Cadillac and the Dawn of Detroit - Softcover

Hivert-Carthew, Annick

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0923568387 ISBN 13: 9780923568382

Publisher: Wilderness Adventure Books, 1994

Synopsis

Cadillac and the Dawn of Detroit describe the first ten years of Detroit, from the raising of its walls to Cadillac's reluctant departure. Author Annick Hivert-Carthew details the strategic importance of Detroit and the struggle between France and Britain to control the fur trade of the Great Lakes. The day-to-day struggles of Detroit's pioneers-their strengths, dreams, births, marriages, social customs, and religious rites all come to life in this engaging portrayal of colonial living.

About this title

About the Author:

French-born Annick Hivert-Carthew, a fiction and nonfiction writer, tours France, Canada, and the U.S. as a keynote speaker. The author of five other books and numerous articles, Ms. Hivert-Carthew first became known for her work on Antoine de Lamothe Cadillac, the founder of Detroit; she is the author of Cadillac and the Dawn of Detroit (Wilderness Adventure Books, 1994). In 1998 she wrote Ghostly Lights, a collection of spine-tingling tales, and in 1999, due to popular demand, wrote Ghostly Lights Return. As a member of the prestigious Detroit Women Writers, she often leads workshops at writers' conferences.

Ms. Hivert-Carthew lives in Michigan; when she's not busy writing, she enjoys visiting museums and lighthouses, attending the theater, participating in community outreach, motorcycling, and spending time with family and friends.

About this edition

• Publisher: Wilderness Adventure Books
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0923568387
• ISBN 13: 9780923568382
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 275