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A People's Atlas of Detroit
Critical, wide-ranging analyses of Detroit’s redevelopment and alternative visions for its future.
Paperback
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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
eBOOK
Guardians of Detroit
Architectural Sculpture in the Motor City
Building-by-building pictorial and historical survey of the remarkable collection of architectural sculpture found in Detroit.
Hardback
eBOOK
Embracing a City, The Kresge Foundation in Detroit: 1993-2017
An introspective evaluation of the role a private philanthropy, The Kresge Foundation, has played over the past decade in Detroit’s renewal.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780983965473
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780983965497
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30 Detroit Artists
Thirty illustrated essays highlighting a variety of Detroit artists.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814345870
A History of Wayne State University in Photographs, Second Edition
Celebrating the growth of a premier university in the heart of Detroit.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814345849
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345955
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The Faygo Book
The story behind Faygo, a Detroit soft drink company since 1907.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814345856
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345863
Rosie, A Detroit Herstory
For young readers, an illustrated true story about the women workers of World War II.
Printed Paper Case
ISBN: 9780814345443
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345450
Alexander Girard, Architect
Creating Midcentury Modern Masterpieces
Showcases the bold, innovative, and colorful architectural designs of Alexander Girard.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814343654
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343661
Things People Say About Detroit
A Collection of Quotes as Told to the Nain Rouge
Detroit's fabled gnome, the Nain Rouge, shares his favorite quotes about Detroit as told to him by celebrities and noted historical figures.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780997391664
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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
Toast of the Town
The Life and Times of Sunnie Wilson
The life and times of Sunnie Wilson reflected on the changes in Detroit over the last sixty years.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814343876
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343883
Working Detroit
Working Detroit documents the events in the city's ongoing struggle to build an industrial society that is both prosperous and humane.
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814345092
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
Seasons of Grace
A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit
Seasons of Grace is a history of the catholic Church and community in southern lower Michigan from the 1830s through the 1950s.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344002
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343999
All Our Yesterdays
A Brief History of Detroit
All Our Yesterdays traces Detroit's history from its earliest settlement into the 1960s.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344439
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343401
Survival and Regeneration
Detroit’s American Indian Community
Survival and Regeneration tells the story of Detroit's significant and oft-forgotten Native American community.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814343326
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343333
Detroit on Stage
The Players Club, 1910-2005
Detroit on Stage traces the extraordinary history of Detroit’s The Players Club from its beginnings in 1910 until present.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814343227
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343234
Detroit to Fort Sackville, 1778-1779
The Journal of Normand MacLeod
A chronicle of military man Normand MacLeod’s expedition to Detroit in the late 1700’s.
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814343388
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Canvas Detroit
A compelling look at the contemporary art and artists that are transforming Detroit’s physical landscape.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344620
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338803