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From Left to Right
Lucy S. Dawidowicz, the New York Intellectuals, and the Politics of Jewish History
Intellectual biography of Holocaust historian Lucy S. Dawidowicz.
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The Forgotten Iron King of the Great Lakes
Eber Brock Ward, 1811–1875
A Gilded Age industrialist - surrounded by scandal - becomes Michigan’s wealthiest resident and helps shape the nation.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814349939
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814349946
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"No Equal Justice"
The Legacy of Civil Rights Icon George W. Crockett Jr.
The story of Civil Rights icon and Black lawyer who fought racism and political oppression with uncommon devotion.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814348765
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348772
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The Autobiography of William Sanders Scarborough
An American Journey from Slavery to Scholarship
An important autobiography that reveals the story of William Sanders Scarborough who rose out of slavery to become a renowned classical philologist and African American icon.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814332252
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814332245
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348895
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Justus S. Stearns
Michigan Pine King and Kentucky Coal Baron, 1845-1933
Examines a major Michigan timber baron and political figure who also founded a coal-mining empire in Kentucky.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814348826
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814341261
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814341278
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The Queen Next Door
Aretha Franklin, An Intimate Portrait
Reflections on the life of Aretha Franklin captured in exclusive photographs by her friend, photojournalist Linda Solomon.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814347287
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347294
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John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age
John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age is the remarkable story of the spiritual search of one of Michigan’s most successful entrepreneurs, a search that culminated in the Fetzer Institute whose ambitious mission is nothing less than the spiritual transformation of the world.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814345306
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345313
Bold Boys in Michigan History
Biographical sketches of twenty notable young men with ties to Michigan.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344545
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814344552
White Squall
Sailing the Great Lakes
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.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780970260611
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780970260697
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Building the Modern World
Albert Kahn in Detroit
A photographically rich biography of protean architect Albert Kahn.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814340356
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814340363
Independent Man
The Life of Senator James Couzens
The only book-length biography of a major Michigan figure who served as Detroit’s mayor and contributed to the early success of the Ford Motor Company.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814343968
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814335871
The Life and Work of Ludwig Lewisohn
Volume 1: "A Touch of Wildness"
Biography of Ludwig Lewisohn’s life until 1934, an imposing literary figure in America and Europe during the first half of the twentieth century.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344675
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814344668
Life and Work of Ludwig Lewisohn, Volume II
"This Dark and Desperate Age"
This second volume portrays Lewisohn's last decades as an outspoken opponent of Nazi Germany.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814345047
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345030
Maurice Sugar
Law, Labor, and the Left in Detroit, 1912-1950
A biography of the life of Maurice Sugar, a labor activist and lawyer for the United Auto Workers, highlighting his struggles of the early 1930s to bring the union message to Detroit.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344835
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814340042
The Iron Hunter
Autobiography of Michigan’s controversial governor from the Upper Peninsula.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814343951
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814335857
John Jacob Astor
Business and Finance in the Early Republic
Biography of John Jacob Astor's life and his career as a merchant, fur trader, and land speculator as vehicles for examining several important themes and issues in American economic and urban development between 1790 and 1860.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814343449
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343432
All-American Anarchist
Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement
All-American Anarchist offers a comprehensive biography of influential Detroit labor activist Joseph A. Labadie.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814343265
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343272
Michigan Opera Theatre
The DiChiera Legacy
History of David DiChiera's tenure with Michigan Opera Theatre and his significant contribution to the renaissance of the city of Detroit.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780692794937
AWARDWINNER
Designing Detroit
Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture
Shines a light on Detroit architect Wirt Rowland who, until now, has largely slipped into obscurity.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814339794
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814339800
Young Henry Ford
A Picture History of the First Forty Years
Young Henry Ford is a visual and textual presentation of the first forty years of Henry Ford.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814343050
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814312247
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814339954