ISBN: 9780217491716

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... INTRODUCTION We present this history with pleasure, because it deals with a pleasant subject--Oakland county. There is another reason for this attitude toward our subject:--the cooperation of contributors and of citizens has been so general and hearty that the historical work required has been transformed from a task into a labor of love. Oakland county is peculiarly fortunate in the variety of her charms and riches, to which truth these pages bear witness. With her landscape beauties and sunny lakes, she is drawing thousands to her who seek restful homes and profitable investments. At the same time, her soil is fertile and invites the practical farmer, dairyman and horticulturist, while in the urban centers, the industrial and commercial interests have obtained a firm foothold and assure livelihood and profit to the citizen. No county in the state has better schools, and, as will be made plain in the progress of this history, in no section has woman had a more extended or elevating influence. In a word, Oakland is unexcelled as a home county; no more need be said to the good American, whether of native or foreign blood. As to the collaborators on the history, too much cannot be said of the quantity and quality of the assistance rendered by Hon. Aaron Perry. In those homely words which so truly express our feeling toward him--what could we have done without him! Also as to Miss Martha Baldwin and Mrs. Lilian Drake Avery--what could we have done without them,'' especially in setting forth the scope of woman''s work, and the splendid part taken by the pioneers of the county in laying the foundation upon which the later generations have builded their comfort and prosperity. Thanks are rendered all our associate editorsFred M. War Thaddeus De Witt Seeley, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, History Of Oakland County, Michigan Volume 1 Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction, General Books LLC<

ISBN: 9780217491716

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not … More...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1912 edition. Excerpt: ... INTRODUCTION We present this history with pleasure, because it deals with a pleasant subject--Oakland county. There is another reason for this attitude toward our subject:--the cooperation of contributors and of citizens has been so general and hearty that the historical work required has been transformed from a task into a labor of love. Oakland county is peculiarly fortunate in the variety of her charms and riches, to which truth these pages bear witness. With her landscape beauties and sunny lakes, she is drawing thousands to her who seek restful homes and profitable investments. At the same time, her soil is fertile and invites the practical farmer, dairyman and horticulturist, while in the urban centers, the industrial and commercial interests have obtained a firm foothold and assure livelihood and profit to the citizen. No county in the state has better schools, and, as will be made plain in the progress of this history, in no section has woman had a more extended or elevating influence. In a word, Oakland is unexcelled as a home county; no more need be said to the good American, whether of native or foreign blood. As to the collaborators on the history, too much cannot be said of the quantity and quality of the assistance rendered by Hon. Aaron Perry. In those homely words which so truly express our feeling toward him--what could we have done without him! Also as to Miss Martha Baldwin and Mrs. Lilian Drake Avery--what could we have done without them,'' especially in setting forth the scope of woman''s work, and the splendid part taken by the pioneers of the county in laying the foundation upon which the later generations have builded their comfort and prosperity. Thanks are rendered all our associate editorsFred M. War Thaddeus De Witt Seeley, Books, Fiction and Literature, Fiction, History Of Oakland County, Michigan Volume 1 Books>Fiction and Literature>Fiction <