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Bessie Louise Pierce
Bessie Louise Pierce (20 April 1886 – 3 October 1974) was an American historian known for her three-volume work, ''A History of Chicago.'' Pierce was born in Caro, Michigan and grew up in Waverly, Iowa.Moss, Ruth (15 June 1958). "Chicago's Boswell: Bessie Pierce Chronicles Vivid Life of the City She Loves." ''Chicago Daily Tribune'', p. G45. She earned her bachelor's degree at the University of Iowa and obtained a master's degree at the University of Chicago in 1918. She joined the faculty of the University of Iowa history department under Arthur M. Schlesinger, Sr., who urged her to get a doctorate.Hutchinson, Louise (29 Aug. 1965). "Distinguished Chicagoans: She Labors 36 Years to Write Chicago's History." ''Chicago Tribune'', p. B3. In 1929, she returned to the University of Chicago at the request of Charles Edward Merriam to oversee the History of Chicago project. For the Century of Progress in 1933, she wrote ''As Others See Chicago: Impressions of Visitors, 1673–1933.' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caro, Michigan
Caro is a city in and the county seat of Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. The population was 4,328 at the 2020 census and 4,145 at the 2000 census (an increase of 4.4%). Caro is located northeast of Flint and east of Saginaw in Michigan's Upper Thumb region. History Caro began as a logging camp on the Cass River established by Curtis Emerson in 1847. Later Samuel P. Sherman, who purchased in the north half of the northwest quarter of section 3 in Indianfields Township on September 8, 1852. Prior to this, only two land sales had been recorded, both for lumbering or speculative purposes. His son, William E. Sherman, had worked in the lumber industry nearby on the Cass River for some time prior to 1852 and William's favorable report persuaded his father to visit in 1851 and afterward purchased several tracts of land in addition to his initial purchase. In the 1856-57 session of the Michigan Legislature, construction of a road was authorized from Bridgeport in Sag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
