Lakewood Farm and Zoo : George Getz's Famous Attraction in Holland, Michigan
Lakewood Farm and Zoo : George Getz's Famous Attraction in Holland, Michigan
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Author(s): van Heest, Valerie
ISBN No.: 9780988977280
Pages: 176
Year: 202004
Format: Trade Paper
Price: $ 38.57
Dispatch delay: Dispatched between 7 to 15 days
Status: Available

"From the time of its build in 1903 as a working farm in the community of Holland, Michigan, to the time it closed as a farm, garden, and zoo attraction in 1933, Lakewood Farm and Zoo and the people associated with it embodied the spirit of the Progressive Era, a period in the first third of the twentieth century during which government and individuals responded with care, responsibility, and strength to the political, economic, and social problems created by rapid industrialization in America. This book reveals new information about the origin of the farm and portrays George Fulmer Getz as a nationally recognized industrialist and philanthropist who championed many of the Progressive Movements while he developed the nations largest private agricultural, horticultural, and zoological attraction open to the public. It includes a newly discovered collection of historic photographs and offers a rare view of this historic property today"--.


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