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Louis Graveraet Kaufman

The Fabulous Michigan Gatsby Who Conquered Wall Street, Took Over General Motors, and Built the World's Tallest Building

by Ann Berman

Price: $28.99

ISBN: 9780814348154

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2025

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

208 Pages

Author Ann Berman highlights Kaufman's remarkable journey from "barefoot boyto trailblazing branch banking giant, proving LG was not just a man of his time but one worth reading about over a century later.

Riding the Roller Coaster

A History of the Chrysler Corporation

by Charles K. Hyde

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814352205

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2025

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

408 Pages

Chrysler and Lee Iacocca.

Spirography

A Memoir

by Cara Stoddard

Price: $22.99

ISBN: 9780814351901

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2025

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

232 Pages

Writing from ten years after her father's death, she traces her experiences of becoming a stepparent, carrying on her dad's legacy, and, in unimaginable ways, bringing him back to life.

Coach of Champions

D.L. Holmes and the Making of Detroit's Track Stars

by Keith D. Wunderlich and David L. Holmes Jr.

Series edited by Thomas A. Klug

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814352137

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2025

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

242 Pages

's legacy reveals the enduring power of believing in others.

Beyond Refuge in Arab Detroit

Edited by Yasmeen Hanoosh, Sally Howell and Andrew Shryock

Series edited by Thomas A. Klug

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814351161

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2025

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

480 Pages

As its residents struggle for change on their own terms, they no longer perceive greater Detroit as a sanctuary or temporary home, but as a place were Arabs and Chaldeans can live permanently as citizens.

The Forgotten Iron King of the Great Lakes

Eber Brock Ward, 1811–1875

by Michael W. Nagle

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814349922

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2024

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

364 Pages

And yet, despite his countless successes, Ward's captivating life was filled with ruthless competition, labor conflict, familial dispute, and scandal.

Race, Religion, and the Pulpit

Rev. Robert L. Bradby and the Making of Urban Detroit

by Julia Marie Robinson Moore

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814351437

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2024

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

226 Pages

Bradby's efforts as an activist and "race leaderby examining the role the minister played in high-profile events, such as the organizing of Detroit's NAACP chapter, the Ossian Sweet trial of the mid-1920s, the Scottsboro Boys trials in the 1930s, and the controversial rise of the United Auto Workers in Detroit in the 1940s.

Rust Belt Reporter

A Memoir

by John Gallagher

Foreword by Stephen Henderson

Series edited by Thomas A. Klug

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814351482

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2024

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

200 Pages

Alongside sage insight into the difficulties and decline of traditional media, Gallagher's experience and advice inspire hope, often underscoring and celebrating the surprising and happy reinvention of heartland cities like Detroit.

Picnics and Porcupines

Eating in the Wilderness of Michigan's Upper Peninsula

by Candice Goucher

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814351543

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2024

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

276 Pages

Drawing on themes from Indigenous knowledge and the African American experience to labor activism and women's history, this tantalizing chronicle offers a taste of Americana, seasoned by the changing global forces of industrialization, transportation, immigration, tourism, war, and climate.

Rum Running and the Roaring Twenties

Prohibition on the Michigan-Ontario Waterway

by Philip P. Mason

Price: $25.99

ISBN: 9780814351048

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2024

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

192 Pages

Michigan was the first state to ratify the amendment on April 10, 1933, and soon the Detroit River was returned to pleasure boats and fishing and commercial vessels whose holds no longer carried illegal liquor.

Michigan's Venice

The Transformation of the St. Clair Maritime Landscape, 1640–2000

by Daniel F. Harrison

Price: $39.99

ISBN: 9780814349472

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2024

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

280 Pages

Viewed over time, the region forms a microcosm of the interplay of environment, culture, and technology that characterized the gradual shift from nature to an industrial society and a built environment optimized for global waterborne transport.

The Salmon Capital of Michigan

The Rise and Fall of a Great Lakes Fishery

by Carson Prichard

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814351130

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2024

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

240 Pages

Complementing an ecological understanding of events, this narrative details the significance of the fishery and its loss as experienced by the townspeople whose lives it touched.

When Detroit Played the Numbers

Gambling's History and Cultural Impact on the Motor City

by Felicia B. George

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814350768

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2024

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

272 Pages

In succinct and engrossing chapters, George explores issues of community, race, politics, and the scandals that sprang up along the way, discovering how "playing the numbersgrew from a state-proclaimed crime to an encouraged legal activity.

When Lions Were Kings

The Detroit Lions and the Fabulous Fifties

by Richard Bak

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814350997

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2023

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

384 Pages

When Lions Were Kings is a lively portrait of the golden age of professional football in Detroit that will delight younger fans and inform die-hard followers of one of the NFL's oldest franchises.

