{"product_id":"marquette-9780738500560","title":"Marquette","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn over 200 rare and historic images, the sotry of Marquette comes to life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating pictorial history of Marquette, Michigan, marks the occasion of the city's sesquicentennial celebration. Containing over 200 historic images, including photographs, lithographs, and maps from almost every decade of the city's history, Marquette delves into the physical setting, economic life, architecture, weather, popular activities, and lives of the people that have made Marquette what it is today. Originally a boom town, Marquette was a convenient shipping point created to service the iron ore mines in the area. Many settlers with high spirits and energy were attracted to Marquette with hopes for a big chance at success. By the time the mines faded, however, these settlers\u003cbr\u003ehad already built a city of enduring importance--a vital and attractive center of commerce, education, and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Arcadia Publishing (SC)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/09\/1999\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780738500560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.69lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.60w x 0.30d","brand":"Gabriel N. Downs, Michael C. Downs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38012922790069,"sku":"9780738500560","price":21.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_cf708afd-e8dd-47fb-918e-d3c4b9de3872.jpg?v=1609138451","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/marquette-9780738500560","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}