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<p>Introduction vii</p> <p>1 The Original Michiganians 1</p> <p>2 The New Acadia 16</p> <p>3 Under the Union Jack 42</p> <p>4 Wilderness Politics and Economics 57</p> <p>5 Challenges of Statehood 70</p> <p>6 Decade of Turmoil 85</p> <p>7 Defense of the Nation 102</p> <p>8 Radicals and Reformers 115</p> <p>9 Early Ethnic Contributions 130</p> <p>10 Grain, Grangers, and Conservation 142</p> <p>11 Development of Intellectual Maturity 157</p> <p>12 Wood and Rails 176</p> <p>13 The World of Wheels 195</p> <p>14 From Bull Moose to Bull Market 210</p> <p>15 Depression Life in an Industrial State 231</p> <p>16 Inequality in the Arsenal of Democracy 249</p> <p>17 Fears and Frustration in the Cold War Era 261</p> <p>18 The Turbulent 1960s 274</p> <p>19 Challenges of the 1970s 287</p> <p>20 Toward the Twenty-First Century 299</p> <p>21 Entering the New Millennium 317</p> <p>22 Reinventing Michigan 334</p> <p>Appendix A: Governors of the Territory and State of Michigan 344</p> <p>Appendix B: Counties, Dates of Organization, and Origins of County Names 346</p> <p>Appendix C: Michigan's State Song 351</p> <p>Appendix D: Michigan's State Symbols 352</p> <p>Index 353</p>

<p><b>Bruce A. Rubenstein</b> is Professor of History at the University of Michigan-Flint. A native of Port Huron, Michigan, he has co-authored two books with Lawrence Ziewacz: <i>Three Bullets Sealed His Lips</i> (1987) and <i>Payoffs in the Cloakroom: The Greening of the Michigan Legislature, 1938-1945</i> (1995), both dealing with Michigan’s political history. He also authored <i>Chicago in the World Series, 1903-2005: Cubs and White Sox in Championship Play</i> (2006) in addition to numerous articles on baseball and Indian-White relations in Michigan.</p> <b>Lawrence E. Ziewacz</b>, late Professor of American Thought and Language at Michigan State University, was a native of Sault Ste. Marie in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. He co-authored two books with Bruce Rubenstein: <i>Three Bullets Sealed His Lips</i> (1987) and <i>Payoffs in the Cloakroom: The Greening of the Michigan Legislature, 1938-1945</i> (1995). He also co-authored <i>The Games They Played: Sports in American History</i> (1983) and was co-advisory editor of <i>The Guide to United States Popular Culture</i> (2001).

<p>The fifth edition of <i>Michigan: A History of the Great Lakes State</i> enhances its reputation as the leading survey of Michigan history from the pre-Columbian period to the present. This new edition features expanded coverage of a wide variety of issues that continue to shape Michigan history, including  the socio-economic impact of tribal casino gaming on Michigan’s Native American population; environmental, agricultural, and educational issues; the latest developments in the Jimmy Hoffa mystery; Michigan’s return to prominence in collegiate and professional sports; Detroit’s revitalization and subsequent tailspin; the state’s deepening economic decline since 2008; and more. A new chapter, titled ‘Reinventing Michigan,’ explores the obstacles faced by Michiganders living in Detroit and throughout the state from the Great Recession to the present, and looks at ways Michigan is renewing itself for a brighter future.</p>

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