"Old Slow Town": Detroit During the Civil War (Great Lakes Books) [1 ed.] 0814336035, 9780814336038

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"Old Slow Town": Detroit During the Civil War (Great Lakes Books) [1 ed.]
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Though it was located far away from Southern battlefields, Detroit churned with unrest during the American Civil War. Th

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Great Lakes Journey is a follow-up to William Ashworth's earlier book The Late, Great Lakes, published in 1986. Fif

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