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Toast of the town: the life and times of Sunnie Wilson

As part of the great migration of southern blacks to the north, Sunnie Wilson came to Detroit from South Carolina after graduating from college, and soon became a pillar of the local music industry. He started out as a song and dance performer but found his niche as a local promoter of boxing, which allowed him to make friends and business connections quickly in the thriving industrial city of Detroit. Part oral history, memoir, and biography, Toast of the Town draws from hundreds of hours of ta…

The boat club: or The Bunkers of Rippleton

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The boat club: or, The Bunkers of Rippleton. A tale for boys

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The motor boat club of the Kennebec: or, The secret of Smugglers' Island

Advertising matter (8 p.) bound at end.

The Motor boat club and the wireless: or, The dot, dash and dare cruise

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Letter from John Van Riper to Henry Van Riper, March 1862

Letter from John Van Riper to his Cousin Henry Van Riper, in it he talks about school

The Knockabout Club in the woods: the adventures of six young men in the wilds of Maine and Canada

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Detroit on stage: the Players Club, 1910-2005

Founded in 1910, Detroit’s Players Club is an all-male club devoted to the production of theater by members for other members’ enjoyment. Called simply "The Players," members of the club design, direct, and act in the shows, including playing the female roles. In Detroit on Stage, Marijean Levering takes readers behind the scenes of the club’s private "frolics" to explore the unique history of The Players, discover what traditions they still hold dear, and examine why they have survived relat…

All our yesterdays: a brief history of Detroit

All Our Yesterdays is an accurate account based on extensive historical research when initially published in 1969, and is written in such a style as to make interesting and historical snapshot of the history of the city of Detroit.

The authors recount the founding of the town by the French, control by the British, and growth as an American city. These episodes are recounted in the words and deeds of the people who lived and worked here, men like Judge Woodward, Father Gabriel Richard, a…