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Regional Studies
Great Lakes Books Series
The Great Lakes Books series specializes in books of regional interest and importance to Michigan and the entire Great Lakes region. Inaugurated in 1986 to honor Michigan's 1987 sesquicentennial, the series currently includes more than 125 titles on Michigan and regional history, the Upper Peninsula, military history, the Great Lakes and maritime history, Detroit history and culture, automotive history, art and architecture, literature, ecology and the environment, and books for young readers. Editors: Philip P. Mason and Charles K. Hyde, Wayne State University
Regional Studies Categories: Regional Studies, Art & Architecture, Detroit, History, Literature, Science, Automotive History, Maritime History, Young Readers
Regional Studies Series: Detroit Biography Series for Young Readers, Great Lakes Books Series, Painted Turtle Series
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Hollowed Ground
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Storied Independent Automakers
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Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler CorporationBy Anthony J. Yanik A detailed history of Maxwell Motor Company, a medium-sized Detroit automaker that became the foundation of the Chrysler Corporation. Price: $34.95s (Cloth) | |||
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A Newscast for the Masses
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Art in Detroit Public Places
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Hollowed Ground Details a century and a half of copper mining along Upper Michigan’s Keweenaw Peninsula, from the arrival of the first incorporated mines in the 1840s until the closing of the last mine in the mid-1990s. |
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Storied Independent Automakers Explores the business history of three major independent American automakers—Nash Motor Company, the Hudson Motor Car Company, and the American Motors Company—that faced fierce competition from the “Big Three.” |
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Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation A detailed history of Maxwell Motor Company, a medium-sized Detroit automaker that became the foundation of the Chrysler Corporation. |
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A Newscast for the Masses Explores the development of local television news and the economic and social factors that elevated it to prominence. |
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Art in Detroit Public Places Third edition of a favorite guide to major examples of public art in metropolitan Detroit, updated for the first time since 1999. |
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Who's Jim Hines? A look at issues of race in Depression-era Detroit for young readers, aged 8 through 12. |
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The Detroit Tigers Fourth edition of the popular comprehensive history on Detroit Tigers baseball. |
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A Picturesque Situation From the author of the award-winning Frontier Metropolis, a comprehensive visual history of the straits of Mackinac in pre-photographic images. |
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Summer Dreams A definitive history of Bob-lo Island, a Canadian amusement park in the mouth of the Detroit River and a favorite recreation spot for generations of Detroit-area residents. |
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Tracy W. McGregor Biography of Detroit philanthropist Tracy McGregor and his wife, Katherine Whitney McGregor, that details their support of charities and social movements in the first decades of the twentieth century. |
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