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A detailed chronicle of events in colonial-era Michilimackinac, drawing extensively on previously unpublished primary source material. <p>For well over a century during the colonial era, the Straits of Mackinac, at the junction of Lakes Huron and Michigan, served as the very epicenter of activities in the northern interior of North America. At this locale, great numbers of native people and Europeans congregated each summer to trade. In addition, fur trade personnel acquired birchbark canoes, equipment, and provisions here for their far-flung journeys to other regions, and here they stored large amounts of westbound merchandise and eastbound furs and hides. From this central location at the Straits, native and European forces were dispatched on numerous occasions over the decades, to fight military campaigns far afield. Also, amy expeditions intent upon exploration or missionary efforts were launched from Mackinac. Timothy Kent has located and translated large numbers of original French documents concerning these various activities, while he has also gathered most of the previously published ones as well. Through this extensive research, the author has woven a highly detailed, year

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Author

Timothy J. Kent

Publisher

Silver Fox Enterprises

Published

2004

Language

EN

ISBN

9780965723046

Category

history

Subjects

History, Humanities

Rating

3.5 / 5 (5 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14