Among the Wolverines
Subtitle: a series of letters on the resources, growth and business of the principal towns and cities of Michigan; with an essay on the credit system, and the commericial independence of the Northwest ...
Publisher: Chicago printers' co-operative association
Published: 1869
Place of publication: Chicago, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 40
Subjects: Michigan -- Description and travel
Description: This pamphlet brings together a series of letters originally published in theChicago Price Current under the pseudonym Massabesic. They chronicle the writer's travels through Michigan's towns and cities by the Michigan Central Railroad as well as by water transportation and coach. Schooley emphasizes the growth and financial development of these burgeoning communities in the late 1860s. He discusses each town's local attractions, newspapers, educational and religious facilities, fiscal health, sources of wealth, retailing and distribution of goods, and agricultural and industrial production; however, he does not always provide the same amount of information for every community. Schooley also includes "An Essay on the Credit System," which analyzes the pitfalls of extending credit and buying "on time,"and an essay on the "Commercial Independence of the Northwest," which encourages the manufacture and distribution of the Upper Midwest's finished products through Chicago.
Notes: Also available in digital form on the Library of Congress Web site.