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Author : Albert Baxter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1108 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan ... written by Albert Baxter and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1108 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Todd E Robinson
Publisher : Temple University Press
ISBN 13 : 1439909237
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (399 download)
Download or read book A City Within a City written by Todd E Robinson and published by Temple University Press. This book was released on 2013 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A City within a City examines the civil rights movement in the North by concentrating on the struggles for equality in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Historian Todd Robinson studies the issues surrounding school integration and bureaucratic reforms as well as the role of black youth activism to detail the diversity of black resistance. He focuses on respectability within the African American community as a way of understanding how the movement was formed and held together. And he elucidates the oppositional role of northern conservatives regarding racial progress. A City within a City cogently argues that the post-war political reform championed by local Republicans transformed the city's racial geography, creating a racialized "city within a city," featuring a system of "managerial racism" designed to keep blacks in declining inner-city areas. As Robinson indicates, this bold, provocative framework for understanding race relations in Grand Rapids has broader implications for illuminating the twentieth-century African American urban experience in secondary cities.
Author : Christian G. Carron
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)
Download or read book Grand Rapids Furniture written by Christian G. Carron and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Albert Baxter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1106 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (89 download)
Download or read book History of the City of Grand Rapids, Michigan written by Albert Baxter and published by . This book was released on 1891 with total page 1106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Patrick Evans
Publisher : History Press
ISBN 13 : 9781626195585
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (955 download)
Download or read book Grand Rapids Beer written by Patrick Evans and published by History Press. This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the nineteenth century, dozens of local breweries worked tirelessly to slake the thirst of the rapidly growing city of Grand Rapids. Grand Rapids Brewing Company, along with other savvy barley merchants, established a beer culture that would dominate western Michigan until Prohibition turned off the spigots. After the repeal of the Noble Experiment, gigantic national brands stunted the growth of area breweries for decades, but the contemporary craft brew renaissance turned Furniture City back into Beer City, USA. Tour local operations like Founders and HopCat with veteran hophead Patrick Evans and enjoy the rich heritage of Grand Rapids beer.
Author : Nicole Bray
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625846746
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)
Download or read book Ghosts of Grand Rapids written by Nicole Bray and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2013-07-30 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Grand Rapids’ sinister and spooky past is illuminated . . . examines local hauntings and reveals the truth behind some long told urban legends” (The Collegiate). Come nose around in the creepier corners of the Grand Rapids of yesteryear. Discover why Hell’s Bridge persists as such an oft-told urban legend and what horrific history earned Heritage Hill the title of Michigan’s most haunted neighborhood. Mingle with the spooky inhabitants of the Phillips Mansion, Holmdene Manor, San Chez Restaurant and St. Cecilia Music Center. Meet the guests who never quite checked out of the Amway Grand. Read the true stories behind the Michigan Bell Building and the Ada Witch Legend. Nicole Bray, Robert Du Shane and Julie Rathsack illuminate the shadows of local sites you thought you knew. Includes photos!
Author : Norma Lewis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738552002
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (52 download)
Download or read book Grand Rapids written by Norma Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2008 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Haldane opened a cabinet shop in 1836, 14 years before Grand Rapids incorporated. Other furniture companies followed: Berkey and Gay, Widdicomb, Sligh, Hekman, and Phoenix were among those taking advantage of the Grand River for transportation and power, the area's abundant hardwood supply, and a growing immigrant labor pool. The furniture soon attracted national attention. In 1876, the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition proved conclusively that a river town in Michigan had indeed earned the title "Furniture City." Presidents Herbert Hoover, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Dwight D. Eisenhower all worked at Grand Rapids-made desks. Fifteen manufacturers joined forces to build 1,000 Handley Page bombers during World War I. The Japanese Instrument of Surrender was signed on September 2, 1945, at a table made in Grand Rapids. Despite fires, floods, strikes, depressions, and wars, Grand Rapids led the industry until the 1950s and 1960s, when the factories began moving to North Carolina. Today the area, along with nearby Holland and Zeeland, dominates the office furniture industry.
