Book/Printed Material Memorials of a half-century
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- Date: 1887
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- Date: 1887
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- Date: 1887
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Image 5 of Memorials of a half-century- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 6 of Memorials of a half-century- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 7 of Memorials of a half-century- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 8 of Memorials of a half-century VIEW ON DETROIT RIVER FROM OLD KNAGGS HOUSE, WIND-MILL POINT, SPRINGWELLS, 1837.- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 9 of Memorials of a half-century MEMORIALS OF A Bere CENTURY BY BELA. HUBBARD II “‘T have been at a great feast, and stolen the scraps.’’ Love's Labor Lost.—SuHaks. “a . various, that the mind Of desultory man,…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 10 of Memorials of a half-century COPYRIGHT BY G. P. PUTNAM’S SONS 1887 Press of G. P. Putnam's Sons New York- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 11 of Memorials of a half-century “The notes of a single observer, even in a limited district, describing accurately its features, civil, natural and social, are of more interest, and often of more value, than the grander view…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 12 of Memorials of a half-century- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 13 of Memorials of a half-century PREFACE, of 1835, and settled in the town of Springwells. two miles from the western limits of Detroit, then a city of less than 5000 inhabitants. On or near the spot of…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 14 of Memorials of a half-century vi PREFACE. The reflection that many of these memorials may pos- sess a value, at least in the eyes of partial friends—alas ! how few now —and may serve a purpose in…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 15 of Memorials of a half-century L’ENVOI. Go forth, little book, bark of destiny, freighted with the records and recollections of many desultory hours. Take thy chance upon the stream which sweeps all things along. Pleasing to the…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 16 of Memorials of a half-century- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 17 of Memorials of a half-century CONTENT S. SCENERY AND DESCRIPTION. PAGE SCENERY OF THE LAKES.....1+.-s000 aaverelosetaravehaveia acvelayanahetaysrstere 1-18 Charlevoix, Description of Voyage, 2.—The Lake Plateaus, 3. —The two Peninsulas, topography, 5.—Romance of Early Travel, 7,—The Ocean Lake,…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 18 of Memorials of a half-century Xx CONTENTS. PAGE. BRENCH, LIABLTANTS OR RiHE MD Mie Olle meee eee cee 107-154 Part I—Introductory, 109.—The old Régime, 110.—Coloniza- tion, 113.—The Detroit, 115.—Land-titles and Farms, 116.— First Settlers, 117.—Agriculture, 119.—Farm Implements,…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 19 of Memorials of a half-century CONTENTS. xi . PAGE. 227.—The Great Mound at River Rouge, 228.—Festival of the Dead, 231.—Cremation, 233.—Modern Occupation, 234.—Ex- ploration of the Mound, 234.—A Vast Necropolis, 237.—Past and Present, 238. Part I11—Ancient Garden-beds…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 20 of Memorials of a half-century Xil THE BEAVER, CONTENTS. 350.—Rodents, 353.—Ruminants, 356.—Animals Formerly Abounding, 359.—Trapping—The trade in Furs, 360. Beaver-made Country, 362.—As an Engineer, 365.—His Social Qualities, 366. PAGE. 361-367 TREES,—THEIR RELATIONS TO Us, ECONOMIC AND SCIENTIFIC.…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 21 of Memorials of a half-century CONTENTS. Xiil PAGE. and Rainfall of the Seasons,—1835 to 1886, 454.—Season Fluctuations, Maximum and Minimum Years, 456.—Grouping of Years, 458.—Annual Fluctuations—Reign of Law, 459. Part III.—PERIODICAL CHANGES IN THE LAKE LEVELS, RAIN-…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 22 of Memorials of a half-century xa CONTENTS. mer, 553.—Phenomenal Seasons, 561.—Dry Seasons, 562.— Effects of Drought—Fires—Frosts, 563.—A very Dry Year, 565.—Normal Seasons, 567.—A Typical Autumn, 568. SRE ARIPENING (ORT TEE) YuRAIR 2 clays creas ors 5 eked…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 23 of Memorials of a half-century ILLUSTRATIONS: SCENERY AND DESCRIPTION. PAGE View on Detroit River from Old Knaggs House, Wind-mill Point, Sprngwells (lookins up); 16372-\..0- 0-0-4 cess s- .... Frontispiece. Old Knaggs House (author’s early residence)...... rp Gal.…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 24 of Memorials of a half-century Xvi ILLUSTRA TIONS. PAGE. Pottery from Mounds, Wayne County. .02.4-.:.026.ccecs sp acces see ele 218 Diagram of Ancient Earthworks, Springwells................0seeseee% 221 ihe Great Mound at River Rouge .....14< yon teeta oe meee…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 26 of Memorials of a half-century “ Were we always to sail as I did then, with a serene sky in a most charming climate, and on water as clear as that of the purest fountain ; were…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 27 of Memorials of a half-century SORNERY OF THE LAKES. ROM the great Appalachian chain—the mountain iF region that determines the course of the rivers which fall into the Atlantic on the one side and the Mis- sissippi…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 28 of Memorials of a half-century 4 SCENERY OF THE LAKES. few feet only being the entire change of level which is occasioned by the extremes of the seasons or the most copious rains and thaws. The great…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 29 of Memorials of a half-century THE TWO PENINSULAS. 