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This volume begins with background information for these topics for Michigan as a whole: Physical Conditions: geology, geography, rivers, lakes, soil, forests. Effects of the War of 1812 in Michigan. Relations with the Indians. Indian treaties, Black Hawk War. Selling and settling public lands, water transport, road-building. Extension of government; state, county and local. The remainder of the book is presented in regional histories, with an emphasis on economic development: The Eastern Shore The First Inland Counties St. Joseph Valley and Chicago Road Kalamazoo Valley and Territorial Road The Saginaw Country The Grand River Region

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