2006 Michigan Notable Books, part 1 -- Non-fiction winners
by sernabad
The Library of Michigan announced the winners of the 2006 Michigan Notable Books. These twenty titles, all published last year, highlight “…Michigan people, places and events.” They must be written by a Michigan native or resident and are wide-reaching in coverage.
On the list this year are 14 non-fiction titles, four novels, and two children’s books. The winners in alphabetical order are:
Non-fiction
Beast of Never, Cat of God: The Search for the Eastern Puma by Bob Butz
Beyond Glory: Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling, and a World on the Brink by David Margolick
Booking Passage: We Irish and Americans by Thomas Lynch
The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy by Charles K. Hyde
Grit, Noise, and Revolution: The Birth of Detroit Rock 'n' Roll by David A. Carson
Legends of Light: A Michigan Lighthouse Portfolio photographs by Ed Wargin
Made in Detroit: A South of 8 Mile Memoir by Paul Clemens
Michigan Agricultural College: The Evolution of a Land-grant Philosophy, 1855-1925 by Keith R. Widder
Michigan Shadow Towns: A Study of Vanishing and Vibrant Villages by Gene Scott
Mighty Fitz: The Sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Michael Schumacher
Singing in a Strange Land: C.L. Franklin, the Black Church, and the Transformation of America by Nick Salvatore
Soapy: A Biography of G. Mennen Williams by Thomas J. Noer
Under Michigan: The Story of Michigan's Rocks and Fossils by Charles Ferguson Barker
Vintage Views of the Charlevoix-Petoskey Region by M. Christine Byron and Thomas R. Wilson
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