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The Grand Haven Area, 1860-1960

By: Wallace K. Ewing,David H. Seibold

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The Grand Haven Area, 1860-1960

By: Wallace K. Ewing,David H. Seibold

Grand Haven is nestled in wooded dunes and surrounded by the waters of Lake Michigan, Spring Lake, and the Grand River. Under the leadership of Rev. William Montague Ferry, the first settlers arrived from Mackinac Island November 2, 1834. In recognition of the port's large, accommodating and safe harbor, Rix Robinson, fur trader and land holder, platted and named the town April 15, 1835. The approximately 200 photographs in this book are from the archives of the Tri-Cities Historical Museum. They provide an invaluable visual glimpse of the places, people, and events that shaped the Grand Haven area, which also includes Ferrysburg and Spring Lake, in the critical century between 1860 and 1960. In Grand Haven's early years the lumber industry took advantage of the towering white pines that grew for miles around, providing lumber for Chicago, Milwaukee, and other port cities. During this period the mineral water spas in Spring Lake, Fruitport, and Grand Haven spawned the area tourist industry that is still alive today. By 1890 the large tracts of forest were gone and the area sawmills closed. The slack was taken up by the Grand Trunk carferries, which began cross-lake service in 1903, making Grand Haven one of the busiest ports on Lake Michigan for the next 30 years.

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738519944

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9780738519944

Grand Haven Area in Vintage Postcards

By: Wallace K. Ewing,David H. Seibold

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Grand Haven Area in Vintage Postcards

By: Wallace K. Ewing,David H. Seibold

By the start of the 20th century, the Grand Haven area had begun to establish itself as a desirable vacation spot, as well as the center of a vigorous manufacturing base. Trains, stately steamers, and private automobiles brought visitors to the resorts of their choice, while many new companies joined other well-established firms, broadening employment opportunities for local workers. It was a time of significant change, and the picture postcard helped record those changes. In this book, a companion to The Grand Haven Area: 1860-1960, the history of Grand Haven and the surrounding area is revealed through picture postcards. Lakeshore scenes, resorts, and cottages are paired with images of bridges, streets, homes, and people at work and play to document a remarkable era of originality, enjoyment, and progress.

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132

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738523372

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9780738523378

Grand Haven

By: Wallace K. Ewing,Elizabeth Dobbie

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Grand Haven

By: Wallace K. Ewing,Elizabeth Dobbie

As fur trading in Michigan came to an end, pioneers migrated to Grand Haven for lumber. By the time the last acre of trees was harvested, Grand Haven had shifted from dependence on lumber to manufacturing and tourism. These images illustrate the foundations upon which the community was built and changes wrought through the years.

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100

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738577065

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9780738577067

Maritime Grand Haven

Coast Guard City USA

By: Wallace K. Ewing,David H. Seibold

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Maritime Grand Haven

Coast Guard City USA

By: Wallace K. Ewing,David H. Seibold

Settlers arrived at the mouth of the Grand River on November 2, 1834. Their community was christened Grand Haven, as it offered a secure harbor. As the logging industry grew, shipping expanded, and Grand Haven Harbor became especially busy during the financial boom and westward expansion that followed the Civil War. Northwest Ottawa County became an established resort destination, and passenger boats frequented the harbor as well. Heavy traffic through Grand Haven caused concern about shipwrecks. The first crew of lifesavers was formed in 1871 and soon joined the United States Lifesaving Service. In 1915, the United States Lifesaving Service merged with the United States Coast Guard. Grand Haven has long had a proud association with these dedicated crews, and in 1998, the relationship was marked when Congress designated it "Coast Guard City USA.

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134

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Arcadia Publishing

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0738539848

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9780738539843

Genius Denied the Life and Death of Max Ewing

By: Max Ewing,Wallace K. Ewing

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Genius Denied the Life and Death of Max Ewing

