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Images of AmericaLiesch, Matthew.
Summary: Situated on the south shore of Lake Superior, the Gogebic Iron Range of Michigan and Wisconsin exudes a strong sense of place. During the 1880s, a mining boom lured settlers, investment, and controversy. Investors from Milwaukee, Chicago, and Cleveland hoped to become rich, but many were pulled into scams or poorly managed mines and ended up losing their money. After iron stocks crashed, mining...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4983 LIEDavis, Michael W. R.
Summary: The label "Arsenal of Democracy" was coined by Pres. Franklin D. Roosevelt in a fireside chat radio broadcast on December 29, 1940, nearly a year before the United States formally entered the war. Here is the pictorial story of one Detroiter's unique leadership in the miraculous speed Detroit's mass-production capacity was shifted to output of tanks, trucks, guns, and airplanes to support...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 338.4 DAVHauser, Michael.
Summary: "For over a century, the J.L. Hudson's Department Store on Woodward Avenue was more than just a store--it was a Detroit icon and a world-class cultural treasure. At 25 stories, it was the world's tallest department store, and was at one time home to the most exceptional offerings in shopping, dining, services, and entertainment. The store prided itself on stocking everything from grand pianos...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 381.141 HAUFormat: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 GRA1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: NEL RM 387.155 GRA
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Maritime GrandPoirier, Jessica J.
Summary: From the Publisher: This history of Isle Royale traces almost 5,000 years of human efforts to harvest its natural resources. From the Paleo-Indians who extracted native copper to the 19th-century miners, fishermen, farmers, and sportsmen, this isle apart has been visited, mined, and plundered for centuries. Under the protection of the National Park Service since 1940, the island is returning to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 POIHoyt, Susan Roark.
Contents: Lights of the graveyard of ships--The Lights of Manistee County--Benzie County and the Manitou Island lights--The Lights of Grand Traverse Bay--Charlevoix County and Little Traverse Bay lights--Lights of the Mackinac Straits--Mackinac area lights
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 HOYCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Maritime HoytEwing, Wallace K.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.415 EWIHoyt, Susan Roark.
Contents: The lights of St. Joseph -- South Haven Pierhead lights -- Kalamazoo River light -- Holland Harbor light -- The Grand Haven lights -- Muskegon lights -- White River light station.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 387.155 HOYNorth, Tom (Thomas B.)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2011
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.492 NORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Straits NorthPeterson, William D.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 363.123 PeterAmeri, Anan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 AMEPontti, John.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2000
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 796.93 PONStephens, Ronald Jemal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.468 STECopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Michigan Room, Call number: MI 977.468 SteVachon, Paul.
Summary: "Detroiters know their history well. Founded in 1701 by Antoine de la Mothe Cadillac, the city subsisted on a variety of industries: fur trading, stove building, and, of course, the automobile. Names such as Henry Ford and Charles Lindbergh resonate in Detroiters' common memory. Detroit's meteoric rise during the 20th century established the city as an influential leader in commerce,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia 2009
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI South VachonPeterson, William.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2000
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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 363.123 PeterSomers, Paul M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 SOMFornes, Mike.
Summary: Chronicles the history of the Mackinac Bridge in Michigan, the longest suspension bridge in the United States, from the struggles to support its creation to its resilience to hits by man-made structures and Mother Nature.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Publishing 2007
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 FORCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 FOR1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977 FOR
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977 FORCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI Straits FornesCopies Available at Fife Lake
1 available in Adult, Call number: MIC 977 FORWestbrook, Jack R.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 620.198 WES1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 620.198 WES
Burnstein, Scott M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2006
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 364.106 BURMcRae, Shannon.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2006
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1 available in Michigan Collection, Call number: MI North McRaeBak, Richard
Summary: Professional sports have played an important part in the history of the people and the City of Detroit since the turn of the century. Detroit sports teams have given the city a unique identity and provided the means to gain both a sense of community pride and a unity of spirit. At no other time was this more evident than during the decades from the 1920s through the 1950s, when Detroit teams...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.434 BAKBagley, Les.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2007