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Pioneering the Upper Midwest, ca. 1820-1910, contains
seventeenth- to early twentieth-century accounts of Michigan, Minnesota,
and Wisconsin as recorded in 138 books. These books include records
of the land and its natural resources; conflicts between settlers
and native people; as well as the experience of pioneers, missionaries,
soldiers, immigrants, and reformers. The collection also documents
the growth of local communities and cultural traditions and the
development of regional agriculture, business, religion, politics,
and education.
These online exhibits provide context and additional
information about this collection.
The History
of the Upper Midwest: An Overview
Map
of Western States, Michigan, Wisconsin, Minnesota, Iowa, with portions
of Illinois and Indiana, 1873
These historical era(s) are best represented
in the collection, although they may not be all-encompassing.
Expansion and Reform, 1801-1861
The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877
Development of the Industrial United States, 1876-1915
Emergence of Modern America, 1890-1930
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Turn-of-the-Century America, 1880-1920
Recommended additional sources of information.
Read More About It! - A bibliography
Related
Web Sites
Specific guidance for searching this collection.
Many of the books are compilations of other texts put together
by each state's historical society. Browse these volumes' tables
of content to ascertain what subjects are represented. Books with
images may be identified by reading texts' summaries and tables
of content.
Search
the collection using the keyword search, or by selecting from the
Author
Index, Subject
Index, and
Title Index. For help with search words, go to the Synonym
List.
For help with search strategies, see Finding
Items in American Memory.
No special viewers are needed to the transcribed texts or the images
of the book pages in this collection. Viewing the SGML versions
of the text requires a special viewer. For help with the viewer,
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