Author : Thomas H. Logan
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780966531671
Total Pages : 120 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (316 download)
Download or read book Almost Lost written by Thomas H. Logan and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Americans are hungry for good news from their cities, and here's a heartening example from the heartland, with mouth-wateringly beautiful photographs to pull you in. Almost Lost, Building and Preserving Heritage Hill, Grand Rapids, Michigan begins like a suspense novel, with the startling declaration, We almost lost it. Turn to a full-page, black-and-white photograph of wrecking cranes demolishing the 1888 Romanesque Revival, Grand Rapids City Hall. That image clearly demonstrates what was at stake when well-meaning urban renewal projects threatened the old houses on Heritage Hill. Thanks to local advocacy groups and government recognition, Heritage Hill Historic District is saved -- for all kinds of residents. Variety is a keynote sounded throughout the story, from diversity of architectural styles, home cost and scale, to diversity of residential population. Author Thomas Logan identifies and discusses 15 major architectural styles found on Heritage Hill.
Author : Reinder Van Til
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0802824781
Total Pages : 417 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (28 download)
Download or read book Thin Ice written by Reinder Van Til and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 417 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: DESCRIPTION This unique volume contains twenty-eight fascinating life stories of people -- many of whom went on to become famous -- who grew up in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The coming-of-age stories in Thin Ice relate a range of experiences both good and bad, including happy memories and heartwarming recollections but also personal traumas, intergenerational and racial conflicts, the strictures of religious belief and practice, the joys and sorrows of young romance, and more. Above and beyond the stories of the more notable personalities -- Jim Harrison, Roger Wilkins, John Hockenberry, President Gerald Ford, Betty Ford, Al Green, Paul Schrader, William Brashler -- the book as a whole is chock-full of crisp, humorous, irreverent, and moving writing. Reinder Van Til and Gordon Olson have excerpted half of the pieces from previous publications, while they directly solicited the other half from active writers specifically for this book. The earliest stories go back to the 1830s and 1850s, and the most recent are a cluster of contemporary pieces that describe coming of age in the Grand Rapids of the 1960s through the 1980s. Together they paint a multifaceted, impressionistic portrait of a century and a half in the fair city of Grand Rapids, Michigan. All in all, Thin Ice is a nostalgic treasure for any Grand Rapidian and literary treasure for e v e r y one. Contributors Albert Baxter Charles E. Belknap A. J. Muste Arnold Gingrich David Cornel DeJong Gerald R. Ford Betty Ford Edward V. Gillis John Thompson Roger Wilkins Jim Harrison Glen Peterson Max Apple John Otterbacher Reinder Van Til Al Green Paul Schrader Robert VanderMolen William Brashler Sheri Venema Hank Meijer Charles Honey Tom Rademacher Levi Rickert John Hockenberry Laura Kasischke Kaye Longberg Bich Minh Nguyen
Author : United States Commission on Civil Rights. Michigan State Advisory Committee
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Community Forum on Race Relations in Grand Rapids written by United States Commission on Civil Rights. Michigan State Advisory Committee and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Norma Lewis
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467118877
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (671 download)
Download or read book Lost Restaurants of Grand Rapids written by Norma Lewis and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Grand Rapids restaurants have served up meals and memories since the city's earliest days. At Bentham's, one of the first downtown restaurants, customers without money to eat could trade an animal pelt for supper. John Sebaitis trained his German shepherd, Spooky, to serve beer to the patrons at his tavern. And a seventeen-year-old Gerald R. Ford worked part time as a server and dish washer at Bill's Place. Join Norma Lewis as she explores the history of Grand Rapids most beloved eateries and the stories behind them. Book jacket.
Author : Albert Baxter
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780832834912
Total Pages : 854 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (349 download)
Download or read book History of the City of Grand Rapids written by Albert Baxter and published by . This book was released on 1993-09-01 with total page 854 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Gilbert Joseph Stramel
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 54 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (121 download)
Download or read book Water Resources of the Grand Rapids Area, Michigan written by Gilbert Joseph Stramel and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Iowa. State Board of Regents
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 536 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book Biennial Report - Board of Regents, State of Iowa written by Iowa. State Board of Regents and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers only public higher education.
Author : Michigan. Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 564 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (31 download)
Download or read book Annual Report of the Department of Labor of the State of Michigan written by Michigan. Bureau of Labor and Industrial Statistics and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reports for 1897-1908 include the Report of inspection of factories, 5th-16th.
Author : ALBERT. BAXTER
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781033280829
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (88 download)
Download or read book HISTORY OF THE CITY OF GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN written by ALBERT. BAXTER and published by . This book was released on 2018 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Chas. Tuttle
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
ISBN 13 : 3368821725
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (688 download)
Download or read book History of Grand Rapids written by Chas. Tuttle and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2023-04-18 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
