Great Lakes Books Series

Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream

Edited by Nabeel Abraham and Andrew Shryock

A collection of memoirs, poetry, interviews, and essays on the Arab American experience in Detroit.

The Sandstone Architecture of the Lake Superior Region

Kathryn Bishop Eckert

Eckert examines sandstone both as an industry, and also as an important element of the built landscape and architectural history of the region.

Looking Beyond Race: The Life of Milton Otis Smith

Otis Milton Smith and Mary M. Stolberg  •  Foreword by Vernon E. Jordon, Jr.

Memoir of the first African American elected to the State Supreme Court—and named corporate officer for General Motors.

Mail by the Pail

Colin Bergel  •  Illustrated by Mark Koenig

A delightful story that illustrates the mail delivery system for Great Lakes freighters.

Great Lakes Journey: A New Look at America’s Freshwater Coast

William Ashworth

An environmental travelogue that documents the changes in the Great Lakes since the publication of Ashworth’s earlier book The Late, Great Lakes.

A Life in the Balance: The Memoirs of Stanley J. Winkelman

Stanley J. Winkelman

Out of print