- Date
- 2005-12
- Kind
- Publication
- Where
- Beaver Island
- Eras
- Modern era
- Concepts
- publicationhistoryheritagecommunitycommunication
- Within
- Beaver Island
Summary
The December 2005 Beaver Beacon reviewed Gene Scott’s Michigan’s Shadow Towns, described as a survey of 128 places in 64 Michigan counties that experienced severe decline. The review says Scott interviewed Islanders and included Beaver Island’s response to the decline of its fishery.
Evidence limits
This record preserves the newspaper’s description of the book and its Beaver Island coverage; it is not an independent review of Scott’s research or a complete history of the Island fishery.
Sources
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Sources
- Beaver Beacon, December 2005, "Michigan's Shadow Towns."Says Gene Scott's new book surveys 128 places in 64 Michigan counties, including Beaver Island after the fishery declined, and that Scott interviewed Islanders. No public copy of this file is known; the archive holds one and can provide it on request.data1 · beaver-island-archive · beaver_beacon · 2005-12_Beaver-Beacon
- The held issue scan confirms the book review.data1 · beaver-island-archive · scans · beaver_beacon · issues · 2005-12_Beaver-Beacon
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Cite this article
Beaver Island Archive, “Gene Scott includes Beaver Island in Michigan's Shadow Towns, 2005”, https://beaverislandarchive.org/events/beaver-island-michigans-shadow-towns-book-2005/, accessed [date], citing Beaver Beacon, December 2005, "Michigan's Shadow Towns." (and 1 further source listed on the page).
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