Michigan History

 
Albanians in Michigan-A Proud People from Southeast Europe
by Frances Trix
Listed under Michigan Genealogy

Ann Arbor in the 20th Century (Images of America: Michigan)
by Grace Shackman
Paperback from Arcadia

 

Arab Detroit: From Margin to Mainstream (Great Lakes Books) by Nabeel Abraham, Andrew Shryock Paperback from Wayne State Univ Pr

Baseball Fever: Early Baseball in Michigan
by Peter Morris
Listeed under Detroit Tigers
 

Before Motown: A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60 by Lars Bjorn, Jim Gallert Paperback from University of Michigan Press

Beyond the Boundaries: Life and Landscape at the Lake Superior Copper Mines 1840-1875
by Larry D. Cradle to Grave Lankton
Hardcover from Oxford Univ Pr on Demand

Birds of Michigan : Field Guide

The Birds of Washtenaw County, Michigan
by Michael A. Kielb, John M. Swales (Contributor), Richard Wolinski (Contributor)

Cadillac and the Dawn of Detroit
by Annick H. Carthew
Cadillac and the Dawn of Detroit describe the first ten years of Detroit, from the raising of its walls to Cadillac's reluctant departure. Author Annick Hivert-Carthew details the strategic importance of Detroit and the struggle between France and Britain to control the fur trade of the Great Lakes. The day-to-day struggles of Detroit's pioneers - their strengths, dreams, births, marriages, social customs, and religious rites all come to life in this engaging portrayal of colonial living. Amazon.com
Paperback - 275 pages (December )
Wilderness Adventure Books; ISBN: 0923568387

Cobb Would Have Caught It: The Golden Age of Baseball in Detroit
by Richard Bak
Paperback from Wayne State Univ Pr (T)
1993

The Detroit Almanac
by Peter Gavrilovich, Bill McGraw, Detroit Free Press
Paperback from Detroit Free Press

Dearborn (Images of America: Michigan)
by Craig Hutchison, Kimberly Rising, Dearborn Historical Museum
Paperback from Arcadia

Frontier Metropolis: Picturing Early Detroit, 1701-1838 (Great Lakes Books)
by Brian Leigh Dunnigan
Hardcover from Great Lakes Books

 

The French Canadians of Michigan: Their Contribution to the Development of the Saginaw Valley and the Keweenaw Peninsula, 1840-1914 by Jean Lamarre Paperback from Great Lakes Books

French Canadians in Michigan
by John P. Dulong
Paperback from Michigan State Univ Pr

From Saginaw Valley to Tin Pan Alley : Saginaw's Contribution to American Popular Music, 1890-1955
by R. Grant Smith

Going Back to Central: On the Road in Search of the Past in Michigan's Upper Peninsula
by Lon L. Emerick, Lon E. Emerick
Paperback from North Country Publishing

Great Lakes Circle Tour: Reliving History Along Lake Michigan's Circle Tour Route
by Bob Schmidt, Ginger Schmidt, Ginger Schmitt
Paperback from Amherst Press

Hamtramck: The Driven City (Making of America: Michigan)
by Greg Kowalski
Paperback from Arcadia Publishing

Historic Cottages of Mackinac Island
by Susan Stites, Lea Ann Sterling
(Hardcover)

History of the Ottawa and Chippewa Indians of Michigan
by Andrew J. Blackbird
Listed under Chippewa

Hunts' Guide to Michigan's Upper Peninsula, Second edition
by Mary Hoffmann Hunt, Don Hunt
Paperback from Midwestern Guides

History of the Finns in Michigan (Great Lakes Books)
by Ellen M. Ryynanen, Armas Kustaa Ensio Holmio, A. William Hoglund
Paperback from Great Lakes Books

A History of Ann Arbor
by Jonathan Marwil
Hardcover from University of Michigan Press
1991
Special Order

Isle Royale: Moods, Magic & Mystique
by Jeff Rennicke, Isle Royale Natural History Association
Paperback from Isle Royal Natural Hist Soc

Kalamazoo and Southwest Michigan : Golden Memories
by Lee Griffin

The Kalamazoo Automobilist
by David O. Lyon
Hardcover from New Issues Press

Kalamazoo : The Place Behind the Products
by Larry B. Massie, Peter J. Schmitt 
Publisher: American Historical Press; Revised edition (December )

Kent County, Michigan: Marriage and Death Newspaper Notices
by Marguerite Novy Lambert, James N. Jackson
Listed under Michigan Genealogy

Lake Superior's North Shore and Isle Royale (Voyageur Wilderness Books)
by Kate Crowley, Mike Link
Paperback from Voyageur Press

Lumberjack: Inside an Era in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan: 50th Anniversary Edition
by William S. Crowe, Lynn McGlothlin Emerick, Ann McGlothlin Weller
Paperback from North Country Publishing

M Is for Mitten: A Michigan Alphabet (Discover America State by State. Alphabet Series)
by Annie Appleford, Michael Monroe, Kathy-Jo Wargin
Hardcover from Sleeping Bear Press

Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies
by Graydon M. Meints
Hardcover from Michigan State Univ Pr
1993

The Michigan Wolverines Football Team (Great Sports Teams)
by David Aretha
Library Binding from Enslow Publishers, Inc.

