Complete Reading Order

78 Books
  1. BOOK IndependentMan: TheLife ofSenator…
    1

    Independent Man: The Life of Senator James Couzens

  2. BOOK TheDetroitRiot of1967
    2

    The Detroit Riot of 1967

  3. BOOK Detroit:City ofRace andClass…
    3

    Detroit: City of Race and Class Violence

  4. BOOK Waitingfor theMorningTrain
    4

    Waiting for the Morning Train

  5. BOOK Call ItNorthCountry
    5

    Call It North Country

  6. BOOK Dannyand theBoys:Being…
    6

    Danny and the Boys: Being Some Legends of Hungry Hollow

  7. BOOK MichiganVoices:OurState’s…
    7

    Michigan Voices: Our State’s History in the Words of the People Who Lived It

  8. BOOK SeasonsofGrace: AHistory…
    8

    Seasons of Grace: A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit

  9. BOOK CobbWouldHaveCaught…
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    Cobb Would Have Caught It: The Golden Age of Baseball in Detroit

  10. BOOK JohnJacobAstor:Busines…
    10

    John Jacob Astor: Business and Finance in the Early Republic

  11. BOOK Queen oftheLakes
    11

    Queen of the Lakes

  12. BOOK TurkeyStearnesand theDetroit…
    12

    Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933

  13. BOOK TheNorthernLights:Lightho…
    13

    The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes

  14. BOOK RedevelopmentandRace:Plannin…
    14

    Redevelopment and Race: Planning a Finer City in Postwar Detroit

  15. BOOK The LongWinterEnds
    15

    The Long Winter Ends

  16. BOOK All-AmericanAnarchist:JosephA.…
    16

    All-American Anarchist: Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement

  17. BOOK Toast oftheTown:The Lif…
    17

    Toast of the Town: The Life and Times of Sunnie Wilson

  18. BOOK FatherAbraham'sChildren:Michiga…
    18

    Father Abraham's Children: Michigan Episodes in the Civil War

  19. BOOK Huron:TheSeasonsof a…
    19

    Huron: The Seasons of a Great Lake

  20. BOOK ASailor'sLogbook:A Seaso…
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    A Sailor's Logbook: A Season Aboard Great Lakes Freighters

  21. BOOK "ExpandingtheFrontiersof Civi…
    21

    "Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights": Michigan, 1948-1968

  22. BOOK Graveyardof theLakes
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    Graveyard of the Lakes

  23. BOOK GreatLakesJourney:A New…
    23

    Great Lakes Journey: A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast

  24. BOOK Historyof theFinns inMichigan
    24

    History of the Finns in Michigan

  25. BOOK UppermostCanada:TheWestern…
    25

    Uppermost Canada: The Western District and the Detroit Frontier, 1800-1850

  26. BOOK Windjammers:Songs oftheGreat…
    26

    Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors

  27. BOOK Michigan'sEarlyMilitaryForces:…
    27

    Michigan's Early Military Forces: A Roster and History of Troops Activated Prior to the American Civil War

  28. BOOK RidingtheRollerCoaster…
    28

    Riding the Roller Coaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation

  29. BOOK TheFrenchCanadiansof…
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    The French Canadians of Michigan: Their Contribution to the Development of the Saginaw Valley and the Keweenaw Peninsula, 1840-1914

  30. BOOK BeyondtheWindsweptDunes:…
    30

    Beyond the Windswept Dunes: The Story of Maritime Michigan

  31. BOOK AHanginginDetroit…
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    A Hanging in Detroit: Stephen Gifford Simmons and the Last Execution under Michigan Law

  32. BOOK Roy D.Chapin:The ManBehind…
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    Roy D. Chapin: The Man Behind the Hudson Motor Car Company

  33. BOOK Angelsin theArchitecture:A…
    33

    Angels in the Architecture: A Photographic Elegy to an American Asylum

  34. BOOK PullingDown theBarn:Memorie…
    34

    Pulling Down the Barn: Memories of a Rural Childhood

  35. BOOK To KeeptheSouthManitou…
    35

    To Keep the South Manitou Light

  36. BOOK "I Hopeto Do MyCountryService…
    36

    "I Hope to Do My Country Service" : The Civil War Letters of John Bennitt, M.D., Surgeon, 19th Michigan Infantry

