Detroit

Simons: Simons SaysSimons Says: Faith, Fun, and Foible

Leonard N. Simons

A selection of talks and addresses by one of Detroit’s most prominent benefactors.

Rich: Coleman Young and Detroit PoliticsColeman Young and Detroit Politics: From Social Activist to Power Broker

Wilbur C. Rich

The first political biography of Coleman Young, (1919–1997), Detroit’s longest-serving and first black chief executive.

Johnson: Maurice SugarMaurice Sugar: Law, Labor, and the Left in Detroit, 1912–1950

Christopher H. Johnson

In this biographical account, Johnson shows the importance of Sugar and the Left in laying the foundation for unionizing the auto industry in the pre-UAW days.

Babson: Working DetroitWorking Detroit

Steve Babson

Through words and pictures, Babson documents Detroit’s odyssey from a bulwark of the “open shop” to the nation’s foremost “union town.”

Widick: DetroitDetroit: City of Race and Class Violence

Revised Edition
B. J. Widick

An introduction to Detroit’s history from the dual perspectives of racial conflict and labor struggles.

Woodford: All Our YesterdaysAll Our Yesterdays: A Brief History of Detroit

Frank B. Woodford and Arthur M. Woodford

Based on extensive historical research, All Our Yesterdays describes the founding of the Detroit by the French, control by the British, and growth as an American city.