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          Arsenal of Democracy

          Arsenal of Democracy

          The American Automobile Industry in World War II

          by Charles K. Hyde

          Series edited by Thomas A. Klug

          Price: $26.99

          ISBN: 9780814352373

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: August 2025

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          264 Pages

          For this thorough history, Hyde has consulted previously overlooked records collected by the Automobile Manufacturers Association that are now housed in the National Automotive History Collection of the Detroit Public Library.

          Riding the Roller Coaster

          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.

          Michigan’s Venice

          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 Dodge Brothers

          The Dodge Brothers

          The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy

          by Charles K. Hyde

          Price: $24.99

          ISBN: 9780814332474

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: July 2023

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          272 Pages

          Despite their achievements and their critical role in the early success of Henry Ford, John and Horace Dodge are usually overlooked in histories of the early automotive industry, but Hyde has put them front and center again to appropriately credit their lasting legacy.

          Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company

          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.

          Queen of the Lakes

          Queen of the Lakes

          by Mark L. Thompson

          Price: $29.99

          ISBN: 9780814343364

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: December 2017

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          224 Pages

          Queen of the Lakes is a Great Lake Books publication.

          Steamboats and Sailors of the Great Lakes

          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.

          Harborless

          Harborless

          by Cindy Hunter Morgan

          Price: $19.99

          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.

          Young Henry Ford

          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

          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.

          Friends, Families & Forays

          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.

          Images from the Arsenal of Democracy

          Images from the Arsenal of Democracy

          by Charles K. Hyde

          Price: $39.99

          ISBN: 9780814339817

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: March 2014

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          312 Pages

          The first comprehensive and detailed history drawn solely from the surviving photographic record of wartime Detroit, Images from the Arsenal of Democracy will be appreciated by automotive historians, World War II scholars, and American history buffs.

          Michigan’s Historic Railroad Stations

          Michigan's Historic Railroad Stations

          by Michael H. Hodges

          Price: $39.95

          ISBN: 9780814334836

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: October 2012

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          200 Pages

          Readers interested in Michigan railroad history as well as historic preservation will not want to miss this handsome volume.

          Storied Independent Automakers

          Storied Independent Automakers

          Nash, Hudson, and American Motors

          by Charles K. Hyde

          Price: $36.99

          ISBN: 9780814334461

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: November 2009

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          328 Pages

          Auto historians and readers interested in business history will enjoy Storied Independent Automakers.

          Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation

          Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation

          by Anthony J. Yanik

          Price: $36.99

          ISBN: 9780814334232

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: February 2009

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          208 Pages

          Auto buffs and local historians will appreciate Yanik's thorough and engaging look at this slice of automotive history.

          Henry Ford

          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.

          In the Shadow of Detroit

          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

          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.

          The Fords of Dearborn

          The Fords of Dearborn

          by Ford R. Bryan

          Price: $32.95

          ISBN: 9780972784313

          Publisher: Ford Bryan Fund

          Publication Date: January 2005

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Ford Bryan Fund

          288 Pages

          This second edition, in a new design in larger format than the previous edition, includes an index that will be appreciated by both readers and genealogists.

          Art in the Stations

          Art in the Stations

          The Detroit People Mover

          by Irene Walt

          Photographs by Balthazar Korab

          Price: $45.00

          ISBN: 9780974539201

          Publisher: Irene Walt

          Publication Date: October 2004

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Irene Walt

          288 Pages

          A stunning guide through the city’s People Mover art installations, Art in the Stations documents Detroit’s rich culture and testifies to the perseverance and hard work that made the display of this art possible.

          Roy D. Chapin

          Roy D. Chapin

          The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company

          by J. C. Long

          Introduction by Charles K. Hyde

          Price: $26.99

          ISBN: 9780814331842

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: July 2004

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          360 Pages

          "—From the introduction by Charles K. Hyde, Department of History, Wayne State University

          Graveyard of the Lakes

          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

          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.

          Beyond the Windswept Dunes

          Beyond the Windswept Dunes

          The Story of Maritime Muskegon

          by Elizabeth B. Sherman

          Price: $32.99

          ISBN: 9780814331279

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: June 2003

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          216 Pages

          The book offers many first-hand statements of shipwreck survivors and other witnesses, lending an authentic voice to the accounts.

          Clara

          Clara

          Mrs. Henry Ford

          by Ford R. Bryan

          Price: $29.99

          ISBN: 9780814330654

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: January 2001

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          408 Pages

          These include receipts and recipes, diaries and genealogies, and 175 photographs.

          Schooner Passage

          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.

          Mail by the Pail

          Mail by the Pail

          by Colin Bergel

          Illustrated by Mark Koenig

          Price: $19.99

          ISBN: 9780814328903

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: October 2000

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          32 Pages

          The colorful pictures and expressive words in Mail by the Pail will interest young readers as well as anyone living in the states that border the Great Lakes.

          Tin Stackers

          Tin Stackers

          The History of the Pittsburgh Steamship Company

          by Al Miller

          Price: $39.99

          ISBN: 9780814328323

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: July 1999

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          352 Pages

          Tin Stackers preserves their role in industrial history.

          Beyond the Model T

          Beyond the Model T

          The Other Ventures of Henry Ford

          by Ford R. Bryan

          Price: $36.99

          ISBN: 9780814326824

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: April 1997

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          232 Pages

          These accounts give testimony to Ford's investment in the well-being of the working class, a category in which he included himself despite his wealth, and disclose his dreams for a country upon which he undeniably left his mark.

          Life on the Great Lakes

          Life on the Great Lakes

          A Wheelsman's Story

          by Fred W. Dutton

          Edited by William Donohue Ellis

          Price: $24.99

          ISBN: 9780814322611

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: February 1991

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          176 Pages

          Historians, folklore buffs, and ship lovers will discover details of vessel operation usually available only in the dialogue of a passing generation of very elderly sailors.

          Freshwater Fury

          Freshwater Fury

          Yarns and Reminiscences of the Greatest Storm in Inland Navigation

          by Frank Barcus

          Foreword by Rachelle Barcus Warren

          Price: $23.99

          ISBN: 9780814318287

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: December 1986

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          186 Pages

          The many drawings, maps, and diagrams executed by the author add pictorial interest to the story of this dramatic struggle between men and the elements.

          Epicyclic Drive Trains

          Epicyclic Drive Trains

          Analysis, Synthesis, and Applications

          by Herbert W. Müller

          Translated by Werner G. Manheardt

          Price: $89.99

          ISBN: 9780814316634

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: April 1982

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          376 Pages

          Its well-reasoned definitions and classifications will aid engineers in the selection and design of the best drives for any given application.

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