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Like many pioneers of southern Michigan, Titus Bronson was a New Englander. Born in Middlebury, Connecticut, in November 1788, Bronson…

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Covering both U.S. and world history topics, History Reference Center is a full-text database featuring historical reference books, magazines, journals…

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