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Post by titansforever on Jul 26, 2021 22:32:37 GMT -5
I'm reading "Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story" by David Maraniss (he wrote the Vince Lombardi bio, among other things). It's very good.
Have also read "Detroit, an American Autopsy" by Charlie LeDuff. Also pretty good.
And I think I read "Detroit City is the Place to Be" by Mark Binelli.
Any other suggestions from locals for a guy trying to learn more about the history of the city?
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Post by motorcitysam on Jul 27, 2021 6:24:45 GMT -5
"Origins of the Urban Crisis" by Thomas Sugrue.
For an excellent fictional account of Detroit during the Prohibition Wars of the 1920s and 1930s, check out "Whiskey River" by Loren D. Estleman. Very detailed and a fun read.
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Post by udmperry on Jul 27, 2021 7:05:54 GMT -5
Sugrue The Origins of Urban Crisis. Must top the list to explain Detroit’s struggle. A must read to reach any understanding. Also suggest “ I’ve Got A Home in Glory Land” by Karolyn Smardz Frost about the the 1831 uprising that freed Thornton and Lucie Blackburn from the clutches of slave traders and their thrilling escape to eventual prosperity in Toronto where they stared Toronto’s first cab company (horse drawn of course). Should be a movie! and also edited by the same Author the collection titled “ A Fluid Frontier, Slavery , Resistance and the Underground Railroad in the Detroit River borderland” Explains the way the river was more of a highway than a barrier or border for escaping slaves. “ Detroit City is the Place to Be” isn’t bad” by Mark Binelli. Styled as the afterlife of an American metropolis. But a bit dated now since it came out in 2013. Also Herb Boyd’s Black Detroit. Lighter fare? “Detroit’s Street Railways” about that bygone era and “Brewed in Detroit” by Peter Blum about the early brewing brands and breweries in the City. The Purple Gang by Ravieff could have used an editor though . A sweet ode to Tiger Stadium is “ A Place for Summer” by Richard Bar is a history of the ballpark starting from it hay-Market origins also highly recommend all the Black Scroll Networks talks and tours about Detroit’s secret or forgotten history by Jamon Jordon. www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=&ved=2ahUKEwi-0_j6mYPyAhXXAZ0JHQGiCvcQFjAAegQIBRAD&url=https%3A%2F%2Fblackscrollnetwork.weebly.com%2F&usg=AOvVaw1vMJvzB1Bi8xHBNprMnBtvDid you know that basically all the streets running north south from the river like Beaubien, Rivard, Dequindre, etc were named after slave holders? Much to be learned yet!
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Post by Rogobob77 on Jul 27, 2021 8:12:07 GMT -5
Some more to recommend:
“Arc of Justice: A Saga of Race, Civil Rights, and Murder in the Jazz Age" by Kevin Boyle (a University of Detroit grad)
"Detroit 67: The Year that Changed Soul" by Stuart Cosgrove
"Summer of '68: The Season That Changed Baseball—and America—Forever" by Tim Wendel
"Devils Night: And Other True Tales of Detroit" by Zev Chafets
"Made in Detroit: A South of 8 Mile Memoir" by Paul Clemens
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Post by rbj on Jul 27, 2021 11:31:45 GMT -5
I enjoy autobiographys, Coleman A. Youngs autobiography "Hard Stuff" is excellent. Berry Gordys "To Be Loved" is also really good.
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Post by titansforever on Jul 27, 2021 12:09:29 GMT -5
Thanks for all the suggestions!
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