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How It Happens
Publication Date: September 2021
Written for young adult readers, How It Happens carries the heart through the obstacles that still face women of color today and persists in holding open the door of communication between generations.
All Our Yesterdays
Publication Date: December 2017
But more important, this is a story by and about the people of Detroit, for it is the people that have made this city great.
Adversity and Justice
Publication Date: June 2016
Anyone with an interest in bankruptcy, legal history, or the city of Detroit's bankruptcy case will be attracted to this thorough case study of this court.
Bay View
Publication Date: March 2011
This long overdue book uses local newspapers, primary documents, and interviews to provide substantial background about the community and its deep roots in many aspects of our national culture.
"I Hope to Do My Country Service"
Publication Date: March 2005
Although a number of memoirs from Civil War surgeons have been published in the last decade, "I Hope to Do My Country Serviceis the first of its kind from a Michigan regimental surgeon to appear in more than a century.
Angels in the Architecture
Publication Date: February 2004
Johnson has captured Kirkbride's spirit of compassion—of angels in the architecture—in a book that conveys the human element of mental illness with beauty and integrity.
A Hanging in Detroit
Publication Date: July 2003
A Hanging in Detroit will fascinate legal historians and lay readers alike with its incisive look into Great Lakes regional history and crime and punishment in Michigan.
Beyond the Windswept Dunes
Publication Date: June 2003
The book offers many first-hand statements of shipwreck survivors and other witnesses, lending an authentic voice to the accounts.
The French Canadians of Michigan
Publication Date: May 2003
This book is a major contribution to the study of the French Canadian migration to the Midwest and will be valuable to researchers of both Michigan and French Canadian history.
For the Good of the Children
Publication Date: January 2003
Her book pays tribute to the Republic, a residential treatment center for both boys and girls since 1994, by sharing the stories of individuals determined to help children discover their potential to succeed.
