Michigan's Great Thumb Fires of 1871 and 1881 AUTH-2607627 Fifty-four artists contribute to this

Fifty-four artists contribute to this amazing third installment of the popular Nuthin' But Mech book series

Because the face of the Other always hides

beauty is continually and painfully present in all places--in a Thanksgiving dinner assembled by a widowed DMV worker being stalked by an irate customer

Avoiding the twin pitfalls of scientism and cynicism

All but forgotten in our day

Michigan's Great Thumb Fires of 1871 and 1881 AUTH-2607627 Fifty-four artists contribute to thisIt is unimaginable to picture whole cities burning, much less whole counties, but that was the case in 1871, and then remarkably, ten years later again in 1881. The whole Michigan Thumb suffered two disastrous fires. The Thumb Fire of 1881 brought the American Red Cross to the first major disaster they brought relief to. The combination of the two fires marked the end of the lumber industry in the Thumb and the clearing of the land for agriculture.