University Of Michigan Regional imprint: 59 books
by Sheila O'Connor
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 22, 2010
Winner 2003 Michigan Literary Fiction Award for original novel
"Written with precision and perception, this is a highly recommended work from a writer to watch."
---Library Journal
"O'Connor . . . remains a consummate artist, true to her vision of a work that is bleak,...
by Becky Thacker
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: June 22, 2011
Benzonia, Michigan, 1894: a sleepy Congregationalist community, dedicated to the education of hardworking and virtuous young people of both sexes and all races. Anna Spencer Thacker is the daughter of missionaries, a faithful wife, and mother of five, pious to a fault. She is suddenly stricken with...
Mirage
Florida and the Vanishing Water of the Eastern U.S.
Language: English
Release Date: March 18, 2009
"In the days before the Internet, books like Rachel Carson's Silent Spring and Marjorie Stoneman Douglas' River of Grass were groundbreaking calls to action that made citizens and politicians take notice. Mirage is such a book."
—St. Petersburg Times
“Never before has the...
Billy Durant
Creator of General Motors
Language: English
Release Date: October 16, 2012
Praise for the first edition:
"A fascinating book [and] a sympathetic look at the man who glued General Motors together and in the process made Flint one of the great industrial centers of America."
---Detroit Free Press
"It is refreshing to report that Billy Durant is...
Grit, Noise, and Revolution
The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll
Language: English
Release Date: March 24, 2011
". . . a great blow-by-blow account of an exciting and still-legendary scene."
---Marshall Crenshaw
From the early days of John Lee Hooker to the heyday of Motown and beyond, Detroit has enjoyed a long reputation as one of the crucibles of American pop music. In Grit, Noise, and Revolution,...
Lost Eagles
One Man's Mission to Find Missing Airmen in Two World Wars
Language: English
Release Date: February 16, 2011
Praise for Lost Eagles
"The pilot and observer stories selected have not previously seen much exposure. Not only are they interesting, but I found myself relishing getting to the next chapter to find out what Frederick Zinn was doing during the next stage of his life."
---Alan Roesler,...
The Vernor's Story
From Gnomes to Now
Language: English
Release Date: March 10, 2010
Amply illustrated, The Vernor's Story -- From Gnomes to Now captures the spirit and genius of the people who transformed Vernors into an iconic American soft drink that has spanned two centuries of shifting public taste. With over seventy photographs depicting the history of the company, The Vernor's...
The Double-Crested Cormorant
Symbol of Ecological Conflict
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
This is the story of the survival, recovery, astonishing success, and controversial status of the double-crested cormorant. After surviving near extinction driven by DDT and other contaminants from the 1940s through the early 1970s, the cormorant has made an unprecedented comeback from mere dozens...
The Kirtland's Warbler
The Story of a Bird's Fight Against Extinction and the People Who Saved It
Language: English
Release Date: February 8, 2012
This book looks at the Kirtland’s warbler and wildlife conservation in a way that no other book has. It looks back on the history of this unique bird, examines the people and policies that kept the warbler from extinction, explores the cult of personality that surrounds it, and examines the challenges...
by James H. Harding, David A Mifsud
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: May 19, 2017
The revised edition of this well-loved guide is the essential reference for the identification of amphibians and reptiles in the Great Lakes region. Fully updated treatments of over 70 species feature detailed information on the distribution, habitat, behavior, and life history of these fascinating...
by
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: February 11, 2010
The Detroit Tigers Reader celebrates the great moments and personalities of the city's rich baseball history.
The story of the Tigers---like the story of Detroit itself---is one of resilience and endurance. For baseball fans it's also an intensely personal one: Detroit Tigers baseball has flowed...
One Mile Past Dangerous Curve
A Novel
Language: English
Release Date: August 13, 2009
Praise for One Mile Past Dangerous Curve:
"This book aims to be about the best of us as it shows us at our least. Thank goodness for Darrell Spencer, the only writer in America to be trusted on the subjects of faith, love, weal and woe."
---Lee K. Abbott
" . . . absolutely...
Feather Brained
My Bumbling Quest to Become a Birder and Find a Rare Bird on My Own
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2016
For much of his life, the closest Bob Tarte got to a nature walk was the stroll from parking lot to picnic table on family outings. But then a chance sighting of a dazzling rose-breasted grosbeak in wife-to-be Linda’s backyard prompts a fascination with birds, which he had never cared about before...
Floating Palaces of the Great Lakes
A History of Passenger Steamships on the Inland Seas
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2015
Through much of the nineteenth century, steam-powered ships provided one of the most reliable and comfortable transportation options in the United States, becoming a critical partner in railroad expansion and the heart of a thriving recreation industry. The aesthetic, structural, and commercial peak...