| Capitol Park:: Historic Heart of Detroit Contributor(s): Dempsey, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1626193746 ISBN-13: 9781626193741 Publisher: History Press OUR PRICE: $17.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - Business & Economics | Industries - Park & Recreation Management |
| Dewey: 977.4 |
| LCCN: 2014004794 |
| Series: Landmarks |
| Physical Information: 0.32" H x 6.06" W x 8.97" (0.48 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Capitol Park is the only city park in America where a state's first governor is buried. It's the birthplace of democracy in Michigan. Underground Railroad site. Streetcar and transit hub. Urban canyon. A block north of Detroit's iconic Coney Island restaurants. A symbol of the city's late twentieth-century decay, now a key part of its revitalization in a new millennium. Jack Dempsey, award-winning author of Michigan and the Civil War" and president of the Michigan Historical Commission, uncovers tales of a uniquely inspirational public space that epitomizes the ups and downs of Detroit's three centuries." |
Contributor Bio(s): Dempsey, Jack: - Jack Dempsey is author of the 2012 Michigan Notable Book Michigan and the Civil War: A Great and Bloody Sacrifice" and co-author of the 2013 Michigan Notable Book "Ink Trails: Michigan's Famous and Forgotten Authors." He is a two-term president of the Michigan Historical Commission, former chair of its Civil War Sesquicentennial Committee and member of the Abraham Lincoln Civil War Round Table." |