Bibliograph

St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Shannon McRae

Type

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St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, Shannon McRae

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

St. Joseph and Benton Harbor

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Shannon McRae

Series statement

Images of modern America

Summary

St. Joseph and Benton Harbor portrays twin cities with very different personalities weathering a time of great change. Long established as thriving centers of manufacturing, fruit farming, shipping, and tourism, both towns faced the enormous economic and cultural transformations of post-World War II America: rapid demographic shifts, urban renewal, social unrest, and the collapse of industrial manufacturing. Through hard work, creative effort, and above all community cooperation, each southwest Michigan town reinvented itself, emerging into the 21st century revitalized and transformed

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Saint Joseph and Benton Harbor

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