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  • Detroit Fire Department

    by David Traiforos, Arn Nowicki ...
    Series series Images of America
    Once known as the "Paris of the West," Motown became synonymous with urban abandonment and arson as job and population decline took hold in the late 20th century. No other fire department has experienced the hardships of the job on such a consistent basis as the Detroit Fire Department (DFD). Detroit firefighters have ridden the waves of unprecedented prosperity and tragic decline. Determined ... Read more

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  • Old Man River

    The Mississippi River in North American History

    by Paul Schneider ...
    A fascinating account of how the Mississippi River shaped AmericaIn Old Man River, Paul Schneider tells the story of the river at the center of America's rich history—the Mississippi. Some fifteen thousand years ago, the majestic river provided Paleolithic humans with the routes by which early man began to explore the continent's interior. Since then, the river has been the site of historical ... Read more

    $23.19 CAD

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  • Molly Brown from Hannibal, Missouri

    Her Life in the Gilded Age

    by Ken Marks, Lisa Marks ...
    The real story of the "unsinkable" Titanic survivor and her early life in the Midwest.In the film version of the life of the "Unsinkable Molly Brown," she is rescued from the Colorado River and raised in the Rocky Mountains, but the actual Margaret Tobin Brown was born and raised in Hannibal, Missouri. Her formative years took place in the town's Gilded Age; the railroad brought in lumber barons, ... Read more

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  • The Shocking Story of Helmuth Schmidt

    Michigan's Original Lonely Hearts Killer

    by Tobin T. Buhk ...
    The author of True Crime: Michigan "tells the tale of an alleged World War I German spy and love-ad bandit from Royal Oak who killed to cover up his work" ( C&G News).In the fall of 1916, New York housemaid Augusta Steinbach fell in love with a man she met through a matrimonial advertisement in her local newspaper. She traveled to Detroit to marry her correspondent, but in March 1917, she ... Read more

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  • Harrison

    by Angela Kellogg, Cody Beemer ...
    Series series Images of America
    Carved out of the wilderness seemingly overnight, Harrison had its beginnings with the coming of the railroad and its controversial new location as the seat of Clare County. Businessmen, a few families, and armies of lumberjacks soon gave Harrison a reputation as the toughest town in Michigan. More than 10 years of the lawless lumber era gave way to the beginnings of a peaceful village in 1891. ... Read more

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  • Zen of the Plains

    Experiencing Wild Western Places

    by Tyra A. Olstad ...
    Although spare, sweeping landscapes may appear "empty," plains and prairies afford a rich, unique aesthetic experience--one of quiet sunrises and dramatic storms, hidden treasures and abundant wildlife, infinite horizons and omnipresent wind, all worthy of contemplation and celebration. In this series of narratives, photographs, and hand-drawn maps, Tyra Olstad blends scholarly research with first ... Read more

    $21.99 CAD

  • The Fleischmann Yeast Family

    by P. Christiaan Klieger ...
    Series series Images of America
    Fleischmann is a brand name that everyone recognizes, even if they have never baked bread from scratch, drunk a Fleischmann's gin and tonic, or used their vinegar and margarine. Charles Fleischmann, in fact, pretty much invented the brand name and this continued recognition is testimonial to his genius. At one time, teenagers around the country ate fresh yeast cakes by the millions to improve ... Read more

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  • Lake Minnetonka

    by Excelsior-Lake Minnetonka Historical Society, Wayzata Historical Society, Westonka Historical Society ...
    Series series Images of America
    Known to native peoples for centuries as a sacred place and hunting ground, the ninth largest of Minnesota's 10,000 lakes remained unchanged until its shores were opened to settlement in 1851. The following year, New York promoter George Bertram wrote, "For healthfulness of climate, fertility of soil, beauty of scenery and nearness to markets [it] cannot be surpassed by any other locality in the ... Read more

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  • The Civil War Missouri Compendium

    Almost Unabridged

    by Brian Warren, Joseph W. McCoskrie ...
    An informative guide to one of the Civil War's most ferociously contested theaters: "Concise and fact-filled . . . Excellent." — Military ReviewDuring the Civil War, only Virginia and Tennessee saw more action than Missouri. Ulysses S. Grant first proved his ability there. Sterling Price, a former governor of Missouri, sided with the Confederacy, raised an army, and led it in battle all over ... Read more

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  • Crystal Lake

    by Dr. Louis Yock, Benzie Area Historical Society ...
    Series series Images of America
    About nine miles long and two miles wide, Crystal Lake has been a recreational center in northwest Michigan for over 100 years. However, resorts and vacations were not the intention of Benzonia�s first settlers, who arrived on Crystal Lake�s eastern shore in 1858 to found a religious colony and a college. In an attempt to increase the area�s economic potential with a navigable channel to Lake ... Read more

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  • Cincinnati's Great Disasters

    by Betty Ann Smiddy ...
    Cincinnati�s Great Disasters explores catastrophes from 1905 to 1937, featuring floods, tornadoes, fires, explosions, winter storms, and crashes. Although tragic, disasters became popular postcard subjects in the early 1900s, with many of these photograph postcards being taken by professional photographers. The postcards documenting the 1907 and 1913 floods make up the bulk of this book, as these ... Read more

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  • North Aurora

    1834-1940

    by Jim Edwards, Wynette Edwards ...
    Series series Images of America
    North Aurora: 1834'1940 is a quintessential study of what happened when settlers arrived in the Midwest in the 1830s. The village's location on the Fox River provided plentiful trees and waterpower for sawmills. Soon other mills, smelting works, a packing plant, a door-sash-blind factory, and a creamery all came to town. The village's railroad enabled its Boswell Cheese Factory to ship cream ... Read more

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