Download or read book The Other Side of the River written by Alex Kotlowitz and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2012-01-04 with total page 337 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz is one of this country's foremost writers on the ever explosive issue of race. In this gripping and ultimately profound book, Kotlowitz takes us to two towns in southern Michigan, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, separated by the St. Joseph River. Geographically close, but worlds apart, they are a living metaphor for America's racial divisions: St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community and ninety-five percent white, while Benton Harbor is impoverished and ninety-two percent black. When the body of a black teenaged boy from Benton Harbor is found in the river, unhealed wounds and suspicions between the two towns' populations surface as well. The investigation into the young man's death becomes, inevitably, a screen on which each town projects their resentments and fears. The Other Side of the River sensitively portrays the lives and hopes of the towns' citizens as they wrestle with this mystery--and reveals the attitudes and misperceptions that undermine race relations throughout America.
Download or read book St Joseph and Benton Harbor written by Elaine Cotsirilos Thomopoulos Ph.D. and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003-10-24 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two distinct communities which share equally vibrant histories, the twin cities of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor possess a rich heritage rooted in agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and tourism. Through more than 200 photographs, this book documents the cities' development from the time when pioneers first struggled to create a community in the wilderness. It pays tribute to the men and women who labored to establish farms and industries, and celebrates the delightful beaches and amusement parks-such as the House of David and Silver Beach-that have brought joy to generations of residents and visitors alike.
Download or read book Legendary Locals of St Joseph and Benton Harbor written by Elaine Cotsirilos Thomopoulos PhD and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2017 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A cast of characters tumbles out of the pages of this book, beginning with the courageous settlers who tamed the wilderness. By the 1890s dynamic denizens of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor harvested fruit, established factories, and opened tourist attractions. Drake and Wallace's Silver Beach Amusement Park, with its roller coaster, fun house, and lake Michigan beach attracted visitors from Chicago. So did the curative mineral waters. Al Capone took "the baths," despite their stinking like rotten eggs. The Israelite House of David, a Christian sect founded by Benjamin and Mary Purnell, welcomed summer visitors to their amusement park. Despite an infamous scandal and trial involving Benjamin, the House of David thrived for decades. The cities spawned inventors like August Herring, who flew an airplane five years before the Wright brothers; Emory Upton, who developed an electric-powered washing machine manufactured by a company now known as Whirlpool; and Walter Miller, inventor of a record-changing machine manufactured by V-M. By the 1980s, manufacturing in the area had declined and the cities suffered. Present-day entrepreneurs, artists, and community activists have jump-started their return to vitality.
Download or read book St Joseph and Benton Harbor written by Elaine Cotsirilos Thomopoulos and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2003 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Two distinct communities which share equally vibrant histories, the twin cities of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor possess a rich heritage rooted in agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and tourism. Through more than 200 photographs, this book documents the cities' development from the time when pioneers first struggled to create a community in the wilderness. It pays tribute to the men and women who labored to establish farms and industries, and celebrates the delightful beaches and amusement parks-such as the House of David and Silver Beach-that have brought joy to generations of residents and visitors alike.
Download or read book St Joseph and Benton Harbor written by Shannon McRae and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015 with total page 96 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "'St. Joseph and Benton Harbor' portrays twin cities with very different personalities weathering a time of great change. Long established as thriving centers of manufacturing, fruit farming, shipping, and tourism, both towns faced the enormous economic and cultural transformations of post-World War II America: rapid demographic shifts, urban renewal, social unrest, and the collapse of industrial manufacuring. Through hard work, creative effort, and above all community cooperation, each southwest Michigan town reinvented itself, emerging into the 21st century revitalized and transformed."--Back cover.
Download or read book Benton Harbor and St Joseph written by Twin Cities Area Chamber of Commerce (Benton Harbor, Mich.) and published by . This book was released on 1932 with total page 1 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Know My Community written by Coordinating Council of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor (Mich.). Survey Committee and published by . This book was released on 1942 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book I Know My Community written by Benton Harbor-St. Joseph Coordinating Council and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Reminiscences of the Lower St Joseph River Valley written by James Stanley Morton and published by . This book was released on 1933 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book St Joseph Harbor Michigan written by United States. Engineers Corps and published by . This book was released on 1957 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preliminary Report s Cities of Benton Harbor and St Joseph Townships of Benton and St Joseph Michigan written by Harland Bartholomew & Associates and published by . This book was released on 1954 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book St Joseph and Benton Harbor Directory written by and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2017-10-24 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from St. Joseph, and Benton Harbor Directory: Containing Historical and Descriptive Sketches of Both Places, and a Full List of the Residents, Together With a Business Directory, and a Full Record of Fruit Growers and Shippers At the present time the population of St. Joseph is about a noticable gain since the date of the last census, which placed it at The township is a small one geographically speaking, as it contains only seven sections of land, some portions of which are at present uninhabited owing to the swamp-y nature of the ground. In 1864 the population was only which number has been increased to about that figuring closely approximate the present number of inhabitants. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book History of the Port of St Joseph Benton Harbor written by James A. Holhuizen and published by . This book was released on 1965 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book On the Banks of the Ole St Joe written by Kathryn Schultz Zerler and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: ON THE BANKS OF OLE ST. JOE, a selected history of the twin cities of St. Joseph & Benton Harbor, Michigan, written by Kathryn S. Zerler, ill. by Vicky Nemethy. ON THE BANKS OF THE OLE ST. JOE chronicles the public-& private-activities of community leaders who settled Newberryport & Brunson Harbor, the villages which would become the cities of St. Joseph & Benton Harbor, Michigan. As the first 20th century history written about the area, the book describes events & personalities responsible for the development of Blossomtime, Silver Beach, Whitcomb Hotel, Krasl Art Center, Curious Kids' Museum & more. The stories will touch the memories of many people living today who experienced the fun of Silver Beach & Shadowland Ballroom or remember gracious evenings at the Whitcomb. ON THE BANKS is for friends of the twin cities area from the very young who need to know about the past, to the very old who need to tell about it, & to all of us in between who still have a chance to make our dreams come true. This hard-cover book features a four-color dust jacket, 10 illustrations & 117 historic photographs, some of which have never been previously published. Price is $15.95. For information on purchasing this book, contact The Sleeping Cat Pr., 548 Ridgeway, St. Joseph, MI 49085, (616) 983-0077.
Download or read book Brother Benjamin written by Clare Adkin and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Sixty Years War for the Great Lakes 1754 1814 written by David Curtis Skaggs and published by MSU Press. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 449 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes contains twenty essays concerning not only military and naval operations, but also the political, economic, social, and cultural interactions of individuals and groups during the struggle to control the great freshwater lakes and rivers between the Ohio Valley and the Canadian Shield. Contributing scholars represent a wide variety of disciplines and institutional affiliations from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Collectively, these important essays delineate the common thread, weaving together the series of wars for the North American heartland that stretched from 1754 to 1814. The war for the Great Lakes was not merely a sideshow in a broader, worldwide struggle for empire, independence, self-determination, and territory. Rather, it was a single war, a regional conflict waged to establish hegemony within the area, forcing interactions that divided the Great Lakes nationally and ethnically for the two centuries that followed.
Download or read book Island Life Island Toil written by Ramon Nelson and published by . This book was released on 1990 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
