Saginaw
Labor and Leisure
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Roberta Morey | ISBN: | 9781439632987 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | July 19, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Roberta Morey |
| ISBN: | 9781439632987 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | July 19, 2006 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
Saginaw boasts a rich and colorful history. After the early explorers and small Native American villages came the lumbermen, shanty boys, and a bustling commercial center. Later the coal, salt, and sugar beet industries replaced lumbering in the economy. Many of Saginaw�s businesses were known worldwide and are still important after more than 100 years. Saginaw was home to a bevy of famous and infamous characters. Among the early ruffians were Fabian Fournier (Saginaw�s Paul Bunyan), Silver Jack Driscoll, and the Opera House Rogue, Warren Bordwell. Saginaw�s more illustrious residents include �King Clothier,� Little Jake Seligman, educator Alice Freeman Palmer, boxer George �Kid� Lavigne, and many others. Many of the postcards in this book represent the businesses and personalities that made Saginaw�s distinctive character what it is today.
Saginaw boasts a rich and colorful history. After the early explorers and small Native American villages came the lumbermen, shanty boys, and a bustling commercial center. Later the coal, salt, and sugar beet industries replaced lumbering in the economy. Many of Saginaw�s businesses were known worldwide and are still important after more than 100 years. Saginaw was home to a bevy of famous and infamous characters. Among the early ruffians were Fabian Fournier (Saginaw�s Paul Bunyan), Silver Jack Driscoll, and the Opera House Rogue, Warren Bordwell. Saginaw�s more illustrious residents include �King Clothier,� Little Jake Seligman, educator Alice Freeman Palmer, boxer George �Kid� Lavigne, and many others. Many of the postcards in this book represent the businesses and personalities that made Saginaw�s distinctive character what it is today.
