Regional Studies

Painted Turtle Series

Named after Michigan’s state reptile, Painted Turtle publishes books on regional topics of cultural and historical interest for a general readership.

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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1  Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations

Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations
Michael H. Hodges
Available October 2012
$39.95t (Cloth) - 9780814334836

A photographic survey of 31 railroad stations around the state of Michigan with architectural observations and short histories of each.
2  Detroit’s Historic Places of Worship

Detroit’s Historic Places of Worship
Compiled and edited by Marla O. Collum, Barbara E. Krueger, and Dorothy Kostuch
Photographs by Dirk Bakker
With a Foreword by John Gallagher
Available September 2012
$39.95t (Cloth) - 9780814334249

A vibrantly photographed historical survey of significant Detroit houses of worship.
3 The Glory Years of the Detroit Tigers

The Glory Years of the Detroit Tigers
1920-1950

William M. Anderson

With a foreword by Dan Dickerson
Available June 2012
$39.95L (Cloth) - 9780814335895

Examines in text and vivid photographs a thirty-year span of Detroit Tigers baseball, from 1920 to 1950.
4  Coney Detroit

Coney Detroit
Katherine Yung and Joe Grimm
Published March 2012
$24.95t (Paper) - 9780814335185

A lively and thorough history of Detroit’s culinary icon: the coney island hot dog.
5  Detroitland

Detroitland
A Collection of Movers, Shakers, Lost Souls, and History Makers from Detroit's Past

Richard Bak
Foreword by Neal Rubin
Published 2011
$24.95t (Paper) - 9780814334997

Compelling historical snapshots of figures and episodes in Detroit history, from the familiar to the obscure.
6 The Stooges

The Stooges
Head On

Brett Callwood
Foreword by Alice Cooper
Afterword by Glenn Danzig
Published 2011
$19.95t (Paper) - 9780814334843

The story of seminal Ann Arbor punk rock band the Stooges, told through original interviews with the band members and associates.
7  Travelin’ Man

Travelin’ Man
On the Road and Behind the Scenes with Bob Seger

Tom Weschler / Gary Graff
Foreword by John Mellencamp
Afterword by Kid Rock
Published 2010
$18.95t (Paper) - 9780814335017

Now in paperback: a photo-driven insider’s look at Bob Seger’s career from the early days to his breakthrough as a world-famous musician.
8  Boneyards

Boneyards
Detroit Under Ground

Richard Bak
Published 2010
$34.95t (Cloth) - 9780814333532

An exploration of burial sites and customs in Metro Detroit and the historical and social changes behind our treatment of the dead.
9  MC5

MC5
Sonically Speaking

Brett Callwood
Published 2010
$19.95t (Paper) - 9780814334850

A definitive history of the MC5 that considers the band’s musical legacy and revolutionary political roots.
10  “The Events of October”

“The Events of October”
Murder-Suicide on a Small Campus

Gail Griffin
Published 2010
$22.95t (Paper) - 9780814334720

The true story of a murder-suicide at Kalamazoo College and its rippling effects on the campus community.

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