The Other Side of the River
The Other Side of the River

Author: Alex Kotlowitz

Publisher: Anchor

Published: 1999-01-19

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 038547721X

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Bestselling author Alex Kotlowitz is one of this country's foremost writers on the ever explosive issue of race. In this gripping and ultimately profound book, Kotlowitz takes us to two towns in southern Michigan, St. Joseph and Benton Harbor, separated by the St. Joseph River. Geographically close, but worlds apart, they are a living metaphor for America's racial divisions: St. Joseph is a prosperous lakeshore community and ninety-five percent white, while Benton Harbor is impoverished and ninety-two percent black. When the body of a black teenaged boy from Benton Harbor is found in the river, unhealed wounds and suspicions between the two towns' populations surface as well. The investigation into the young man's death becomes, inevitably, a screen on which each town projects their resentments and fears. The Other Side of the River sensitively portrays the lives and hopes of the towns' citizens as they wrestle with this mystery--and reveals the attitudes and misperceptions that undermine race relations throughout America.

St. Joseph and Benton Harbor
St. Joseph and Benton Harbor

Author: Elaine Cotsirilos Thomopoulos Ph.D.

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2003-10-24

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439631239

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Two distinct communities which share equally vibrant histories, the twin cities of St. Joseph and Benton Harbor possess a rich heritage rooted in agriculture, manufacturing, transportation, and tourism. Through more than 200 photographs, this book documents the cities' development from the time when pioneers first struggled to create a community in the wilderness. It pays tribute to the men and women who labored to establish farms and industries, and celebrates the delightful beaches and amusement parks-such as the House of David and Silver Beach-that have brought joy to generations of residents and visitors alike.

Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes, 1754-1814
Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes, 1754-1814

Author: David Curtis Skaggs

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2012-01-01

Total Pages: 449

ISBN-13: 1609172183

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The Sixty Years' War for the Great Lakes contains twenty essays concerning not only military and naval operations, but also the political, economic, social, and cultural interactions of individuals and groups during the struggle to control the great freshwater lakes and rivers between the Ohio Valley and the Canadian Shield. Contributing scholars represent a wide variety of disciplines and institutional affiliations from the United States, Canada, and Great Britain. Collectively, these important essays delineate the common thread, weaving together the series of wars for the North American heartland that stretched from 1754 to 1814. The war for the Great Lakes was not merely a sideshow in a broader, worldwide struggle for empire, independence, self-determination, and territory. Rather, it was a single war, a regional conflict waged to establish hegemony within the area, forcing interactions that divided the Great Lakes nationally and ethnically for the two centuries that followed.

The House of David
The House of David

Author: Chris Siriano

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2007-08-29

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 1439618798

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In 1903, Benjamin Purnell, a long-haired, bearded itinerant preacher, arrived in Benton Harbor. He and his wife, Mary, stepped out of their covered preacher's wagon, and gazing across a thriving summer resort, they saw their long-awaited paradise. Acquiring this paradise, they established a religious colony called the House of David, which grew to over 1,000 members from around the world, with phenomenal talents in music, sports, entertainment, and architecture. A pre-Disneyland-type amusement park was constructed, attracting hundreds of thousands of visitors annually. As the colony's leader, the very charismatic and convincing Purnell called himself a brother to Jesus, and members flocked in, handing over their homes, wealth, and worldly possessions for the promise of everlasting life, creating huge wealth. Soon they built exquisite mansions, hotels, restaurants, cruise ships, factories, and miniature railroads. Holdings included diamond and gold mines, an island in Lake Michigan, thousands of acres of farmland, an Australian resort, an art studio, orchestras, vaudeville acts, a famous bearded baseball team, and more. This book will take readers on the fascinating journey of the House of David.

Our Side of the River
Our Side of the River

Author: Benton Harbor Area Students Bhas

Publisher:

Published: 2020-08-07

Total Pages: 106

ISBN-13: 9781716807541

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Students from Benton Harbor Area Schools share reflections about their experience of growing up in Benton Harbor and their sense of belonging at school and in the community. Through poetry and narrative essays, readers will hear the 'real deal, ' writing that addresses media perceptions and those in the neighboring town, St. Joseph's, across the river

Cold, Clear, and Deadly
Cold, Clear, and Deadly

Author: Melvin J. Visser

Publisher: MSU Press

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 9780870138027

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Understanding persistent organic pollutants (POPs) has occupied Melvin J. Visser for over a decade. Visser’s quest to understand contamination in the far north led him to discover that developing countries continue to use POPs. As polluted air travels around the globe, it falls as rain into northern waters. This fact, complicated by trade agreements and abelief that without POPs developing countries would have no agriculture at all, makes Cold, Clear and Deadlya must-read for anyone concerned about the silent but deadly toxic chemicals in our food and water.

Alexis Rockman
Alexis Rockman

Author: Dana Friis-Hansen

Publisher: Michigan State University Press

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781611862911

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"At the invitation of the Grand Rapids Art Museum (GRAM), in 2013, Alexis Rockman began research for the Great Lakes Cycle, an ambitious suite of paintings and works on paper that the artist created over the course of four years. It will debut in Grand Rapids in 2018 and tour throughout the Great Lakes region"--introduction.