Liesch, 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...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Arcadia Pub. 2006

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4983 LIE

Byron, M. Christine

Contents: The Mackinac Straits Region -- Mackinaw City -- Crossing the Straits -- St. Ignace -- Mackinac Island.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2007

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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977.4923 BRY
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: OVS 977.4923 BYR

Summary: From the Publisher: Women lighthouse keepers, fur traders, cooks on sailing vessels, missionaries, and fearless travelers all wrote of their lives on the Great Lakes, both publicly and in quiet testimonies such as letters, logbooks, and diaries. Their narratives, which span the centuries from 1789 to the present, are now collected in this anthology. Compiled in response to historical accounts...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Ladyslipper Press 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977 WOM

Sivertson, Howard

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lake Superior Port Cities 2001

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: 977.49 SIV

Cleland, Charles E.

Summary: For many thousands of years before the arrival of Europeans, Michigan's native peoples, the Anishnabeg, thrived in the forests and along the shores of the Great Lakes. Theirs were cultures in delicate social balance and in economic harmony with the natural order. Rites of Conquest details the struggles of Michigan Indians - the Ojibwa, Ottawa, and Potawatomi, and their neighbors - to maintain...

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Publisher / Publication Date: The University of Michigan Press 1992

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2 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4 CLE
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 970.1 CLE

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 977.4 CLE

Smith, Morgan

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: University Press of Kentucky 1998

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 974.71 SMI

Hahn, Emanuel

Summary: "A successful self-published project, now in a new and expanded trade package, Koreatown Dreaming offers readers an intimate look into the lives of shopkeepers and small business owners in Los Angeles Koreatown. A touching homage to Korean immigrants everywhere, this book will resonate with the growing audience of people interested in Korean culture"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Running Press 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 979.4 HAH

Wargin, Ed.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Sleeping Bear Press 2000

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1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 977 WAR
1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 977 WAR

Stanton, Brandon

Summary: "In the summer of 2010, photographer Brandon Stanton set out on an ambitious project: to single-handedly create a photographic census of New York City. Armed with his camera, he began crisscrossing the city, covering thousands of miles on foot, all in his attempt to capture ordinary New Yorkers in the most extraordinary of moments"--

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 974.7 STA

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 974.70022 STA

Kalman, Bobbie.

Summary: This book introduces the life and times of the pioneers describing their homes, tools, jobs, clothes, and travel.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Crabtree Pub. Co. 2008

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 973.03 KAL

Bak, Richard

Contents: Eternal thanks -- Here and gone -- Boneyards.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Wayne State University Press 2010

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 393.1 BAK

Summary: "Delving into the heart and soul of more than 225 cities around the globe, The World's Best Cities is a glossy, glorious tribute to cosmopolitan life. In photos and words, this irresistible volume showcases long-established great cities like Paris, Rome, New York, London, and Tokyo, as well as exciting up-and-comers, including Denver, Asheville, Oslo, and Abu Dhabi. As readable as it is...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: National Geographic Society 2014

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 910 WOR

Luchetti, Cathy

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 2001

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 978.02 LUC

Summary: Photographs and accompanying text depict everyday events in the Soviet Union.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Collins Publishers in association with I. Shapiro 1987

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 947.0854 DAY

Fellows, Deborah Wyatt.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Prism Publications 2004

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 917.749 FEL
1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 917.749 FEL

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1 available in Adult, Call number: MI 917.74 FEL

Coleman, Bill

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Chronicle Books 2001

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 289.73 COL

Giffels, David.

Summary: "Award-winning author and journalist David Giffels explores the meaning of identity and place, hamburgers, hard work, and basketball in this collection of wry, irreverent essays reflecting on the many aspects of Midwestern culture and life from an insider's perspective.The Industrial Midwest built modern America, thrived for almost a century, then profoundly collapsed. But for cities like...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2014

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.0977 GIF

Reynolds, Jan

Summary: "Describes the customs and day-to-day life of a family living in the Himalaya Mountains"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lee & Low 2007

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JN WLD Reynolds

Summary: From the east: "A journey from the end of summer to deepest winter, across Eastern Europe to Moscow."--Container

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2016

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC CHA

Byron, M. Christine

Summary: Features the 42 historic sites and buildings officially recognized in the Michigan Register of Historic Sites, or in the National Register of Historic Places.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Leelanau Press 2019

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 977.4635 BYR
1 available in Nelson Room, Call number: R NEL 977.4635 BYR

Morhain, Jorge Claudio

Summary: In this graphic novel adaptation of Oscar Wilde's classic story, Dorian Gray hides a monstrous secret in his attic--a portrait that ages and shows the results of his hedonistic and selfish lifestyle while he remains ever-youthful and handsome.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Stone Arch Books, a Capstone imprint 2018

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1 available in Juvenile Graphic Novels, Call number: J 741.5 MOR

Meisel, Susan Pear.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Harry N. Abrams 2000

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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 974.1 MEI