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Michiganians have some amazing stories, and veteran broadcaster and author Michael J. Thorp is just the guy to tell them. Have you heard about the Michigan priest who worked at a prison guarding the Jessie James Gang? How about the Michigan natives who invented the electric stove and the rear-view mirror? There are stories about:
- the brothers who first called soda, "pop"
- the man who almost drained one of Michigan's most beautiful lakes
- the mapmaker who made up names to fill his maps of Michigan
- the Mackinac Island resident who discovered the famous Oregon Trail to the West, while heading East
- the Michigan baseball star famous for losing his job
- the Academy Award winning actress who hired a personal trainer to keep herself at the steady weight of 200 pounds.
- the voice of Shaggy You will be astonished to learn what these Michiganians accomplished, even if you never heard of them before, and maybe even if you have!
- the brothers who first called soda, "pop"
- the man who almost drained one of Michigan's most beautiful lakes
- the mapmaker who made up names to fill his maps of Michigan
- the Mackinac Island resident who discovered the famous Oregon Trail to the West, while heading East
- the Michigan baseball star famous for losing his job
- the Academy Award winning actress who hired a personal trainer to keep herself at the steady weight of 200 pounds.
- the voice of Shaggy You will be astonished to learn what these Michiganians accomplished, even if you never heard of them before, and maybe even if you have!
- Format: Trade Paperback
- Author: Thorp, Michael J.
- ISBN: 9798468423851
- Condition: New
- Dimensions: 9.00 x 0.58
- Number Of Pages: 274
- Publication Year: 2021
Language:
English