{"product_id":"9780393348538","title":"Michigan: A Bicentennial History (States and the Nation)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe late Pulitzer-Prize-winning historian Bruce Catton is known to millions of readers for his absorbing works on the Civil War. In this book, he turns to his native Michigan to tell a story of what happened when a primitive wilderness changed into a bustling industrial center so fast that it was as if the old French explorer Etienne Brule \"should step up to shake hands with Henry Ford.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe idea that abundance was \"inexhaustible--that fatal Michigan word,\" as the author calls it--dominated thinking about the state from the days when Commandant Cadillac's soldiers arrived at Detroit until his name became a brand of car. Viewed in this light, Michigan is a case study of all America, and Americans in any state will be fascinated. In a colorful, dramatic past, Mr. Catton finds understanding of where we are in the present and what the future will make us face. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Norton, W. W. \u0026 Company, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47104192643312,"sku":"9780393348538","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780393348538_p0.jpg?v=1763697445","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780393348538","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}