Restless Viking – When Michigan and Ohio went to war
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
On Christmas Eve 1968 three Americans became the first humans to visit another world. What they did to celebrate was unexpected and profound, and will be remembered throughout all human history. Genesis: the Story of Apollo 8, Robert Zimmerman's classic history of humanity's first journey to another world, tells that story, and it is now available as both an ebook and an audiobook, both with a foreword by Valerie Anders and a new introduction by Robert Zimmerman.
The print edition can be purchased at Amazon or from any other book seller. If you want an autographed copy the price is $60 for the hardback and $45 for the paperback, plus $8 shipping for each. Go here for purchasing details. The ebook is available everywhere for $5.99 (before discount) at amazon, or direct from my ebook publisher, ebookit. If you buy it from ebookit you don't support the big tech companies and the author gets a bigger cut much sooner.
The audiobook is also available at all these vendors, and is also free with a 30-day trial membership to Audible.
"Not simply about one mission, [Genesis] is also the history of America's quest for the moon... Zimmerman has done a masterful job of tying disparate events together into a solid account of one of America's greatest human triumphs."--San Antonio Express-News
This bit of history is fairly widely known – at least in broad strokes – in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula where I was born and grew up. Many years later, as an adult with my own family, I visited Toledo where my father-in-law was living at the time with his second wife. Having seen the local sights, such as they were, and even having sampled the hot dogs at Tony Packo’s and seen the autographed photo of Jamie Farr there, I’m still of the opinion that Michigan came out way ahead on this deal.
Dick–
“William Austin Burt, the Marquette Iron Range, and the Solar Compass”
Alexis Dahl (February 2025)
https://youtu.be/Xo6YyoefQyU
11:25
“How do you accurately survey the Upper Peninsula of Michigan when your magnetic compass spins around?”
We are still at war.
Ohio wants to restart active combat so Michigan can “win” Toledo.
Its out plan and it will happen. Eventually.
wayne,
Thanks for the William Austin Burt video. I wasn’t previously familiar with this story. Nifty stuff. Just another part of the story of how the US became a world tech leader in the 19th century.
The Marquette Iron Range, of course, I knew about from childhood as it was the reason my hometown was established during the Civil War as a transshipment port for the ore being mined.
pzatchok,
Heh. Good one. Don’t start. The Michiganders would fight you tooth and nail to make you keep Toledo.
The History Guy did an episode on this “war” that was much better in my opinion. His take: Michigan and Ohio fought a war, and the loser was…….Wisconsin.
Ha!
Then there was the time Dantonio just glared when the Crimson Tide put half of Sparty on the DL with an injury on every other down.
mkent,
Yep. Mere territories tend to suck hind teat when actual states and about-to-be states get into a scrap.
Oh well, Wisconsin may have lost title to the U.P. to Michigan, but the population there are almost entirely Packer, and not Lions, fans – Green Bay is close and Detroit is not. I recall walking several blocks to a friend’s house to a watch party for the Dec. 1967 NFL Championship game between the Cowboys and the Packers – the now-legendary “Ice Bowl” at Lambeau Field – and I did not see a single car moving anywhere along my route of march. Everyone in town but me was already settled down in front of a TV with snacks and dip and wouldn’t be going anywhere for the duration.