Paper Valley

The Fight for the Fox River Cleanup

by P. David Allen II and Susan Campbell

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814349588

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2023

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

296 Pages

Allen and Campbell eloquently outline the problematic bureaucracy involved in environmental cleanup efforts and reveal tactics to compel corporate entities who would dodge accountability for decades worth of contamination.

Justus S. Stearns

Michigan Pine King and Kentucky Coal Baron, 1845-1933

by Michael W. Nagle

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814348826

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2021

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

324 Pages

American history scholars, as well as general readers interested in Michigan's lumbering era and Kentucky's mining history, will enjoy this biography of an exceptionally influential businessman.

Scratching the Surface

Adventures in Storytelling

by Harvey Ovshinsky

Foreword by Don Gonyea

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814344743

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2021

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

80 Pages

His approach is to, in a very supportive and non-threatening way, combine both introductory and advanced storytelling in one fell swoop."

A Lincoln Legacy

The History of the U.s. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

by David Gardner Chardavoyne and Hugh W. Brenneman, Jr

Price: $44.99

ISBN: 9780814348048

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2020

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

336 Pages

It will appeal to those learning and practicing law, as well as those with an interest in Michigan history.

Things People Say about Detroit

A Collection of Quotes as Told to the Nain Rouge

by David Krieger

Price: $17.95

ISBN: 9780997391664

Publisher: David Krieger

Publication Date: November 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: David Krieger

208 Pages

Through the awareness of these opinions, and remarks, the story of Detroit, its history, its ingenuity, and its contributions to the world are better understood and appreciated.

The Faygo Book

by Joe Grimm

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814345856

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

88 Pages

These stories and facts will tickle the taste buds and memories of Detroiters and Faygo lovers everywhere.

Bold Boys in Michigan History

by Patricia Majher

Price: $14.99

ISBN: 9780814344545

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

144 Pages

Readers between the ages of 8 and 12 will love getting wrapped up in the stories of boys their own age who have lived extraordinary lives.

Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company

by C. Roger Pellett

Price: $39.99

ISBN: 9780814344767

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2018

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

216 Pages

Readers interested in the maritime history of the Great Lakes and the industries that developed around them will find this book fascinating.

White Squall

Sailing the Great Lakes

Edited by Victoria Brehm

Price: $29.95

ISBN: 9780970260611

Publisher: Lady Slipper Press

Publication Date: May 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Lady Slipper Press

470 Pages

White Squall is a history of the lakes written by those who knew them best in all weather and all eras from the beginning to the present.

Toast of the Town

The Life and Times of Sunnie Wilson

by Sunnie Wilson and John Cohassey

Price: $22.99

ISBN: 9780814343876

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

340 Pages

An influential insider’s perspective, Toast of the Town fills a void in the documented history of Detroit’s black and entertainment community from the 1920s to the present.

Uppermost Canada

The Western District and the Detroit Frontier, 1800-1850

by R Douglas

Price: $22.99

ISBN: 9780814344484

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

320 Pages

Despite all however, Alan Douglas demonstrates that the Western District endured without apparent change longer than any of the others.

Songquest

The Journals of Great Lakes Folklorist Ivan H. Walton

by Ivan H. Walton

Edited by Joe Grimm

Introduction by Laurie Sommers

Price: $22.99

ISBN: 9780814344613

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

272 Pages

Roosevelt’s election, and the end of Prohibition.

The Iron Hunter

by Chase S. Osborn

Introduction by Robert M. Warner

Price: $22.99

ISBN: 9780814343951

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

296 Pages

His autobiography reflects the energy and enthusiasm of a reformer inspired by the Progressive Movement, but it reveals the poetic spirit of an adventurer who fell in love with Michigan's Upper Peninsula after traveling the world.

Independent Man

The Life of Senator James Couzens

by Harry Barnard

Introduction by David L. Lewis

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814343968

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

408 Pages

This book reveals the life of a truly unique and inspirational man.

Seasons of Grace

A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

by Leslie Woodcock Tentler

Foreword by Edmund Cardinal Szoka

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814344002

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

616 Pages

Tentler discusses the issue of Catholics in state and local politics and Catholic practice with regard to abortion, contraception, and intermarriage.

"Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights"

Michigan, 1948-1968

by Sidney Fine

Price: $22.99

ISBN: 9780814343289

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

448 Pages

Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights documents this important shift in state level policy and makes clear that civil rights in Michigan embraced not only blacks but women, the elderly, native Americans, migrant workers, and the physically handicapped.

Survival and Regeneration

Detroit's American Indian Community

by Edmund Jefferson Danziger, Jr.

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814343326

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

272 Pages

They are not as numerous or politically powerful as their black neighbors, but the story of these native peoples leaves no doubt about their importance to Detroit and of the city's effect on them.

Steamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakes

by Mark L. Thompson

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814343340

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

232 Pages

fleet that numbers fewer than seventy vessels.

All Our Yesterdays

A Brief History of Detroit

by Frank B. Woodford and Arthur M. Woodford

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814344439

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

416 Pages

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.

