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26. Cover image for 'Isadore's Secret'
Isadore's Secret
Sin, Murder, and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town
Mardi Link

A gripping account of the mysterious disappearance of a young nun in a northern Michigan town and the national controversy that followed when she turned up dead and buried in the basement of the church

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Paper 2009 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "Isadore's Secret" to Cart
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26. Cover image for 'Isadore's Secret'
Isadore's Secret
Sin, Murder, and Confession in a Northern Michigan Town
Mardi Link

A gripping account of the mysterious disappearance of a young nun in a northern Michigan town and the national controversy that followed when she turned up dead and buried in the basement of the church

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Paper 2009 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "Isadore's Secret" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Isadore's Secret"
27. Cover image for 'Great Lakes Indian Accommodation and Resistance during the Early Reservation Years, 1850-1900'
Great Lakes Indian Accommodation and Resistance during the Early Reservation Years, 1850-1900
Edmund Jefferson Danziger, Jr.

The story of how Great Lakes Indians survived the early reservation years

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Hardcover 2009 $69.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Great Lakes Indian Accommodation and Resistance during the Early Reservation Years, 1850-1900" to Cart
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Deckhand
Life on Freighters of the Great Lakes
Nelson "Mickey" Haydamacker with Alan D. Millar

The colorful tale of a deckhand's life on Great Lakes ore-boats

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Paper 2009 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "Deckhand" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Deckhand"
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Deckhand
Life on Freighters of the Great Lakes
Nelson "Mickey" Haydamacker with Alan D. Millar

The colorful tale of a deckhand's life on Great Lakes ore-boats

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Paper 2009 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "Deckhand" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Deckhand"
29. Cover image for 'Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships'
Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships
Fred Neuschel
The real life stories behind one of the most popular tales of the Great Lakes---the 1912 sinking of the Rouse Simmons
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Paper 2009 $18.95 Available Add Paper for "Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships" to Cart
Hardcover 2007 $24.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships" to Cart
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Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships
Fred Neuschel
The real life stories behind one of the most popular tales of the Great Lakes---the 1912 sinking of the Rouse Simmons
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Paper 2009 $18.95 Available Add Paper for "Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships" to Cart
Hardcover 2007 $24.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Lives and Legends of the Christmas Tree Ships" to Cart
30. Cover image for 'World War II Front Line Nurse'
World War II Front Line Nurse
Mildred A. MacGregor

The riveting personal account of a Michigan nurse's experiences in France, Germany, and Africa during the Second World War

