Description
Despite its inland location, Detroit’s origins as a French outpost make it older than many other cities of the eastern United States. Frontier Metropolis illustrates and describes all known images of Detroit within the pre-photographic era to offer a nearly complete visual chronology made by individuals who knew the city.
Brian Leigh Dunnigan has arranged these maps, plans, and views to turn the evolution of Detroit and its community life over its first 137 years. Chapter introductions review issues faced by Detroit residents all over the years covered, even as text accompanying the photographs places them of their historical context and adds the descriptive words of people from the past. No other book so vividly depicts Detroit’s growth from struggling agricultural community and trading post to industrial giant.
Presented in a handsome, large-format design and illustrated in full color, Frontier Metropolis is a unique and captivating have a look at the city’s wealthy and diverse heritage.