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  • Detroit's Delectable Past

    Two Centuries of Frog Legs, Pigeon Pie and Drugstore Whiskey

    par Bill Loomis ...
    Collections series American Palate
    Join local food aficionado Bill Loomis on a look back at the appetites, tastes, kitchens, parties, holidays and everyday meals that defined eating in Detroit, from the earliest days as a French village to the start of the twentieth century. Whether it's at a frontier farmers' market, a Victorian twelve-course children's birthday party replete with tongue sandwiches or a five-cent-lunch diner, food ... En savoir plus

    $17.92 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Christmas in Detroit

    par Bill Loomis ...
    Yuletide in the Motor CityNo city seems to love Christmas as much as Detroit. Whether at Hudson's, or sitting at the Fox Theatre, or seeing the hundreds of dolls and live reindeer at the famous Rotunda, the city can't get enough of the holiday season. Detroiters have been celebrating Christmas for over 300 years, when the city was French and children waited for Pere Noel. As holiday traditions ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Secret Societies in Detroit

    par Bill Loomis ...
    Secret societies have operated in Detroit for most of the city's history. Many started for fun and companionship. Others had more serious ends in mind. The African American Mysteries: The Order of the Men of Oppression helped enslaved people escape the South for freedom in Canada. During the Civil War, so-called black lantern societies like the Knights of the Golden Circle and the Union League ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • On This Day in Detroit History

    par Bill Loomis, Barney Klein ...
    One day at a time, discover colorful Motor City moments in history spanning more than three centuries. On November 5, 1851, Voice of the Fugitive published a letter in support of escaped slaves. On July 3, 1904, Monk Parry became the first monkey to drive a car, and on January 16, 1919, the Statler Hotel menu offered whale meat for dinner. The legendary Steve Yzerman was named captain of the Red ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • Detroit Food

    Coney Dogs to Farmers Markets

    par Bill Loomis ...
    Collections series American Palate
    The infamous images of Detroit's crumbling buildings, abandoned homes and weed-choked parks are known worldwide. Seldom shown are the city's thriving food ways, quietly rebuilding neighborhoods block by block with urban farms, locally made fare, new restaurants and an innovative, homegrown spirit that is attracting entrepreneurs and culinary enthusiasts from across the nation. Old neighborhoods ... En savoir plus

    $17.91 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

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  • The New York Game

    Baseball and the Rise of a New City

    par Kevin Baker ...
    **A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK *• Sports Illustrated #*1 Book of 2024 • A hugely entertaining history of baseball and New York City, bursting with larger-than-life figures and fascinating stories from the game’s beginnings to the end of World War II."You’re going to beg for extra innings. Without missing a scandal or a sensation, with an eye on how assimilation transforms the picture, Kevin Baker ... En savoir plus

    $15.99 CAD

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Mrs. Morhard and the Boys

    One mother's vision. The first boys' baseball league. A nation inspired.

    par Ruth Hanford Morhard ...
    The loving biography of a dedicated mother in Cleveland, Ohio, who started America’s first boys’ baseball league during the Great Depression.At twelve years old, Josephine Morhard left her family's Pennsylvania farm to start a new life. After settling in Cleveland, she survived two bad marriages and became a single mother to two young children. When her spirited son started getting into trouble, ... En savoir plus

    $18.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

  • The 34-Ton Bat

    The Story of Baseball as Told Through Bobbleheads, Cracker Jacks, Jockstraps, Eye Black, and 375 Other Strange and Unforgettable Objects

    par Steve Rushin ...
    An unorthodox history of baseball told through the enthralling stories of the game's objects, equipment, and characters.One of ESPN's Best in Baseball BooksNo sport embraces its wild history quite like baseball, especially in memorabilia and objects. Sure, there are baseball cards and team pennants. But there are also huge balls, giant bats, peanuts, cracker jacks, eyeblack, and more, each with a ... En savoir plus

    $19.99 CAD

  • Hidden History of Detroit

    par Amy Elliott Bragg ...
    "Engaging" stories of what the Motor City was like before the invention of the motor, with photos and illustrations ( Detroit Metro-Times).Long before it became the twentieth-century automotive capital, Detroit was a muddy port town full of grog shops, horse races, haphazard cemeteries, and enterprising bootstrappers from all over the world.In this lively book you'll discover the city's forgotten ... En savoir plus

    $17.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

    Aussi disponible en : Livre audio

  • Hello Canada!

    The Life and Times of Foster Hewitt

    par Scott Young ...
    The life of Canadian broadcasting legend Foster Hewitt is recounted in vivid detail in author Scott Young’s moving biography. From his early days as a sports announcer on local radio to his nationwide success on Hockey Night in Canada, Hewitt’s remarkable career spanned the early days of television, the opening of Toronto’s Maple Leaf Gardens and the epic 1972 Canada-Russia Summit Series. For his ... En savoir plus

    $9.99 CAD

  • Uncle John's Bathroom Reader Plunges Into Pennsylvania

    par Bathroom Readers' Institute ...
    Collections series Plunges Into
    From Pittsburgh to Philly, Steelers to Eagles, chocolate to Peeps--it's all here. Uncle John has put together this absolutely awesome anthology of Pennsylvania facts, firsts, famous feats, and much more.Take a ride on the Reading Railroad! (Either pronunciation of “Reading” works here.) Yes, the Keystone State is rich in history, beauty, and the world’s most delicious cheesesteak (Whiz wit!). ... En savoir plus

    $12.99 CAD

  • A Flame of Pure Fire

    Jack Dempsey and the Roaring '20s

    par Roger Kahn ...
    Jack Dempsey was perfectly suited to the time in which he fought, the time when the United States first felt the throb of its own overwhelming power. For eight years and two months after World War I, Dempsey, with his fierce good looks and matchless dedication to the kill, was heavyweight champion of the world. A Flame of Pure Fire is the extraordinary story of a man and a country growing to ... En savoir plus

    $3.99 CAD ou Gratuit avec Kobo Plus