Detroit

A Place for Summer: A Narrative History of Tiger Stadium

Richard Bak

An illustrated narrative history of Detroit’s Tiger Stadium, the people who owned it, and the teams that played in it.

John Fetzer: On a Handshake — The Times and Triumphs of a Tiger Owner

Dan Ewald  •  Foreword by Al Kaline

Biography of Detroit Tigers owner John Fetzer, one of the game’s most influential and respected leaders from a time when all baseball deals were done “on a handshake.”

Without Forgetting the Imam: Lebanese Shi’ism in an American Community

Linda S. Walbridge

An ethnographic study of the religious life of the Lebanese Shi’ites of Dearborn, Michigan, the largest Muslim community outside of the Middle East.

Muddy Boots and Ragged Aprons: Images of the Working Class in Detroit, 1900–1930

Kevin Boyle and Victoria Getis

The lives of ordinary workers in early twentieth century Detroit told through a collection of previously unpublished photographs.

Elmwood Endures: History of a Detroit Cemetery

Michael S. Franck

A celebration of an important Detroit landmark, Elmwood Endures provides a visual journey of the cemetery’s history and landscape.

Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919–1933

Richard Bak

A historical, social and cultural look at the history of Detroit and Negro League baseball.