The present State of Michigan had one of the longest territorial periods in the continental United Sates. The Great Lakes boardering Michigan were an asset for early trading, but a deterrent to inland settlement. This is the first book concerned solely with the history of the territory.
1805–12Legislation and CourtsLand DevelopmentIndian RelationsMilitary ActionsInterlude: The War of 18121815–30Legislation and CourtsMilitary DevelopmentsIndian RelationsLand Development and Settlement1831–36Legislation and CourtsIndian RelationsLand Development and SettlementThe Toledo WarA State but Not a StateNotesAppendixBibliographyIndex
