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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.

Elemental

A Collection of Michigan Creative Nonfiction

Edited by Anne-Marie Oomen

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814345672

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: November 2018

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

176 Pages

Fans of nonfiction that reads as beautifully as fiction will love this collection.

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.

All-American Anarchist

Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement

by Carlotta Anderson

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814343265

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

344 Pages

Including passages from Labadie's vast writings, poems, and letters, All-American Anarchist traces America's recurring anti-anarchist and anti-radical frenzy and repression, from the 1886 Haymarket bombing backlash to the Red Scares of the twentieth century.

Detroit on Stage

The Players Club, 1910-2005

by Marijean Levering

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814343227

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

312 Pages

Readers interested in Detroit cultural history and theater studies will enjoy this rare glimpse inside a long-standing Detroit cultural institution.

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.

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.

Young Henry Ford

A Picture History of the First Forty Years

by Sidney Olson

Foreword by David L. Lewis

Price: $29.99

ISBN: 9780814343050

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2016

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

208 Pages

Some of the rare illustrations include the first picture of Henry Ford, photos from Edsel's childhood, snapshots of the interior and exterior of the Ford homestead, Clara and Henry's wedding invitation, and photos of the early stages of the first automobile.

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.

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.

The Way North

Collected Upper Peninsula New Works

Edited by Ron Riekki

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814338650

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2013

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

280 Pages

It will be welcomed by readers interested in new fiction and poetry and instructors of courses on Michigan writing.

The Stooges

Head On, a Journey Through the Michigan Underground

by Brett Callwood

Foreword by Alice Cooper

Afterword by Glenn Danzig

Price: $21.99

ISBN: 9780814334843

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2011

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

176 Pages

Fans of the Stooges and those interested in the roots of punk music will enjoy this intimate and informative volume.

Reimagining Detroit

Opportunities for Redefining an American City

by John Gallagher

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814334690

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2010

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

176 Pages

Readers interested in urban studies and environmental issues will enjoy the fresh perspective of Reimagining Detroit.

Hollowed Ground

Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840s-1990s

by Larry D. Lankton

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814334904

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2010

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

392 Pages

Local historians, industrial historians, and anyone interested in the history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula will appreciate this informative volume.

A Motor City Year

by John Sobczak

Foreword by Jeff Daniels

Price: $39.95

ISBN: 9780814334102

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2009

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

320 Pages

Detroit-area residents and anyone with ties to the region will appreciate this timely collection of photography.

A Newscast for the Masses

The History of Detroit Television News

by Timothy Kiska

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814333020

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2009

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

224 Pages

Anyone interested in television history or journalism will appreciate this detailed and informative study.

Who's Jim Hines?

by Jean Alicia Elster

Price: $14.99

ISBN: 9780814334027

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2008

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

146 Pages

Elster introduces readers to the Fords’ neighborhood, a racially mixed community of Eastern European immigrants and southern blacks. Readers from the ages of eight through twelve will enjoy the entertaining and educational story in Who’s Jim Hines?

A Picturesque Situation

Mackinac Before Photography, 1615-1860

by Brian Leigh Dunnigan

Price: $75.00

ISBN: 9780814332146

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2008

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

408 Pages

Michigan historians and those interested in life in the pre-Civil War United States will appreciate the broad and striking picture of the Straits painted by A Picturesque Situation.

Summer Dreams

The Story of Bob-Lo Island

by Patrick Livingston

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814333655

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2008

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

208 Pages

Local historians and anyone with roots in Detroit and the Border Cities will enjoy this informative volume.

These Men Have Seen Hard Service

The First Michigan Sharpshooters in the Civil War

by Raymond J. Herek

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814334072

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2008

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

616 Pages

The extensive appendices will be of particular use to genealogists, Civil War enthusiasts, and historians, because they list the men in the regiment, and battle and camp casualties.

Tracy W. Mcgregor

Humanitarian, Philanthropist, and Detroit Civic Leader

by Philip P. Mason

Price: $52.99

ISBN: 9780814333761

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: January 2008

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

296 Pages

McGregor will be enlightening reading.

