This Is Detroit, 1701-2001: An Illustrated History
An illustrated history of Detroit from 1701 to 2001.
Arthur M. Woodford takes readers back to the days of Cadillac's settlement and leads them through Detroit's transition from French village to British fort to American town. As the city's history unfolds, he describes the issues facing its inhabitants in d
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Arthur M. Woodford, a native Detroiter, is director of the St. Clair Shores Public Library. He is coauthor, with his father, Frank B. Woodford, of All Our Yesterdays: A Brief History of Detroit (Wayne State University Press, 1969), and the author of Detro
Arthur M. Woodford's excellent history of Detroit makes a valuable contribution to our city's tricentennial celebration. This Is Detroit, 1701- 2001 illuminates Detroit's rich heritage and central importance-especially during the twentieth century, when our gifts to the world were nothing less than the auto industry, collective bargaining, the Arsenal of Democracy, and Motown music.-
--Dennis W. Archer "Former Mayor, City of Detroit"Of all the mainstream text format history books written about Detroit in the past 50 years . . . This is Detroit is one of the best and most comprehensive efforts. It also has many wonderful photographs, some of which have never been published before outside of newspapers.
-- "Dearborn Press & Guide"