Mackinac Island: Historic Frontier, Vacation Resort, Timeless Wonderland
by Pamela A. Piljac, Thomas M. Piljac
Paperback from Chicago Review Press

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Michigan: A History of the Wolverine State by Willis F. Dunbar, George S. May, Will Dunbar Paperback from Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.

Michigan: A History
by Bruce Catton
Paperback from W.W. Norton & Company
1988

Michigan Ghost Towns: Of the Upper Peninsula
by Roy L. Dodge, Diane Tedora
Paperback from Thunder Bay Press

Michigan Trees : A Guide to the Trees of Michigan and the Great Lakes Region

Michigan Lighthouses Book

Michigan Railroads and Railroad Companies
by Graydon M. Meints
Listed under American Railroads
 

Michigan: Visions of Our Past Paperback from Michigan State University Press

Michigan Voices: Our State's History in the Words of the People Who Lived It (Great Lakes Books Series) Paperback from Wayne State University Press

Michigan Gold : Mining in the Upper Peninsula
by Daniel R. Fountain, Paul L. Hayden (Editor)
Paperback: 250 pages ; Dimensions (in inches): 0.75 x 8.50 x 5.50
Publisher: Lake Superior Port Cities; (November 1992)
ISBN: 0942235150

Michigan's Heritage Barns
by Mary Keithan
(Hardcover)

Michigan's Lumbertowns : Lumbermen and Laborers in Saginaw, Bay City, and Muskegon, 1870-1905
by Jeremy W. Kilar, Philip P. Mason (Editor), Charles K. Hyde (Editor)
 

Muddy Boots and Ragged Aprons: Images of Working-Class Detroit, 1900-1930 by Kevin Boyle, Victoria Getis Paperback from Wayne State Univ Pr (T)

Murphy, Apostle of the Smokies : The Story of a Detroit Businessman Who Became a Priest at Age 80
Listed under North Carolina History

One of Custer's Wolverines: The Civil War Letters of Brevet Brigadier General James H. Kidd, 6th Michigan Cavalry
by James Harvey Kidd, Eric J. Wittenberg
Listed under Civil War Michigan

Potawatomi Indians of Michigan, 1843-1904, Including some Ottawa and Chippewa, 1843-1866, and Potawatomi of Indiana, 1869 and 1885
by R. Lantz
Listed under Native Americans

Prairie Passage: The Illinois and Michigan Canal Corridor
by Edward Ranney, Emily Harris, Tony Hiss
Paperback from Univ of Illinois Pr (Trd)

Remaking Respectability: African American Women in Interwar Detroit
by Victoria W. Wolcott
Paperback from Univ of North Carolina Pr

Rites of Conquest: The History and Culture of Michigan's Native Americans
by Charles E. Cleland
(Paperback - September 1992)

Ruin and Recovery: Michigan's Rise As a Conservation Leader
by Dave Dempsey, David Dempsey
Paperback from University of Michigan Press

Saginaw County : Visions of the Valley
by Gregory Lynn Branch et al.

Seventh Michigan Cavalry of Custer's Wolverine Brigade
by Asa B. Isham
Listed under Civil War Michigan

Schooner Passage: Sailing Ships and the Lake Michigan Frontier (Great Lakes Books)
by Theodore J. Karamanski, Deane, Sr. Tank
Hardcover from Wayne State Univ Pr (T)

Sixties Sandstorm: The Fight over Establishment of a Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 1961-1970
by Brian C. Kalt
Paperback from Michigan State Univ Pr

Strangers and Sojourners : A History of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula (Great Lakes Books)
by Arthur W. Thurner
(Paperback)

These Men Have Seen Hard Service: The First Michigan Sharpshooters in the Civil War
by Raymond J. Herek
Listed under Civil War Michigan

Under Custer's Command: The Civil War Journal of James Henry Avery
by James Henry Avery
Listed under George Custer

A University for the 21st Century
by James J. Duderstadt
(Hardcover)
 

The Violent Years: Prohibition and the Detroit Mobs by Paul R. Kavieff Hardcover from Barricade Books

 

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