Life with Mae

A Detroit Family Memoir

by Neal Shine

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814332986

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2007

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

248 Pages

For fans of Shine’s insightful and humorous storytelling, as well as fellow Detroiters and readers with Irish roots, Life with Mae will be an entertaining and satisfying read.

Henry Ford

An Interpretation

by Samuel S. Marquis

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814333679

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2007

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

248 Pages

Ford history enthusiasts as well as readers who are interested in historical biography will be grateful for the reprint of this significant volume.

Learning to Cook in 1898

A Chicago Culinary Memoir

by Ellen F. Steinberg

Price: $22.99

ISBN: 9780814333648

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2007

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

240 Pages

The text and recipes together will give readers interested in culinary history an opportunity not only to step back into the past but to sample the rich tastes of those times.

"My Brave Mechanics"

The First Michigan Engineers and Their Civil War

by Mark Hoffman

Foreword by William M. Anderson

Price: $46.99

ISBN: 9780814332924

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2007

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

488 Pages

As little has been written about Union volunteer engineers in the western theater, their unique history will undoubtedly be fascinating reading for Civil War buffs, local historians, and those interested in the history of American military engineering.

A Badger Boy in Blue

The Civil War Letters of Chauncey H. Cooke

by Chauncey H. Cooke

Introduction by William Mulligan

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814333433

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: January 2007

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

144 Pages

History buffs, scholars, and general readers interested in the Civil War will appreciate this thorough volume.

To Keep the South Manitou Light

by Anna Egan Smucker

Price: $16.99

ISBN: 9780814332368

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2006

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

144 Pages

Written for children between the ages of 8 and 12, To Keep the South Manitou Light provides regional history along with everyday lessons, all while engrossing young readers in an exciting story.

In the Shadow of Detroit

Gordon M. Mcgregor, Ford of Canada, and Motoropolis

by David Roberts

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814332849

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2006

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

336 Pages

Both elegantly written and exhaustively researched, In the Shadow of Detroit will be enjoyable and informative reading for local historians and anyone interested in the automobile industry.

My Forty Years with Ford

by Charles E. Sorensen

With Samuel T. Williamson

Introduction by David L. Lewis

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814332795

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: January 2006

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

368 Pages

My Forty Years with Ford is both a personal history of a business empire and a revelation that moves with excitement and the power of tragedy.

Eight Steamboats

Sailing Through the Sixties

by Patrick Livingston

Foreword by Neal Shine

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814331750

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2004

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

328 Pages

Both maritime and Great Lakes enthusiasts will enjoy this voyage back to the early years of the Great Lakes shipping industry.

Graveyard of the Lakes

by Mark L. Thompson

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814332269

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2004

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

424 Pages

Graveyard of the Lakes will forever change the reader's perspective on shipwrecks.

Henry's Lieutenants

by Ford R. Bryan

Price: $28.99

ISBN: 9780814332139

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2003

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

328 Pages

Ford Bryan obtained a considerable amount of the material in this book from the oral reminiscences of the subjects themselves.

Great Lakes Journey

A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast

by William Ashworth

Price: $25.99

ISBN: 9780814328378

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2003

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

288 Pages

Great Lakes Journey is a welcome update on the latest issues affecting the Great Lakes region.

Bridging the River of Hatred

The Pioneering Efforts of Detroit Police Commissioner George Edwards

by Mary M. Stolberg

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814325735

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2002

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

368 Pages

Edwards' vision and hope for Detroit gives depth to the national view of Detroit as a symbol of urban decline and offers lessons to be applied to current social and urban problems.

Windjammers

Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors

by Ivan H. Walton and Joe Grimm

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814329979

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2002

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

272 Pages

With its stories, lyrics, musical scores by folksinger/historian Lee Murdock, Windjammers ensures the preservation of sailing chanteys that have not been heard for over one hundred years.

