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Originally published in 1922, Captain Charles E. Belknap's The Yesterdays of Grand Rapids is a writer's love letter to his adored city. Through 101 anecdotal columns, Belknap captured snapshots of life in 1850s Grand Rapids, Michigan, and beyond. His charming portrait was a success-popular then, and beloved by local historians a century later. This new and revised edition supplements the original columns with the nearly fifty that ran in The Grand Rapids Press subsequent to the book's publication. For the first time, the full scope of his valuable and fascinating vignettes can be appreciated. Contextual essays by Colleen Alles clarify these unique, historic columns while celebrating, too, the extraordinary life of Captain Charles E. Belknap.

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Charles E. Belknap (1846-1929) was a Civil War veteran, businessman, and politician who served two terms in the U.S. House of Representatives from the state of Michigan (1889-1893). He served the city of Grand Rapids, Michigan, as mayor, alderman, and member of the board of education prior to his election to Congress, and he wrote a regular column for the Grand Rapids Press later in his life, totaling over 150 contributions. Colleen Alles (editor) is a writer, librarian, and Michigan girl for life. Her debut short story collection, Close to a Flame (Cornerstone Press 2025), was named one of Literary Hub's 100 Notable Small Press Books, a Society of Midland Authors finalist, and an NIEA finalist. A graduate of Michigan State University and Wayne State University, she's currently pursuing her MFA in poetry from Spalding University. Colleen is also a contributing editor (short fiction) for Barren Magazine. You can find her at www.colleenalles.com.

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