  37. BOOK TheDodgeBrothers:The Men…
    37

    The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy

  38. BOOK Songquest:TheJournalsof Grea…
    38

    Songquest: The Journals of Great Lakes Folklorist Ivan H. Walton

  39. BOOK UnderMichigan:TheStory o…
    39

    Under Michigan: The Story of Michigan's Rocks and Fossils

  40. BOOK My FortyYearsWithFord
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    My Forty Years With Ford

  41. BOOK House ofFields:Memoriesof a…
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    House of Fields: Memories of a Rural Education

  42. BOOK APocketfulofPassage
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    A Pocketful of Passage

  43. BOOK DetroitonStage:The…
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    Detroit on Stage: The Players Club, 1910-2005

  44. BOOK A BadgerBoy inBlue:The…
    44

    A Badger Boy in Blue: The Letters of Chauncey H. Cooke

  45. BOOK LifewithMae: ADetroit…
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    Life with Mae: A Detroit Family Memoir

  46. BOOK When YouComeHome: AWartime…
    46

    When You Come Home: A Wartime Courtship in Letters 1941-45

  47. BOOK Who'sJimHines?
    47

    Who's Jim Hines?

  48. BOOK StoriedIndependentAutomakers:Nash,…
    48

    Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors

  49. BOOK MaxwellMotorand theMaking…
    49

    Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation

  50. BOOK TheColor ofLaw:Ernie…
    50

    The Color of Law: Ernie Goodman, Detroit, and the Struggle for Labor and Civil Rights

  51. BOOK MonopolyonWheels:Henry…
    51

    Monopoly on Wheels: Henry Ford and the Selden Automobile Patent

  52. BOOK IronWill:Cleveland-Cliffsand the…
    52

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

  53. BOOK The FallandRecaptureof…
    53

    The Fall and Recapture of Detroit in the War of 1812: In Defense of William Hull

  54. BOOK LakeSuperiorProfiles: Peopl…
    54

    Lake Superior Profiles : People on the Big Lake

  55. BOOK TheUnitedStatesDistric…
    55

    The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan: People, Law, and Politics

  56. BOOK AmongtheEnemy: AMichiga…
    56

    Among the Enemy: A Michigan Soldier's Civil War Journal

  57. BOOK ThePoliticalActivitiesof…
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    The Political Activities of Detroit Clubwomen in the 1920s: A Challenge and a Promise

  58. BOOK TheColoredCar
    58

    The Colored Car

  59. BOOK ArsenalofDemocracy:The…
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    Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile Industry in World War II

  60. BOOK "OldSlowTown":Detroit…
    60

    "Old Slow Town": Detroit during the Civil War

  61. BOOK GreatGirls inMichiganHistory
    61

    Great Girls in Michigan History

  62. BOOK Race,Religion,and thePulpit:…
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    Race, Religion, and the Pulpit: Rev. Robert L. Bradby and the Making of Urban Detroit

  63. BOOK YoungHenryFord: APicture…
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    Young Henry Ford: A Picture History of the First Forty Years

  64. BOOK JustusS.Stearns:Michiga…
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    Justus S. Stearns: Michigan Pine King and Kentucky Coal Baron, 1845-1933

  65. BOOK A BeaverTale:TheCastors…
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    A Beaver Tale: The Castors of Conners Creek

  66. BOOK LakeInvaders:InvasiveSpecies…
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    Lake Invaders: Invasive Species and the Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes

  67. BOOK DesigningDetroit:WirtRowland…
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    Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture

  68. BOOK To theCopperCountry:Mihaela…
    68

    To the Copper Country: Mihaela's Journey

  69. BOOK Roads toProsperity:EconomicDevelop…
    69

    Roads to Prosperity: Economic Development Lessons from Midsize Canadian Cities

  70. BOOK SurvivalandRegeneration:Detroit…
    70

    Survival and Regeneration: Detroit’s American Indian Community

  71. BOOK WhalebackShipsand theAmerica…
    71

    Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company

  72. BOOK BoldBoys inMichiganHistory
    72

    Bold Boys in Michigan History

  73. BOOK John E.Fetzerand theQuest…
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    John E. Fetzer and the Quest for the New Age

  74. BOOK Rosie, ADetroitHerstory
    74

    Rosie, A Detroit Herstory

  75. BOOK GreeningtheBlackUrban…
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    Greening the Black Urban Regime: The Culture and Commerce of Sustainability in Detroit

  76. BOOK What theChickadeeKnows
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    What the Chickadee Knows

  77. BOOK ALincolnLegacy:The…
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    A Lincoln Legacy: The History of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan

  78. BOOK I HopeThisReachesYou: An…
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    I Hope This Reaches You: An American Soldier’s Account of World War I