Abandon Automobile

Detroit City Poetry 2001

Edited by Melba Joyce Boyd and M. L. Liebler

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814328101

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2001

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

424 Pages

The exciting range of voices represented in this collection will appeal to anyone interested in poetry, regional literature, and urban life.

The Reuther Brothers

Walter, Roy, and Victor

by Mike Smith and Pam Smith

Price: $15.99

ISBN: 9780814329955

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2001

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

88 Pages

Against the background of the Depression and the Civil Rights movement, The Reuther Brothers helps readers to understand the ongoing struggles for economic and social justice.

The Diary of Bishop Frederic Baraga

First Bishop of Marquette, Michigan

Edited by N. Daniel Rupp and Regis M. Walling

Translated by Joseph Gregorich and Paul Prud'homme

Price: $26.99

ISBN: 9780814329993

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2001

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

344 Pages

An introductory biography of Baraga, lengthy passages from his letters, vignettes about persons in the text and a comprehensive bibliography yield an in-depth portrait of mid-nineteenth century life, especially in Michigan's Upper Peninsula.

History of the Finns in Michigan

by Armas K E. Holmio

Translated by Ellen M. Ryynanen

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814329740

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2001

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

544 Pages

Holmio combines firsthand experience and personal contact with the first generation of Finnish immigrants with research in Finnish-language sources to create an important and compelling story of an immigrant group and its role in the development of Michigan.

This Is Detroit, 1701-2001

An Illustrated History

by Arthur M. Woodford

Price: $54.99

ISBN: 9780814329146

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: May 2001

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

320 Pages

Woodford takes readers back to the days of Cadillac's settlement and leads them through Detroit's transition from French village to British fort to American town. As the city's history unfolds, he describes the issues facing its inhabitants in d

Frontier Metropolis

Picturing Early Detroit, 1701-1838

by Brian Leigh Dunnigan

Price: $125.00

ISBN: 9780814327678

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2001

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

256 Pages

Presented in a handsome, large-format design and illustrated in full color, Frontier Metropolis is a unique and captivating look at the city's rich and diverse heritage.

Schooner Passage

Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier

by Theodore J. Karamanski

Price: $39.99

ISBN: 9780814329115

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: January 2001

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

272 Pages

Schooner Passage will interest scholars and students of Great Lakes and American history as well as the general reader interested in nineteenth-century western expansion.

Arab Detroit

From Margin to Mainstream

Edited by Andrew Shryock and Nabeel Abraham

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814328125

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2000

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

630 Pages

In their efforts to represent an ethnic/immigrant community that is flourishing on the margins of pluralist discourse, the contributors to this book break new ground in the study of identity politics, transnationalism, and diaspora cultures.

Looking Beyond Race

The Life of Otis Milton Smith

by Mary M. Stolberg and Otis Milton Smith

Foreword by Vernon E. Jordan Jr

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814329399

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2000

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

264 Pages

In this highly readable memoir, Looking Beyond Race provides a moving tale that will appeal to readers interested in African American history, politics, labor relations, business, and Michigan history.

The Sandstone Architecture of the Lake Superior Region

by Kathryn Bishop Eckert

Price: $46.99

ISBN: 9780814328071

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2000

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

344 Pages

Eckert stresses the importance of the building materials as she explores the architectural history of a region whose builders wanted to reflect the local landscape.

New Poems from the Third Coast

Contemporary Michigan Poetry

Edited by Conrad Hilberry, Josie Kearns and Michael Delp

Foreword by Donald Hall

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814327975

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2000

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

376 Pages

Michael Delp, Conrad Hilberry, and Josie Kearns have balanced the old and the new and combined them in a strong contribution to contemporary poetry.

Enterprising Images

The Goodridge Brothers, African American Photographers, 1847-1922

by John Vincent Jezierski

Price: $42.99

ISBN: 9780814324516

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2000

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

368 Pages

Weaving photographic and regional history with the narrative of a family whose lives paralleled the social and political happenings of the country, Jezierski provides the reader with a complex family biography for those interested in regional and African American, as well as photographic, history.

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