ZMUDA, KATHLEEN`````````````````
Fiddles By the Fireside the Bailly Homestead Story
Michigan City, IN: Open Skies, 1977. First Trade Edition. First Printing; Plastic comb binding. Illustrated by Maribeth Toutloff. B&W Illustrations & Map; 11 x 8 1/2; 138 pages; Oblong shaped soft cover has brown plastic comb binding. Soft cover has light shelf wear and bumping; original price neatly written on front cover. Illustrated with brown and white pictures and maps. Pages are clean and tight.. " The Bailly Homestead, a National Historic Landmark, was the home of Honore Gratien Joseph Bailly de Messein (1774 - 1835). Bailly played a role in the development of the Calumet Region of northern Indiana. He was an independent trader in the extensive fur-trading network that spread from Montreal to Louisiana, and ultimately to Europe. Joseph Bailly was one of the earliest settlers in northern Indiana. In 1822 Bailly set up his fur trading post at the crossroads of several important trails, including the Tolleston Beach and northern branch of the Sauk Trail. He provided a meeting place for Native Americans and Euro-Americans. Except for White Pigeon, Michigan, Bailly's trading post was the only stopping place for travelers and missionaries between Chicago and Detroit. The Bailly Homestead complex is the last remaining site of its nature in the Calumet Region, both in its capacity as a fur trading post and in its vernacular architectural features and construction types. The Bailly Homestead was authorized as a National Historic Landmark in 1962. Bailly acquired formal title to the Homestead and the surrounding tracts of land, totaling over 2,000 acres, in the 1830's when the Calumet Region was officially opened to Euro-American settlement". The Bailly Homestead was authorized as a National Historic Landmark in 1962. Bailly acquired formal title to the Homestead and the surrounding tracts of land, totaling over 2,000 acres, in the 1830's when the Calumet Region was officially opened to Euro-American settlement". Very scarce first edition.. Very Good+ .
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Keywords: Native American History; Canadian History; Adventurers; Fur Trade; Michigan History; State History; Local History; Indiana; Cultural History; Native American History Women/Womens' History Cultural History Animals Education European History American Histor