The books selected here deal with individuals who live or lived in michigan, stories that that relate to our state, or books set in michigan and the great lakes area. Laid out beginning in 1830 and named for the river which the native americans called pawanunking, river of flint, the settlement progressed as a furtrading, lumbering, and agricultural centre. She makes a strong case for flint as a historical bellwether of american social upheavals, including battles over organized labor. That photo was taken one year prior to the construction of the elementary school, but just after most of the houses were built near the school site. Flint became a center of the michigan lumber industry. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The roots of flint s water crisis go back to when the city decided to switch water authorities. It originated in 1819 as a trading post opened by jacob smith.
Founded as a village by fur trader jacob smith in 1819, flint became a major lumbering area on the historic saginaw trail during the 19th century. The flint registry consortium includes a diverse set of public, private, and nonprofit members, stakeholders, and partners including property managers, housing organizations, legal services, community organizations, foundations, and citycountystate government striving to make flint a leadfree city by 2022. Its population in 1998 was 1,000 people and it is the fourth largest city in michigan. Their hair started falling out, and showers left their bodies burning with red welts. In bud not buddy where did bud and mr lewis eat breakfast once they reached flint. Michigan children and young adult books and authors. The flint city council and the citys emergency manager had just decided to leave detroits water system and join the new karegnondi water authority, pumping water from lake huron. The poison water was spread throughout flint and reached the sinks and showers of over 100,000 people. The history of genesee, mi, chapter xxix, greater flint. On april 25, 2014 officials from flint, michigan switched the citys water supply to the flint river as a costcutting measure for the struggling city.
After warning of elevated lead levels in her patients in flint, mich. A selection of books that are in print, take place in michigan and are about notable michigan topics. The flint water crisis is a public health crisis that started in 2014, after the drinking water source for the city of flint, michigan was changed. Flint michigan water crisis by kryssy djuric on prezi. How would you compare flint, mi to birmingham, al the. Celebrating 150 years of preserving genesee county history. Dear people of flint, the michigan civil rights commission voted unanimously on january 25, 2016 to hold a series of at least three public hearings to gather testimony to determine if any actions resulting in the poisoning of flint s public water supply abridged your civil rights under state law. Michigan being a heavily wooded state michigan was a prime region for the lumber trade. Hidden history of flint by gary flinn the history press. Within days of the vote, the detroit water and sewerage department accused flint of launching the greatest water war in michigan s history.
The ghcc, a division of the university of michigan flint thompson library, contains both published and unpublished material concerning the history of flint and genesee county, michigan, as well as the archives of the university of michigan flint. Flint was founded as a village by fur trader jacob smith in 1819 and became a major lumbering area on the historic saginaw trail during the 19th century. Flint water crisis, public health crisis april 2014june 2016 involving the municipal water supply system of flint, michigan, which resulted in residents being exposed to dangerous levels of lead. Places like flint are set up to failand for the people who live and work in them, the. Genesee county historical society, flint, michigan. I thought baseball on the radio would snap me into a michigan frame of mind, but the legendary ernie harwell, whose. Social welfare history project flint sitdown strike 1936.
Childrens fiction set in michigan central michigan. Historian, gary flinn lectures at the flushing historical society from his latest book, a hidden history of flint, michigan. And spread the roof above them, ere he framed the lofty vault, to gather and roll back the sound of anthems. Since waters extreme journey was too small for the museums exhibit space, the curators decided to add a section on the history of flints drinking water. The flint water crisis is the latest catastrophe to befall my hometown, a place that not so long ago was a prosperous bastion of the middle class known as the happiest place in michigan. I told him i had it and would more than happy to bring it in. The transformation of the city of flint from a population of thirteen thousand in 1910 to a city having approximately, according to the data available, eightyfive thousand people in 1916, all in a period of about sixteen years, is a story which merits special mention. Ere man learned to hew the shaft, and lay the architrave.
A brief history of flint, michigan a brief, breezy and highly personalized history of flint, michigan. Jacob smith, who is believed to be the founder of what is now flint, was employed by the government to visit the chippewa tribe and entered upon intimate terms with the native americans who settled in the area. Remembering flint, michigan stories from the vehicle city, published in 2010, and hidden history of flint, published in. Hidden history of flint, michigan by gary flinn, paperback. Buick factory history flint, michigan factory history. Kids michigan children and young adult books and authors. The guy setting up the displays knew my dad and ask me if the car was still around since it hadnt been out since dad had passed. The rise and fall of flint, michigan beginning in the 1800s. In bud not buddy where did bud and mr lewis eat breakfast. City are not just important books, they are useful as history and as. From the late 19th century to the mid 20th century, the city was a leading manufacturer of carriages and later automobiles, earning it the nickname vehicle city.
