The Great Water: A Documentary History of Michigan

A small sample of the words of Michigan's people that includes stories, letters, diary entries, news reports, and other documents, this collection gives personal insights into important aspects of Michigan's history. Designed to provoke thought and discussion about Michigan's past, the documents in this reader are expressions of past ideas, markers of change, and windows into the lives of the people who lived during well-known events in Michigan history.

MATTHEW R. THICK is a Lecturer for the Department of History at the University of Michigan-Flint and an adjunct history instructor at Delta College and Lansing Community College.