Grand Traverse the Civil War Era

While the bonds uniting North and South frayed under the weight of slavery, and then broke into the violence of the American Civil War, the wilderness harbors along the coast of Grand Traverse blossomed into booming port towns. The story of Grand Traverse during the era is an account of a place and a nation rising to their shared destiny, one settled, the other redefined, during the epic struggle. All who seek a unique perspective of the Civil War, drawn from a well of previously unpolished primary sources, should read this book.


"Carefully researched, elegantly written… A marvelous read." - Doug Stanton, NYTimes best-selling author