Author: Julie Dickerson Vitalis VanRaemdonck grew up in Belgium poor, hungry and with no hope of being anything else. But his life changed when rumors spread of a way to get to America. Summoning the courage to overcome great obstacles, Vitalis sailed into New York harbor in 1907 with the…
Author: Tyler R. Tichelaar Today, Charles Kawbawgam, “The Last Chief of the Chippewa,” is a legend in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula for allegedly living to age 103 (1799-1902). But few know anything else about him beyond his being buried in Marquette’s beautiful Presque Isle Park.Kawbawgam witnessed a period of intense…
Author: Deborah K. Frontiera Experience the past through the artistic camera lens of J. W. Nara, one of the Copper Country’s earliest professional photographers. Sectioned into topics such as: people, places, mining, logging, farming, transportation and recreation, these photos bring the early 20th century to life. Browse a few…
Author: Edward T. Cook The hardships, struggles, hopes and triumphs of the men and women who served in World War I and World War II is wonderfully captured in Letters From Heroes. ISBN: 978-1-58909-570-0 Publisher: Bookstand Publishing (2008) Format: Paperback More details about this book…
Cop Stories Author: Edward T. Cook Covers 30 years of cop stories, jokes, and statements that the author has personally been involved in, or has been told by other cops in the Midwest in Illinois and Michigan. ISBN: 978-1-4241-2714-6 Publisher: PublishAmerica Format: Paperback More details about this book…
A Deckhand’s Journey on the Great Lakes Freighters Author: Richard Hill A deckhand’s coming-of-age story of sailing the Great Lakes steamboats during the social and political upheavals of the early 1970s, an intimate portrait of life aboard the giant ore boats. ISBN: 978-0-9817371-8-8 Publisher: Gale Force Press (2011) Format: Paperback…
