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Prologue: Human bondage -- The children of Jamestown -- Indian bondage -- The captives of New France -- English town by the sea -- The Dutch servants of New Netherlands and New York -- Daniel Defoe's London -- The Voyage of the Free-Willers -- Infortunate servants -- Oglethorpe's dream -- The prisoners of Culloden -- John Harrower and servitude in the Colonial South -- New England apprentices -- Servants and the American Revolution -- Epilogue -- Appendix: Documents in the history of Colonial American Servitude

This book provides a comprehensive analysis of the municipal incorporation activity in the United States over the last several decades and the geographic consequences of the incorporation of new cities. It aims to explore new municipalities and to develop a better understanding and appreciation for these complex local government boundary changes. Since 1990, the United States has witnessed the incorporation of more than 400 new cities. These newly incorporated municipalities (NIMs) were established on the edges of growing metropolitan areas, in beach and mountain resort destinations, and largely rural counties. The incorporation of these new cities is a complex and politically charged geographic event. These new cities can contribute to metropolitan fragmentation within a region, provide important public services to growing urban areas, and/or exclude unwanted populations. New cities can also result in new school boundaries, new levels of taxation, and new boards and commissions with varied political powers.

Intro -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- 1. Awash in Liquor -- 2. Struggle for State Prohibition -- 3. Prohibition, a Reality: Or, How to Cope -- 4. Social Impact -- 5. End of Prohibition and Results -- 6. Touring Prohibition Sites -- 7. Cocktails on the Border -- Vocabulary of Prohibition -- Bibliography -- About the Author.

Colonial era in Michigan -- Nineteenth century French immigration -- French observers of and visitors to Michigan -- Twentieth century and beyond -- Sidebar: Women helping women -- Appendix 1: Cultural resources -- Appendix 2: French recipes -- Appendix 3: Foodstuffs at Detroit, 1701-1751 -- Appendix 4: French geographical legacy in Michigan.

List of entries -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Introduction: American poverty -- Chronology -- Alphabetical entries -- Documents in the history of American poverty