5 shed being 700 or 800 feet, and near Otsego Lake rising to 1100 feet above Lake Erie. From these water-sheds the surface descends by steppes, or inclines, uniformly…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 30 of Memorials of a half-century ° 6 SCENERY OF THE LAKES. the horizon, and the velvet-skirted lake reflects the light from the open prairie, or is faintly visible from the bosom of the glen. Such scenes are…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 31 of Memorials of a half-century ROMANCE OF EARLY TRAVEL. 7 the first explorers is of that romantic character which belongs to a region imperfectly known, and which in the relations of these early voyageurs abounded in marvels.…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 32 of Memorials of a half-century 8 SCENERY OF THE LAKES. through vistas of openings, disclosing beyond inviting prospects. Again, huge walls of rock reared a threaten- ing front, caverns yawned beneath, and lofty hills, rock- ribbed, rose…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 33 of Memorials of a half-century LAKE SUPERIOR. 9 “The water,” writes one of the early journalizers, “was as pure and transparent as air, and my canoe seemed as if it hung suspended in that element. It was…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 34 of Memorials of a half-century 10 SCENERY OF THE LAKES. tomed to designate as the ‘everlasting hills,’ but the power of the liquid element is so gradually extending its dominion, that these so-called “sure foundations ” pre-…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 35 of Memorials of a half-century THE OCEAN LAKE. II that are so dangerous to stranded vessels, and that often overwhelm boats in their landing which had outlived, until that moment, the whole violence of the storm. The…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 36 of Memorials of a half-century 12 SCENERY OF THE LAKES. clothed with fresh timber, such as dwarfed all that the Old World afforded. The straits—though its strong cur- rent might claim for it the name of fiver—varied…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 37 of Memorials of a half-century THE STRAITS. 13 little change. The main roads still ran along the banks, lined with the same kind of habitations, in most cases the very same, that were built there more than…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 38 of Memorials of a half-century 14 SCENERY OF THE LAKES. passage between Grosse Isle and the main land on the west, the easterly channel and Lake Erie being shut from view by a wooded point on the…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 39 of Memorials of a half-century DETROIT RIVER SCENERY. 15 trees rear their heads, like great elms, or stand in groups upon the banks. Several windmills give animation to the picture, as their white arms sway in the…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
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Image 40 of Memorials of a half-century 16 SCENERY OF THE LAKES. While the vernal beauty of this region of wide waters and boundless forests is so often dwelt upon, it does not appear that the impression of tameness…- Contributor: Hubbard, Bela
- Date: 1887
About this Item
Title
- Memorials of a half-century
Summary
- This collection of essays by a noted writer, explorer, and Detroit civic leader offers detailed descriptions of Michigan's geography, geology, and local history in a consciously crafted literary style. Hubbard discusses the natural history of Lake Superior, Lake Michigan, and Lake Huron; topographical and geological features of Michigan; a geological expedition to the salt springs of the Grand and Saginaw River valleys with the new state's geologist, Dr. Houghton (1837); local factors and the 1837-38 financial panic; and land speculation and settlement. In addition Hubbard writes about Michigan Indians and Indian antiquities; flora and fauna, animal behavior; climatology; and the world of Michigan's French-speaking inhabitants, especially Detroit habitants, rural farmers, and voyageurs (who paddled the waterways as guides, trappers, and tradesmen), comparing the life-styles of French speakers and Yankees. The book is heavily illustrated with sketches of Indian artifacts, landscapes, folk architecture, trees, and diagrams representing the Mound-Builders' ancient garden beds.
Names
- Hubbard, Bela, 1814-1896
Created / Published
- New York, London, G.P. Putnam's Sons, The Knickerbocker Press, 1887.
Headings
- - Michigan--History--1837
- - Geology--Michigan
Notes
- - Also available in digital form.
Medium
- xvi, 581 p. incl. plates, maps, plans, diagrs. front. 20 cm.
Call Number/Physical Location
- F566 .H87
Library of Congress Control Number
- 11021049
Online Format
- online text
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