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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

248 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

488 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 where Arabs and Chaldeans can live permanently as citizens.

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.

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

320 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.

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.

"No Equal Justice"

The Legacy of Civil Rights Icon George W. Crockett Jr.

by Edward J. Littlejohn and Peter J. Hammer

Narrator Beresford Bennett

Price: $24.99

ISBN: 9780814350584

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2023

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

360 Pages

This book introduces him to a new generation of readers, historians, and social justice activists.

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.

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.

Detroit's Wayne State University Law School

Future Leaders in the Legal Community

by Alan Schenk

Price: $39.99

ISBN: 9780814347614

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2022

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

308 Pages

This book will strike the hearts of WSU law school students and alumni, as well as those interested in urban legal education and history.

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.

How It Happens

by Jean Alicia Elster

Price: $18.99

ISBN: 9780814348697

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2021

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

208 Pages

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.

What the Chickadee Knows

by Margaret Noodin

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814347508

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2020

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

250 Pages

Readers of poetry with an interest in world languages and indigenous voices will need this book.

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.

Greening the Black Urban Regime

The Culture and Commerce of Sustainability in Detroit

by Alesia Montgomery

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814346518

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2020

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

232 Pages

Scholars and students in the social sciences, as well as general readers with social and environmental justice concerns, will find great value in this research.

I Hope This Reaches You

An American Soldier's Account of World War I

by Hilary Connor

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814347072

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: November 2020

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

288 Pages

I Hope This Reaches You is a tapestry of human experience woven from the narrative threads of love, loss, loyalty, sacrifice, triumph, and tragedy that will call to any reader of historical memoirs.

A People's Atlas of Detroit

Edited by Andrew Newman, Linda Campbell, Sara Safransky and Tim Stallmann

Price: $39.99

ISBN: 9780814342978

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2020

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

352 Pages

This innovative collection builds bridges between multiple areas of social activism as well as current scholarship in geography, anthropology, history, and urban studies to inspire communities in Detroit and other cities towards transformative change.

John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age

by Brian C. Wilson

Price: $34.99

ISBN: 9780814345306

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2018

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

96 Pages

It will be read with interest by those wishing to learn more about this enigmatic Michigan figure, as well as those looking for an engaging introduction into America's rapidly shifting spiritual landscape.

Rosie, a Detroit Herstory

by Bailey Sisoy Isgro

Illustrated by Nicole Lapointe

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814345443

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: August 2018

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

56 Pages

Rosie, a Detroit Herstory is written for children ages 8 to 12, but any reader interested in Detroit or women in history will appreciate this entertaining chronicle.

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.

Roads to Prosperity

Economic Development Lessons from Midsize Canadian Cities

by Gary S. Sands and Laura A. Reese

Price: $39.99

ISBN: 9780814343593

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: November 2017

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

496 Pages

Those with an interest in urban planning and community development will find this monograph highly informative.

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.

Arab Detroit 9/11

Life in the Terror Decade

Edited by Nabeel Abraham, Sally Howell and Andrew Shryock

Price: $32.99

ISBN: 9780814335000

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2011

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

424 Pages

Readers interested in Arab studies, Detroit culture and history, transnational politics, and the changing dynamics of race and ethnicity in America will enjoy the personal reflection and analytical insight of Arab Detroit 9/11.

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 are new images, The Detroit Tigers captures the traditions of baseball and fuses them with the memories of a beloved team.

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.

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.

A Fluid Frontier

Slavery, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad in the Detroit River Borderland

Edited by Karolyn Smardz Frost and Veta Smith Tucker

Foreword by David W. Blight

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814339596

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2016

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

304 Pages

Scholars of the Underground Railroad as well as those in borderland studies will appreciate the interdisciplinary mix and unique contributions of this volume.

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

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.

"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.

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.

Talking Shops

Detroit Commercial Folk Art

by David Clements

Foreword by Bill Harris

Afterword by Jerry Herron

Price: $35.95

ISBN: 9780814330906

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: December 2004

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

176 Pages

Yet for all their whimsy, these subjects were created by artists who have used brilliant colors, meticulous words, and aggressive messages that seem to talk, if not shout, to passersby.

"Old Slow Town"

Detroit During the Civil War

by Paul Taylor

Price: $36.99

ISBN: 9780814336038

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: October 2013

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

264 Pages

Readers interested in American history, Civil War history, or the ethnic history of Detroit will appreciate the full picture of the time period Taylor presents in "Old Slow Town."

The Colored Car

by Jean Alicia Elster

Price: $16.99

ISBN: 9780814336069

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: September 2013

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

224 Pages

For young readers interested in American history, The Colored Car is engrossing and informative reading.

A Pocketful of Passage

by Loraine Campbell

Price: $12.99

ISBN: 9780814333419

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: February 2007

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

96 Pages

Maps are included to illustrate the locations mentioned in the book.

Adversity and Justice

A History of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan

by Kevin M. Ball

Price: $42.99

ISBN: 9780814336076

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: June 2016

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

296 Pages

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.

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.

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.

Great Girls in Michigan History

by Patricia Majher

Price: $19.99

ISBN: 9780814340738

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2015

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

192 Pages

Great Girls in Michigan History includes a brief section on each girl's life after the age of twenty and a glossary of selected vocabulary words at the end of the book.

The Political Activities of Detroit Clubwomen in the 1920s

A Challenge and a Promise

by Jayne Morris-Crowther

Price: $46.99

ISBN: 9780814338155

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2013

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

264 Pages

This volume will be interesting reading for enthusiasts of Detroit history and readers wanting to learn more about women and politics of the 1920s.

Pulling Down the Barn

Memories of a Rural Childhood

by Anne-Marie Oomen

Price: $23.99

ISBN: 9780814332337

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2004

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

152 Pages

With its rich language and style, Pulling Down the Barn engrosses the reader in Oomen’s memories—setting beauty and wonder against work and loss—and paints a poignant portrait of growing up in rural Michigan.

A Hanging in Detroit

Stephen Gifford Simmons and the Last Execution under Michigan Law

by David Gardner Chardavoyne

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814331330

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: July 2003

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

264 Pages

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.

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.

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.

A Beaver Tale

The Castors of Conners Creek

by Gerald Wykes

Illustrated by Gerald Wykes

Price: $18.99

ISBN: 9780814341810

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2016

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

112 Pages

Young readers aged 8 to 12 will enjoy the unique natural and cultural history in A Beaver Tale.

Lake Invaders

Invasive Species and the Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes

by William Rapai

Price: $27.99

ISBN: 9780814341247

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: April 2016

Format: Paperback

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

264 Pages

Those interested in the history and future of the Great Lakes region, invasive species, environmental policy making, and ecology will enjoy this informative and thought-provoking volume.

Iron Will

Cleveland-Cliffs and the Mining of Iron Ore, 1847-2006

by Terry S. Reynolds and Virginia P. Dawson

Price: $46.99

ISBN: 9780814335116

Publisher: Wayne State University Press

Publication Date: March 2011

Format: Hardcover

Imprint: Wayne State University Press

360 Pages

This story will appeal to scholars interested in industrial or mining history, business historians, and those interested in Great Lakes and Michigan history.

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