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WINNER
The Glory Years of the Detroit Tigers
1920-1950
Examines in text and vivid photographs a thirty-year span of Detroit Tigers baseball, from 1920 to 1950.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814335895
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814335925
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
People, Law, and Politics
A chronological history of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, from its beginnings in the 1830s to the present.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334614
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814337202

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The Waning of Emancipation
Jewish History, Memory, and the Rise of Fascism in Germany, France, and Hungary
Explores the role of public memory and images of the past in the Jewish communities of Germany, France, and Hungary as they faced changing political and social conditions.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334706
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814337080
Holy Dissent
Jewish and Christian Mystics in Eastern Europe
Brings together highly regarded scholars of Jewish and Christian mysticism in Eastern Europe to analyze the overlap of mysticism in the two religions.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814335178
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814335970

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Detroitland
A Collection of Movers, Shakers, Lost Souls, and History Makers from Detroit’s Past
Compelling historical snapshots of figures and episodes in Detroit history, from the familiar to the obscure.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814334997
The Independent Orders of B'nai B'rith and True Sisters
Pioneers of a New Jewish Identity, 1843-1914
Explores the roles of the two oldest American Jewish fraternal organizations in the process of American Jewish identity formation.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334034
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814337059
Bread to Eat and Clothes to Wear
Letters from Jewish Migrants in the Early Twentieth Century
Collects and analyzes letters from Jewish men and women in the early stages of migrating from Eastern Europe.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814335192
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814335833
Monopoly on Wheels
Henry Ford and the Selden Automobile Patent
Examines the eight-year legal fight to overturn the Selden automobile patent in the early days of the American auto industry.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814335123
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814335840
Star Songs and Water Spirits
A Great Lakes Native Reader
Set in the natural environment of the seasonal year, the selections explain cultural concepts and show how modern Native literature reflects tradition.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780984334001
In Her Hands
The Education of Jewish Girls in Tsarist Russia
Illuminates the role that private schools for Jewish girls played in Russian Jewish society and documents their influence on contemporary political discourse and educational innovation.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334928
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814336854
Our Exodus
Leon Uris and the Americanization of Israel’s Founding Story
Examines the phenomenon of Exodus and its influence on post–World War II understandings of Israel’s beginnings.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334430
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814336397

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Picturing Hemingway's Michigan
A compilation of personal photographs, historical images, and written excerpts illuminating Ernest Hemingway’s significant ties to northern Michigan.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334478
A Jew in the Public Arena
The Career of Israel Zangwill
Examines the fascinating and controversial career of Israel Zangwill—author, journalist, feminist, Zionist, and the first Jewish celebrity of the twentieth century.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814334935
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814340837
Storied Independent Automakers
Nash, Hudson, and American Motors
Explores the business history of three major independent American automakers—Nash Motor Company, the Hudson Motor Car Company, and the American Motors Company—that faced fierce competition from the "Big Three."
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334461
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814340868
Unwitting Zionists
The Jewish Community of Zakho in Iraqi Kurdistan
A study of the Iraqi Jewish community of Zakho that investigates the community’s attachment to the Land of Israel, the effects of Zionist activity, and immigration to Palestine and Israel.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814333662
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814336892
Revolutionary Detroit
Portraits in Political and Cultural Change, 1760-1805
This essay collection highlights the rich cultural history of Detroit during the American revolutionary era as the frontier outpost shifted, in one generation, from French to British to American control.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780615321141
Finding Home and Homeland
Jewish Youth and Zionism in the Aftermath of the Holocaust
An inspiring examination of young survivors of the Holocaust and their role in the creation of the state of Israel.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334263
Challenges of Equality
Judaism, State, and Education in Nineteenth-Century France
Explores the relationship between Judaism, state, and education in France from the establishment of the Jewish Consistory in 1808 until the separation of church and state in 1905.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814333808
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814335499
Stories Told
Stories and Images of the Berger Inquiry, Second Edition
Collected stories from people living in Northern Canada, told during the Berger Inquiry in 1975.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780973884524

WINNER
Race and Remembrance
A Memoir
Memoir of respected Detroit civic and civil rights leader Arthur L. Johnson.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814333709
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814337493