Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan Golden Memories (MI) (Voices of America) [Paperback]

Lee Griffin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 23, 2001

Since the arrival of its first settler in 1829, the story of Kalamazoo has been an interesting one. Out of the southwest Michigan wilderness, a small 19th century village quickly blossomed into a 20th century city. During the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a wide variety of industries made Kalamazoo a boomtown. Everything from paper, corsets, taxicabs, and pharmaceuticals allowed Kalamazoo to develop into a major center of manufacturing. At the same time, several colleges that would establish the area as a center for education were organized and expanded. Fortunately, much of Kalamazoo's development has been well-documented through photographs and other visual illustrations. These images are the subjects of this volume, which is organized to show the varied elements of Kalamazoo's history. Gathered from local archives and private collections, most of these rare photographs have never before been published.

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About the Author

Lee Griffin has been a freelance writer and photographer for the Kalamazoo Gazette and other area newspapers for 26 years. She currently resides with her husband Bob, a retired senior research biologist with Pharmacia, and Willy, their German Shepherd dog, in a little house in the woods near the village of Augusta.

Product Details

• Paperback: 128 pages
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (September 23, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0738519103
• ISBN-13: 978-0738519104
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.8 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,122,078 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)