John Jacob Astor

Business and Finance in the Early Republic

by John Denis Haeger

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814343449

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

368 Pages

More than just a personal biography, John Jacob Astor combines economic theories with a fascinating narrative that demonstrates, like no other book has, Astor's impact on the early republic.

Brewed in Michigan

The New Golden Age of Brewing in the Great Beer State

by William Rapai

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814342107

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

168 Pages

Brewed in Michigan is a book for beer enthusiasts and for people who want a better understanding of what makes Michigan beer special. Cheers!

Greetings from Detroit

Historic Postcards from the Motor City

by Dan Austin

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814344118

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

360 Pages

This beautiful collection would make an excellent conversation piece in the home of any local history aficionado.

To the Copper Country

Mihaela's Journey

by Barbara Carney-Coston

Price: $18.99

ISBN: 9780814343630

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

104 Pages

This book is suitable for young readers and would be an excellent tool for teaching empathy and Michigan history in the classroom.

The Detroit Riot of 1967

by Hubert G. Locke

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814343777

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

352 Pages

It has been fifty years since the riot and federal policies are needed now more than ever that will help to protect the future of urban America.

Harborless

by Cindy Hunter Morgan

Price: $17.99

ISBN: 9780814342428

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

296 Pages

This collection accomplishes that task through history and imagination, producing lake lore that will speak to historians and those interested in ships, poetry, and the Great Lakes.

Detroit 1967

Origins, Impacts, Legacies

Edited by Joel Stone

Foreword by Thomas J. Sugrue

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814343036

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2017

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

344 Pages

Readers of Detroit history and urban studies will be drawn to and enlightened by these powerful essays.

Iron Fleet

The Great Lakes in World War II

by George J. Joachim

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814324806

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2016

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

160 Pages

Based mainly on original research from primary sources, Iron Fleet explores the use of Great Lakes shipyards for the production of salt water civilian and military vessels, the role of the Great Lakes passenger ships in providing vacation opportunities for war workers, and the extensive measures taken to to safeguard the Soo Locks and other potential targets from sabotage.

Heaven Was Detroit

From Jazz to Hip-Hop and Beyond

Edited by M. L. Liebler

Foreword by Dave Marsh

Price: $39.99

ISBN: 9780814341223

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2016

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

488 Pages

Fans of any music genre will find something that speaks to them in the pages of this collection.

Luke Karamazov

by Conrad Hilberry

Foreword by Emanuel Tanay

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814342886

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2016

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

192 Pages

With the drama of fiction, the resulting story is bizarre, somewhat grisly, but always psychologically revealing.

Friends, Families & Forays

Scenes from the Life and Times of Henry Ford

by Ford R. Bryan

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814331095

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2016

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

448 Pages

Ford's hard work and passionate interests brought him great wealth , and this book provides a peek at the luxuries he and his wife, Clara, enjoyed, from a yacht and a private rail car, to gracious residences in Michigan, Florida, and Georgia.

The Detroit Tigers

A Pictorial Celebration of the Greatest Players and Moments in Tigers' History, Updated Edition

by William M. Anderson

Price: $39.99

ISBN: 9780814341575

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: January 2016

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

304 Pages

Containing over 440 photographs, three- fourths of which arenew images, The Detroit Tigers captures the traditions of baseball and fuses them with the memories of a beloved team.

The People's Lawyer

The Life and Times of Frank J. Kelley, the Nation's Longest-Serving Attorney General

by Frank J. Kelley

With Jack Lessenberry

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814341322

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2015

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

128 Pages

All those interested in American history and legal history will enjoy this highly readable, entertaining account of Kelley’s life of public service.

The Orbit Magazine Anthology

Re-Entry

by Rob St. Mary

Foreword by Jerry Vile

Afterword by Ben Blackwell

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814337318

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2015

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

272 Pages

Anyone interested in Detroit arts and culture or the history of alternative publishing will be grateful for The Orbit Magazine Anthology.

Love, Sex, and 4-H

by Anne-Marie Oomen

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814340783

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2015

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

136 Pages

Fans of memoir will appreciate the honest portrayal of growing up between rebellion and tradition in Love, Sex, and 4-H.

Mapping Detroit

Land, Community, and Shaping a City

Edited by June Manning Thomas and Henco Bekkering

Foreword by Monica Ponce de Leon

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814340264

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2015

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

252 Pages

Containing some of the leading voices on Detroit's history and future, Mapping Detroit will be informative reading for anyone interested in urban studies, geography, and recent American history.

Asian Americans in Michigan

Voices from the Midwest

Edited by Victor Jew and Sook Wilkinson

Foreword by Frank H. Wu

Afterword by Bich Minh Nguyen

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814332818

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2015

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

384 Pages

Readers interested in Michigan history, sociology, and Asian American studies will enjoy this volume.

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