The Journal of Levi Broas (Vol. 2): 1838 - 1840 Broas Rapids - Couverture souple

Mann, L Broas

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1523201347 ISBN 13 : 9781523201341

Editeur : CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2016

Synopsis

In the 1830’s, Michigan’s fertile ground and lush forests attracted hundreds of settlers from the eastern states, and Charles Broas was among the first. On a harrowing journey he brought his family from New York State to western Michigan, a land that was both welcoming and forbidding. In Volume II his son Levi tells of their efforts to create a homestead in this untamed wilderness. The Flat River area in Ionia County provided clean water and fertile soil. While trying to rebuild their lives, the Broas family was forced to brave the vagaries of Michigan weather, the deadly ague virus, a thieving family of vagabonds, and the irrational hatred of two brothers seeking to destroy them.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

L. Broas Mann is a great-grandson of Levi Broas. He was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan and obtained Mechanical Engineering degrees from Illinois Institute of Technology and Northwestern University. He was an instructor in that field at Lawrence Institute of Technology, after which he enjoyed fifty years as a Research Engineer and Consultant with Chrysler Corporation. Broas and his wife Marion have four children, eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren, and his primary interest is now centered on these families. He also enjoys writing and the study of genealogy. From many years of research, and several visits to the town of Belding, Michigan, much of the available Broas family history was documented. It is this background that prompted him to write The Journal of Levi Broas.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1523201347
• ISBN 13: 9781523201341
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 155
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