James MacLean
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"Lansing's history as the capital of Michigan began with a legislative mandate in the 1835 State Constitution, which required that the seat of government be moved from Detroit in 1847. The result-the emergence of a new capital city on the banks of the majestic Grand River-allowed Lansing to cultivate a world-class community based in government, education, the automotive industry, and entrepreneurial achievements. This book features more than 200 historic...
2) Mordialloc
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Floyd McGuinness is a D-grade student with a clear lack of direction. His world is changing - is he ready to change with it? With Year 12 in the rear view mirror, Floyd throws a party for his graduating class. Hard liquor, inexperience and a testosterone-fueled peer group are seldom a good mix. What seems funny at the time isn't always funny in the morning. A court case suddenly looms on the horizon. Futures are hanging in the balance. The boys find...
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"Darius Bartlett Moon was, in the truest sense, an embodiment of a Renaissance man. Born into an agricultural family in 1851, Moon left the farm and apprenticed as a carpenter. Eventually he attended classes at a local business school and began his career as an architect. In 19th century Michigan, an architect was not subject to the same requirements as they are today and many architects apprenticed under an established architectural firm to learn...
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"For a time in the Nineteenth Century, Lansing, Michigan was the home of several young and dynamic architects....[including] three young architects, William Appleyard, Rufus Arthur Bailey and Frederick Thoman. The lives of the three young architects will be examined in this work. What makes the careers of these three architects fascinating was that they were all in a sense mentored by James Appleyard a well-known contractor, and in his own right,...