 1890-1919 - Saralee Howard-FillerXII. Transition and Turmoil: Social and Political Development in Michigan, 1917-1945 - Nora FairesXIII. Boom, Bust and Bombs: The Michigan Economy, 1917-1945 - Philip KorthXIV. From Forest and Field to Factory: Michigan Workers and the Labor Movement, 1837-1945 - Jeremy KilarXV. Hard Times-Good Times: The Michigan Economy, 1945-1980s - Jeffrey KleimanXVI. Leadership in a State of Change, 1945-1980s - George WeeksXVII. The Search for Community: Michigan Society and Education, 1945-1980s; - DeWitt S. Dykes, Jr.Afterword. Michigan Vision: A Usable Past - Richard J. HathawayIndex