Ukrainian national home society ca 1919 donated by dale a. Having been president of citizens bank for over 40 years, robert and his wife mary mcfarlan whaley had secured enough wealth to bequeath the funds to establish the donald m. Live in flint all of my life and didnt know a lot of the stories in this book. Tonya burns flint resident what is the flint michigan water crisis. Soon after, citizens began complaining about the water that flowed from their tapsbut officials rebuffed them, insisting that the water was fine. My hometown, i discovered, was founded on a shady, underthetable land deal. Being a report prepared by the subcommittee on historic sites, for the guidance of the centennial. Besides the uncommon sense, he also contributed articles for your magazine, the flint journal and downtown flint revival magazine.
When prospectors set up camp on cherry creek in 1858, denver emerged as a lightning rod for the extraordinary. His earliest writings were for flint central high school publications the tribal times and the arrow head. Our history whaley childrens center was founded by robert h. Revenue from lumber funded the establishment of a local carriagemaking industry, which not too long after gave way to the production of automobiles. This is an annotated list of michigan related childrens books found in the lucile clarke memorial childrens library, a component part of the clarke historical library.
Although it was once a thriving industrial centre, the city of flint in souteastern michigan. On page 169 of the flint journals centennial book picture history of flint is a 1920 aerial photo of the civic park neighborhood. I have the hole book due tomorrow still working on it. Flint s ethnic diversity increased markedly with the labor demands of the auto industry. Pediatrician who exposed flint water crisis shares her. The city of flint and michigan state have agreed to replace lead service lines and institute a transparent and effective leadmonitoring system for the residents of flint. Were not a third world country, water is a natural right.
Hustling men for their money has always come easy more. The novel, bud, not buddy, is set in flint and grand rapids, michigan, in 1936. Being a report prepared by the subcommittee on historic sites. Also of interest are the papers of peter jacquette and roger townsend and the scrapbooks of the flint urban league. The twoway lead seepage into the drinking water in flint, mich. Anna clarks book on the flint water crisis rises to a great challenge. Gary is the author of remembering flint, michigan, published by the history press. A full account of the flint, michigan, water scandal, an american tragedy, with new. History of the substantial africanamerican community is documented well in the papers of edgar holt and olive beasley in the ghcc. You might enjoy my book about flint called teardown. Pink houses and panhandlers i had arrived in flint in early june of 2009 after listening to the tigers game in my rental car during the ninetyminute drive up i75 from the detroit airport. History of education quarterly highsmiths brilliant book is a sweeping case study that traces the policies and decisions that contributed to the rise and fall of flint, michigan, over the.
Reuther library, archives of labor and urban affairs, wayne state university the flint sitdown strike is known as the most important strike in american history because it changed the united automobile workers uaw from a collection of isolated individuals into a major. Browse, borrow, and enjoy titles from the flint public library digital collection. Anna edited a detroit anthology, a michigan notable book, and she had been a. A 150year timeline of the flint water crisis pacific. Unanswered questions what is comparison and contrast of miss phathupats and yeyeng.
The city was founded in 1819 by jacob smith, a fur trader, and was incorporated in 1855. In her new book the poisoned city, author anna clark offers a compelling account of how the flint water crisis happened. See more ideas about genesee county, flint, history. Workers inside one of the plants mark day 21 on the strike calendar, flint, michigan. Whaley, successful businessman and generous philanthropist in flint, mich. And it wont be the last unless we radically change how we treat struggling american cities and the people who live there.
A cornucopia of history and responsibly researched details. In april 2014, flint changed its water source from treated detroit water and sewerage department water sourced from lake huron and the detroit river to the flint river. The state said that i was an unfortunate researcher, that i was causing nearhysteria. Smith with local ojibwa tribes and the territorial government, along with his wife. As of the 2000 census, the city had a total population of 124,943. History flint, michigan is located in genesee county along the flint river about 60 miles northwest of detroit. The poisoned city recounts the gripping story of flints poisoned water through the.
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