{"product_id":"calumet-beginnings-9780253012227","title":"Calumet Beginnings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe landscape of the Calumet, an area that sits astride the Indiana-Illinois state line at the southern end of Lake Michigan was shaped by the glaciers that withdrew toward the end of the last ice age - about 45,000 years ago. This book deals with this region.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe always think of a historian as giving accounts of events and people and places of note... Calumet Beginnings was quite a different take on that. He approached history from more of a scientific bent.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eContents\u003cbr\u003ePreface\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePrologue: The Calumet Area \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart One. The Physical Setting\u003cbr\u003e1. Seas, Sediments, and Glacial Ice: Forming the Landscapes\u003cbr\u003e2. Water and Wind: Interpreting Lake Michigan's History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Two. The Human Touch \u003cbr\u003e3. The Calumet Area before 1833\u003cbr\u003e4. The Pioneer and Stagecoach Period: 1833-1858\u003cbr\u003e5. Railroads and Everyday Life: 1852-1899\u003cbr\u003e6. Altering the Landscape\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePart Three. Community Beginnings \u003cbr\u003e7. Cook County Communities\u003cbr\u003e8. Lake County Communities\u003cbr\u003e9. Porter and LaPorte County Communities\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: Preserved Natural Areas\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGlossary\u003cbr\u003eBibliographic Essay\u003cbr\u003eWorks Cited and Suggestions for Further Reading\u003cbr\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400539840855,"sku":"9780253012227","price":17.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780253012227.jpg?v=1730470932","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/calumet-beginnings-9780253012227","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}