Detroit in Its World Setting: A Three Hundred Year Chronology, 1701-2001 (Great Lakes Books Series)

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Culled from all kinds of references, Detroit in Its World Setting is a timeline that offers readers a new appreciation of Michigan history by setting life within the Motor City within the context of world affairs. For every year, readers can follow the march of time in four categories-city and state events, national and world history, cultural progress, and scientific and commercial progress-that cover countless events over the three centuries because the city’s founding in addition to the people interested by them. In the beginning published in 1953, Detroit in Its World Setting has been revised and up to date to mark the city’s 300th birthday in 2001. Expanded coverage includes such subjects as women’s achievements, the African American community, ethnic communities, city landmarks, and public education. No other book offers the opportunity to see the city’s life on this sweeping context. As entertaining as it’s informative, Detroit in Its World Setting is a fitting birthday present for the city-and its citizens.

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