{"product_id":"ludington-james-l-cabot-9780738539515","title":"Ludington: 1830-1930","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom lumber-era boom town to a solid and enduring city, \u003ci\u003e Ludington: 1830-1930\u003c\/i\u003e features more than 220 images which show the community's progress.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe lumbering industry brought thousands of workers and their families to labor in the mills of Ludington and in the forests along the \u003ci\u003ePere Marquette River\u003c\/i\u003e in the 19th century. Though some moved on to new lumbering areas, many remained and prospered as Ludington grew to become a manufacturing, transportation, and tourism center in the 20th century.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eLudington: 1830-1930\u003c\/i\u003e focuses on Ludington people and places during this pivotal century. Notable events chronicled within include the 1876 assassination of Luther H. Foster, the precipitous decline in lumbering in the 1890s, and the completion of the \u003ci\u003eMillion Dollar Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, which in 1914 confirmed the city's status as an important \u003ci\u003eGreat Lakes port\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James L. Cabot\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0738539511\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738539515\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.56w x 0.35d","brand":"James L. Cabot","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43947036934399,"sku":"9780738539515","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_161d5115-b64c-4030-ba38-8b15e5325571.jpg?v=1681516334","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/ludington-james-l-cabot-9780738539515","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}