Enterprising Images

John Vincent Jezierski

• Hardcover | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• The story of the most prolific African American photographers in North America. From its beginnings in York, Pennsylvania, in 1847, until the death of... Lees meer

Iron Fleet

George J Joachim

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• Iron Fleet focuses on the vital role played by the Great Lakes shipping industry during World War II. Iron Fleet focuses on the vital role played by t... Lees meer

Roy D. Chapin

J C Long

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• Now back in print, this is the only biography devoted to the life and career of Roy D. Chapin--one of the foremost figures in the history of Detroit's... Lees meer

House of Fields

Anne-Marie Oomen

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• The follow-up to Pulling Down the Barn, House of Fields is a collection of evocative personal essays that recall the many facets of a young girl's for... Lees meer

Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

Tommy McIntyre

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• A compelling and detailed account of the search for the Oakland County child killer. A story of tragedy and grief, dead-ends and disappointments. In 1... Lees meer

History of the Finns in Michigan

Armas K E Holmio

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• A history of the Finnish people in Michigan published in English for the first time. Michigan's Upper Peninsula was a major destination for Finns duri... Lees meer

The French Canadians of Michigan

Jean Lamarre

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• The first major study of the migration of French Canadians to Michigan during the nineteenth century and their substantial impact on the state's devel... Lees meer

Michigan's Lumbertowns

Jeremy W Kilar

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• This study is a comprehensive history of these lumbertowns from their inception as frontier settlements to their emergence as reshaped industrial cent... Lees meer

The Last Good Water

Michael Delp

• Paperback | Great Lakes Books
• In this collection of poetry and prose, Michael Delp takes the reader back to nature and details his spiritual awakening within the freshwater of Mich... Lees meer

The Iron Hunter

Chase S Osborn

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• Autobiography of Michigan's controversial governor from the Upper Peninsula. Originally published in 1919, The Iron Hunter is the autobiography of one... Lees meer

Windjammers

Ivan Walton, Joe Grimm

• Paperback | Great Lakes Books
• A collection of stories and songs of the men who sailed the schooners on the Great Lakes in the 19th century. The book presents the music once heard o... Lees meer

Monopoly on Wheels

William Greenleaf

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• Examines the eight-year legal fight to overturn the Selden automobile patent in the early days of the American auto industry. In 1895, visionary Roche... Lees meer

Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company

C Roger Pellett

• Hardcover | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• A history of the American Steel Barge Company and the vessels that it built and operated. The whaleback ship reflected the experiences of its inventor... Lees meer

Toast of the Town

Sunnie Wilson, John Cohassey

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• Part oral history, memoir, and biography, Toast of the Town draws from hundreds of hours of taped conversations between Sunnie Wilson and John Cohasse... Lees meer

Pulling Down the Barn

Anne-Marie Oomen

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• Blending artful language and style with the dirt, blood, and sweat of farm life, this collection of essays tells a moving story of growing up in rural... Lees meer

The Outdoor Museum

Marcy Heller Fisher

• Paperback | Great Lakes Books
• An illustrated children's book designed to help children appreciate the work of a major sculptor, Marshall M. Fredericks. It follows a young girl name... Lees meer

Luke Karamazov

Conrad Hilberry

• Paperback | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• A vivd and detailed portrait of serial murder brothers Luke Karamazov and Tommy Searl. Luke Karamazov is the true story of two brothers who were convi... Lees meer

Iron Will

Terry S Reynolds, Virginia P Dawson

• Hardcover | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• The history of Cleveland-Cliffs, a company that played a key role in iron mining development in the Lake Superior region. In Iron Will: Cleveland-Clif... Lees meer

Abandon Automobile

• Paperback | Great Lakes Books
• A multicultural anthology of Detroit poetry from the 1930s to 2000. It is designed to explore whether poets' surroundings shape their work, and featur... Lees meer

This Is Detroit, 1701-2001

Arthur M Woodford

• Hardcover | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• An illustrated history of Detroit from 1701 to 2001. Arthur M. Woodford takes readers back to the days of Cadillac's settlement and leads them through... Lees meer

Looking Beyond Race

Mary M Stolberg, Otis Milton Smith

• Hardcover | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• In Looking Beyond Race, Otis Milton Smith recounts his life as an African American who overcame poverty and prejudice to become a successful politicia... Lees meer

Riding the Roller Coaster

Charles K Hyde

• Hardcover | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• A comprehensive history of the highs and lows of the Chrysler Corporation and its lasting impact on the automotive industry. Chrysler has had an impre... Lees meer

Northern Lights

Charles K Hyde

• Hardcover | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• The Northern Lights captures the beauty, history, and significance of lighthouses on the Great Lakes, and illuminates the rich maritime history of the... Lees meer

Storied Independent Automakers

Charles K Hyde

• Hardcover | Engels | Great Lakes Books
• Explores the business history of three major independent American automakers--Nash Motor Company, the Hudson Motor Car Company, and the American Motor... Lees meer