Great Lakes Books Series

Brewed in Detroit: Breweries and Beers Since 1830

Peter H. Blum

A historical account of the brewery industry in Detroit since its beginning in the 1830s.

Detroit Kids Catalog: A Family Guide for the 21st Century

Ellyce Field

Over 2,500 activities in metropolitan Detroit, from short outings to daylong excursions, in a handy and easy to use guide.

“Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights”: Michigan, 1948–1968

Sidney Fine

A comprehensive account of civil rights developments in Michigan.

Graveyard of the Lakes

Mark L. Thompson

An analysis of the economic, social, and psychological factors that have influenced shipwrecks on the Great Lakes.

Enterprising Images: The Goodridge Brothers, African American Photographers, 1847–1922

John Vincent Jezierski

The story of the most prolific African American photographers in North America, the Goodridge Brothers of Saginaw, Michigan.

New Poems from the Third Coast: Contemporary Michigan Poetry

Edited by Michael Delp, Conrad Hilberry, and Josie Kearns

The most recent Third Coast anthology, this is a lively, and carefully-crafted collection of poems from a variety of Michigan voices.