By: Max Ewing,Wallace K. Ewing

Maxwell Anderson Ewing was the subject of whispered family conversation since at least 1934, and probably earlier. Usually his accomplishments as a pianist, composer, novelist, poet, sculptor, and photographer were overshadowed by his homosexuality and his unlikely friendship with a prize fighter named Jack Pollock. Max's suicide in 1934, just after celebrating his 31st birthday, adds drama and sadness to this remarkable man's mostly happy but short life. In his brief life span, Max mingled with dozens of artists, authors, composers, musicians, politicians, stage and movie stars, and wealthy families in Europe, New York, and Hollywood and he left at least a small mark on the literary and musical scenes in America. His only published novel, Going Somewhere, can be read today with the same quiet amusement and recognition of society's foibles as it was 80 years ago.Max's artistic skills blossomed when he was still a young man, but a series of tragedies snipped the flower before it could fully mature. First came the death of his father, John Caleb Ewing, at the age of 65. Two years later, in 1934, his mother, Clara Barto Ewing, became mentally and emotionally unstable, and soon she passed on. Congruent with both these losses was the Great Depression, which caused financial difficulties for the family, aggravated Clara's decline, cut short the sales of Max's novel, and created a job shortage for almost everyone in the country, including Max. Like the protagonist in a Greek drama, he seemed immobilized by this series of events, unable to recover from the shocks, too stunned to act. At the same time he was eerily aware of his lethargy. Ironically, Max spent the last few months of his life in his small hometown of Pioneer, Ohio, the community he saw as provincial, meddling, and stifling. On June 16, 1934, two months after his mother's death, he drowned by walking into the Susquehanna River in Binghamton, New York.Max's best moments and his worst moments-and much in between-are clearly revealed in his letters, written primarily between 1926 and 1934. Few of the letters are dated, although many of them include the day of the week in which they were written, and in a very few cases the envelopes-with postmarks-have survived. Where necessary, I used content to determine at least an approximate date of origin. Jack Pollock's letters to Max were especially difficult to place in chronological order.Almost all of Max's letters and many of Jack's contain references to people and places that may be unfamiliar to today's readers. A list of these references, with a line or two of biographical data or explanatory material, is located in Appendix B. Unfortunately, no information was uncovered regarding a few of the people and they remain merely names.

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398

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1479294306

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9781479294305

The Scotland Yard Book of Edgar Wallace - An Omnibus of Wallace's Most Exciting Works - Over Nine Hundred Pages - Two Complete Novels - Seven Stories

By: Edgar Wallace

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The Scotland Yard Book of Edgar Wallace - An Omnibus of Wallace's Most Exciting Works - Over Nine Hundred Pages - Two Complete Novels - Seven Stories

By: Edgar Wallace

This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1932 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Scotland Yard Book of Edgar Wallace' is a collection of short stories that include 'Red Aces', 'The Swiss Head Waiter', 'The Silver Key', and many more. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Whilst in the Balkans covering the Russo-Japanese War, Wallace found the inspiration for The Four Just Men, published in 1905. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence.

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960

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Wilson Press

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1473303125

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9781473303126

Letters from the Field

Wallace at the Little Big Horn

By: George D. Wallace,Charles Friedreich Knoblauch,Douglas Paul Westfall

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Wallace at the Little Big Horn

By: George D. Wallace,Charles Friedreich Knoblauch,Douglas Paul Westfall

Contains correspondence between George D. Wallace and Dr. C.F. Knoblauch and the correspondence log, diary and army contracts of Dr. Knoblauch.

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1891030000

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The Books of Bart

By: Edgar Wallace

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The Books of Bart

By: Edgar Wallace

This early work by Edgar Wallace was originally published in 1923 and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Books of Bart' is a novel of relationships and double-crossing. Richard Horatio Edgar Wallace was born in London, England in 1875. He received his early education at St. Peter's School and the Board School, but after a frenetic teens involving a rash engagement and frequently changing employment circumstances, Wallace went into the military. He served in the Royal West Kent Regiment in England and then as part of the Medical Staff Corps stationed in South Africa. Whilst in the Balkans covering the Russo-Japanese War, Wallace found the inspiration for The Four Just Men, published in 1905. Over the rest of his life, Wallace produced some 173 books and wrote 17 plays. These were largely adventure narratives with elements of crime or mystery, and usually combined a bombastic sensationalism with hammy violence.

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Von Elterlein Press

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1473302846

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9781473302846

Book's by Wallace K. Ewing

The Grand Haven Area, 1860-1960

The Grand Haven Area, 1860-1960

Grand Haven Area in Vintage Postcards

Grand Haven Area in Vintage Postcards

Grand Haven

Grand Haven

Maritime Grand Haven

Maritime Grand Haven

Genius Denied the Life and Death of Max Ewing

Genius Denied the Life and Death of Max Ewing

The Scotland Yard Book of Edgar Wallace - An Omnibus of Wallace's Most Exciting Works - Over Nine Hundred Pages - Two Complete Novels - Seven Stories

The Scotland Yard Book of Edgar Wallace - An Omnibus of Wallace's Most Exciting Works - Over Nine Hundred Pages - Two Complete Novels - Seven Stories

Letters from the Field

Letters from the Field

The Books of Bart

The Books of Bart

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