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Hidden History of Detroit
- Author
- Amy Elliott Bragg
- Narrator
- Petrea Burchard
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Publish Date
- 29 April 2025
- Run Time
- 4 hours 25 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
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 history and meet a variety of unforgettable characters—the argumentative French fugitive who founded the city; the tobacco magnate who haunts his shuttered factory; the gambler prankster millionaire who built a monument to himself; the governor who brought his scholarly library with him on canoe expeditions; and the historians who helped create the story of Detroit as we know it: one of the oldest, rowdiest, and most enigmatic cities in the Midwest.
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Details
- Author
- Amy Elliott Bragg
- Narrator
- Petrea Burchard
- Duration
- 4 hours 25 minutes
- Release Date
- 29 April 2025
- ISBN
- 9798331957889
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Tantor Media, Inc
- Genre
- History of the Americas, Local history, Travel and holiday
Synopsis
"Engaging" stories of what the Motor City was like before the invention of the motor (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 history and meet a variety of unforgettable characters—the argumentative French fugitive who founded the city; the tobacco magnate who haunts his shuttered factory; the gambler prankster millionaire who built a monument to himself; the governor who brought his scholarly library with him on canoe expeditions; and the historians who helped create the story of Detroit as we know it: one of the oldest, rowdiest, and most enigmatic cities in the Midwest.
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