The Detroit Almanac is the most comprehensive reference book ever assembled on the metro area, with more than 1,000 photos and graphics covering Southeastern Michigan's three eventful centuries.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A Great Resource,
By Mike (Dearborn Heights, MI United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Detroit Almanac (Paperback)
The ultimate guide to Detroit. This book presents the city and surrounding suburbs as only a native Detroiter could. Lots of facts and figures, accompanied by wonderful photographs. Do you know the origin of 8-mile road? Do you know why Ft. Wayne was built? Do you know the history of "The Big Tire?" Do you know Detroit's wealthiest neighborhood? Do you know which buildings Albert Kahn designed? This book is excellent if you are entertaining out of town guests and would like to share some interesting stories about Detroit.
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Perfect for Detroiter's (and former Detroiter's),
By Tim Glazier (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Detroit Almanac (Paperback)
This book is filled to the brim with little factiods and information on just about everything related to Detroit (and SE Michigan). If you live in the area (or used to), you need to get this book. It takes you back in time with explainations, biographies, and photos. Although much of it can be only appreciated by people who have lived in the Detroit area during any of the past 300 hundred or so years that are covered. Very nostalgic.
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I was so excited reading the history of Detroit. I was born and raised here and never realized how much I didn't know about the city and the surrounding areas of Detroit.
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Frontier fort. British outpost. Small town. Big town. French town. Irish town. Black town. Motor City. Motown. The definition keeps changing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
township name, ribbon farms, grosse ile, file photo, auto age, near east side, bomber plant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Free Press, Henry Ford, New York, United States, World War, Ann Arbor, Detroit River, Great Lakes, University of Michigan, Grosse Pointe, Oakland County, Wayne State, Belle Isle, Ford Motor, Macomb County, Civil War, Coleman Young, Highland Park, Motor City, Detroit Institute of Arts, Joe Louis, Port Huron, Bloomfield Hills, Lake Erie, Lewis Cass New!
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Frontier fort. British outpost. Small town. Big town. French town. Irish town. Black town. Motor City. Motown. The definition keeps changing. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
township name, ribbon farms, grosse ile, file photo, auto age, near east side, bomber plant Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Free Press, Henry Ford, New York, United States, World War, Ann Arbor, Detroit River, Great Lakes, University of Michigan, Grosse Pointe, Oakland County, Wayne State, Belle Isle, Ford Motor, Macomb County, Civil War, Coleman Young, Highland Park, Motor City, Detroit Institute of Arts, Joe Louis, Port Huron, Bloomfield Hills, Lake Erie, Lewis Cass New!
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