Detroit Is My Own Home Town

Detroit Is My Own Home Town
Author: Malcolm Wallace Bingay
Publisher: Palala Press
Total Pages: 388
Release: 2018-02-19
Genre: History
ISBN: 9781378078242

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Before Motown

Before Motown
Author: Lars Bjorn
Publisher: University of Michigan Press
Total Pages: 260
Release: 2001
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 9780472067657

The history of Detroit jazz comes alive with remarkable photographs, advertisements, and interviews

Harmony & Dissonance

Harmony & Dissonance
Author: Sidney M. Bolkosky
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Total Pages: 560
Release: 1991
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780814319338

Analyzing one of the most vital and significant Jewish populations in the United States, Harmony and Dissonance chronicles the intellectual, cultural, and social history of the Jews of Detroit from 1914 to 1967. Sidney Bolkosky has drawn upon resources from religious and secular Jewish institutions in Detroit and supplemented them with information and interpretations from numerous oral testimonies to place this material in the context of the city of Detroit and its unique economic and social history. Thus the book includes discussions of the effects of Detroit events on the Jewish population, from Henry Ford's promise of a five dollar per day wage to the Detroit riots of 1943 and 1967. The author contends that the peculiar history of Detroit plays a determining role in the history of its Jews. Organized chronologically, Harmony and Dissonance examines the historically shifting dynamics among Jewish groups and individuals, addressing such controversial topics as assimilation, intermarriage, religious conflicts, anti-Semitism, and East European versus German Jewish identities. In pursuing the central thesis of the problematic search for Jewish identity, which runs throughout the book and ties the work together, the author has also explored the multifaceted nature of the Jewish population of Detroit, its landsmanshaften, German Jews, "establishment" organizations and their antagonists, cultural forces, and numerous Yiddish groups. This focus on identity is sharpened as the author perceives two events increasingly directing Jewish life and thought--the Holocaust and its aftermath and the founding of the state of Israel. How those events influenced the attitudes and behavior of Detroit's Jews contributes to what one Detroit patriarch called "the Detroit difference."

Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne, 1706-1828

Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne, 1706-1828
Author: Charles R. Poinsatte
Publisher: Good Press
Total Pages: 181
Release: 2023-11-02
Genre: History
ISBN:

In 'Outpost in the Wilderness: Fort Wayne, 1706-1828' by Charles R. Poinsatte, readers are taken on a historical journey through the early days of Fort Wayne, exploring the challenges, triumphs, and conflicts faced by settlers in the region. Poinsatte's thorough research and meticulous attention to detail bring the frontier town to life, painting a vivid picture of a community on the edge of civilization. The book is written in a combination of narrative and analytical style, making it accessible to both history enthusiasts and scholars alike. Poinsatte's exploration of the socio-political landscape of the time provides valuable insights into the development of frontier communities in early America. The author's engaging writing style and dedication to preserving the history of Fort Wayne make this book a must-read for anyone interested in the early history of the American Midwest.

The Moran Family

The Moran Family
Author: John Bell Moran
Publisher: [Detroit] : Alved of Detroit
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1949
Genre: Reference
ISBN:

Claude Charles Moran was born at Quebec, Canada, in 1722, the son of Jean and Mary Elizabeth Dasilva Moran. He married Marie Anne Belleperche, daughter of Pierre and Marie Campau Belleperche, at Detroit, Michigan, in 1751. They had ten children, 1755-1775. He was stabbed to death by his brother-in-law, John Joseph Hacker, in 1775. Their son, Charles (1755-1815), married Catherine Vessiere dit Laferte, in 1794. They had one surviving son, Judge Charles Moran (1797-1876). Descendants lived in Michigan and elsewhere.