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Paper 2008 $26.95 Available Add Paper for "World War II Front Line Nurse" to Cart
31. Cover image for 'The Toledo War'
The Toledo War
The First Michigan-Ohio Rivalry
Don Faber
How a thin strip of land between the state of Ohio and Michigan started a war
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Paper 2008 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "The Toledo War" to Cart
32. Cover image for 'Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan'
Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan
The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries
Grant Brown, Jr.
An illustrated book about the visionary, risky, and influential business of transporting loaded railroad cars across Lake Michigan
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Paper 2008 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan" to Cart
33. Cover image for 'Michigan One-Room Schoolhouses'
Michigan One-Room Schoolhouses
Mary Keithan
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Paper 2008 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Michigan One-Room Schoolhouses" to Cart
34. Cover image for 'Billy Durant'
Billy Durant
Creator of General Motors
Lawrence R. Gustin
A new edition of the classic book on the flamboyant genius who helped lead America into the automobile age
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Paper 2008 $18.95 Available Add Paper for "Billy Durant" to Cart
Ebook 2012 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Billy Durant"
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Billy Durant
Creator of General Motors
Lawrence R. Gustin
A new edition of the classic book on the flamboyant genius who helped lead America into the automobile age
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Paper 2008 $18.95 Available Add Paper for "Billy Durant" to Cart
Ebook 2012 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Billy Durant"
35. Cover image for 'Soapy'
Soapy
A Biography of G. Mennen Williams
1st Edition
Thomas J. Noer
The first complete biography of G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, former governor of Michigan
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Paper 2006 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "Soapy" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Soapy"
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Soapy
A Biography of G. Mennen Williams
Thomas J. Noer
The first complete biography of G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams, former governor of Michigan
Format Publication year Price Status Purchasing option
Paper 2006 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "Soapy" to Cart
Ebook 2009 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Soapy"
36. Cover image for 'Ann Arbor Observed'
Ann Arbor Observed
Selections from Then and Now
Grace Shackman
A quarter-century compilation of articles about the history of Ann Arbor from the Ann Arbor Observer
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Paper 2006 $19.95 Available Add Paper for "Ann Arbor Observed" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Ann Arbor Observed"
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Ann Arbor Observed
Selections from Then and Now
Grace Shackman
A quarter-century compilation of articles about the history of Ann Arbor from the Ann Arbor Observer
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Paper 2006 $19.95 Available Add Paper for "Ann Arbor Observed" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "Ann Arbor Observed"
37. Cover image for 'TV Land--Detroit'
TV Land--Detroit
Gordon Castelnero
A reminiscence and recreation of the golden years of Detroit TV, based on interviews with and comments from the people who were there and made it happen
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Paper 2006 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "TV Land--Detroit" to Cart
38. Cover image for 'Traveling Through Time'
Traveling Through Time
A Guide to Michigan's Historical Markers
Revised Edition
Laura Rose Ashlee, Editor
The definitive illustrated guide to nearly 1,500 of Michigan's historic sites, updated and revised
Format Publication year Price Status Purchasing option
Paper 2005 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "Traveling Through Time" to Cart
39. Cover image for 'Many a Midnight Ship'
Many a Midnight Ship
True Stories of Great Lakes Shipwrecks
Mark Bourrie
Riveting stories of maritime tragedies on North America's "inland seas"
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Paper 2005 $22.95 Available Add Paper for "Many a Midnight Ship" to Cart
40. Cover image for 'The Cedarville Conspiracy'
The Cedarville Conspiracy
Indicting U.S. Steel
L. Stephen Cox
The first Great Lakes history to expose the heroism, villainy, courage, and confusion surrounding the tragedy of the freighter Cedarville
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Paper 2005 $16.95 Available Add Paper for "The Cedarville Conspiracy" to Cart
41. Cover image for 'The Indians of Hungry Hollow'
The Indians of Hungry Hollow
Bill Dunlop, Ottawa, and Marcia Fountain-Blacklidge, Chippewa
Moving stories of struggle, survival, love, and hope from a 1930s northern Michigan Native American community
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Paper 2004 $19.95 Available Add Paper for "The Indians of Hungry Hollow" to Cart
42. Cover image for 'The Vernor's Story'
The Vernor's Story
From Gnomes to Now
Lawrence L. Rouch
An illustrated history of one of the greatest success stories in the American beverage industry
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Paper 2003 $14.95 Available Add Paper for "The Vernor's Story" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "The Vernor's Story"
42. Cover image for 'The Vernor's Story'
The Vernor's Story
From Gnomes to Now
Lawrence L. Rouch
An illustrated history of one of the greatest success stories in the American beverage industry
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Paper 2003 $14.95 Available Add Paper for "The Vernor's Story" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "The Vernor's Story"
43. Cover image for 'Blue Ice'
Blue Ice
The Story of Michigan Hockey
John U. Bacon
The games, coaches, and players of the University of Michigan's storied hockey program
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Paper 2001 $27.95 Available Add Paper for "Blue Ice" to Cart
Hardcover 2001 $39.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Blue Ice" to Cart
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Blue Ice
The Story of Michigan Hockey
John U. Bacon
The games, coaches, and players of the University of Michigan's storied hockey program
Format Publication year Price Status Purchasing option
Paper 2001 $27.95 Available Add Paper for "Blue Ice" to Cart
Hardcover 2001 $39.95 Available Add Hardcover for "Blue Ice" to Cart
44. Cover image for 'Before Motown'
Before Motown
A History of Jazz in Detroit, 1920-60
Lars Bjorn with Jim Gallert
The history of Detroit jazz comes alive with remarkable photographs, advertisements, and interviews
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Paper 2001 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Before Motown" to Cart
45. Cover image for 'Drawing Conclusions on Henry Ford'
Drawing Conclusions on Henry Ford
Rudolph Alvarado and Sonya Alvarado
Uses historical cartoons to shape a new view of Henry Ford
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Paper 2001 $23.95 Available Add Paper for "Drawing Conclusions on Henry Ford" to Cart
46. Cover image for '9226 Kercheval'
9226 Kercheval
The Storefront that Did Not Burn, With a New Preface
Nancy Milio
The story of the Mom and Tots Center, a storefront health center in Detroit
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Paper 2000 $19.95 Available Add Paper for "9226 Kercheval" to Cart
47. Cover image for 'The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System'
The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System
Detroit, 1907-81, Second Edition
Jeffrey Mirel
The updated edition of the difficulties faced by the Detroit public schools and the historical reasons that led to the present situation
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Paper 1999 $35.95 Available Add Paper for "The Rise and Fall of an Urban School System" to Cart
48. Cover image for 'Assassination of a Michigan King'
Assassination of a Michigan King
The Life of James Jesse Strang
Roger Van Noord
The extraordinary life and assassination of a Mormon king on Michigan's Beaver Island
Format Publication year Price Status Purchasing option
Paper 1997 $24.95 Available Add Paper for "Assassination of a Michigan King" to Cart
49. Cover image for 'Old Roads of the Midwest'
Old Roads of the Midwest
George N. Cantor
A travel guide to the most scenic and historic roads in Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan
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Paper 1997 $17.95 Available Add Paper for "Old Roads of the Midwest" to Cart
50. Cover image for 'The Powers that Punish'
The Powers that Punish
Prison and Politics in the Era of the "Big House", 1920-1955
Charles Bright
Explores the nature of punishment in a twentieth-century penitentiary
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Hardcover 1996 $84.95 Available Add Hardcover for "The Powers that Punish" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "The Powers that Punish"
50. Cover image for 'The Powers that Punish'
The Powers that Punish
Prison and Politics in the Era of the "Big House", 1920-1955
Charles Bright
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Hardcover 1996 $84.95 Available Add Hardcover for "The Powers that Punish" to Cart
Ebook 2010 Available View Purchasing Options for Ebook, "The Powers that Punish"
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