Product Description: The tragic life story of Private Eddie Slovik and his controversial legacy as the last American soldier shot for desertion.Toward the end of World War II, private Eddie Slovik deserted his unit in France. Like thousands of other convicted deserters, the homesick draftee was determined to sit out the war in jail...read more

In this new addition to the Images of America series,Richard Bak takes us on a visual journey through Detroit's golden era, encompassing the first three decades of the twentieth century. It was during this time that the City of Detroit experienced its most rapid physical growth and underwent an unprecedented pace of social and technological change. Detroit: 1900-1930 contains nearly 190 illustrations, including studio portraits, snapshots, postcards, songsheet covers, and period advertisements. Collectively, these images evoke a past that is often too easily forgotten as older Detroiters pass away. As you thumb through the pages of this book, you will encounter such influential people as Henry Ford and other automotive pioneers who helped to "put the world on wheels." Experience daily life as it was lived at the time of the First World War, and discover the major role Detroit played in this historic conflict. This volume highlights the wave ofimmigration that occurred here at the turn of the century, when roughly half of the city's population hailed from other countries. Also featured are various scenes from the "Roaring Twenties," the ill-fated experiment in Prohibition, and the effect of the Great Depression on the city's economy.

A new perspective on the Ford Motor empire chronicles the story of father and founder, Henry Ford, his gifted son Edsel Ford, and the 'second son,' the menacing Harry Bennet, and their family conflicts, resulting in the company's ultimate rise and survival in the twentieth century. (view table of contents)

Examines the personalities, careers, and intersecting lives of Abraham Lincoln and John Wilkes-Boothe, exploring eyewitness accounts, coverage of the trial, and charges of Confederate conspiracy.

Product Description: This is the first pictorial biography of the legendary aviator. Based on dozens of interviews, including many with his children, Lindbergh: Triumph and Tragedy relives the joy and pain of Charles A. Lindbergh's remarkable, colorful, and controversial life.

Product Description: Between 1920 and 1964, the Bronx Bombers dominated thegame of baseball. It was a time when baseball players enjoyed an elevated status as national icons, a time when men wearing baggy, flannel uniforms and sporting pancake gloves played for little more than “the love of the game...read more

Product Description: Between 1920 and 1964, the Bronx Bombers dominated thegame of baseball. It was a time when baseball players enjoyed an elevated status as national icons, a time when men wearing baggy, flannel uniforms and sporting pancake gloves played for little more than “the love of the game...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: In April 1896, a Detroit tradition began when the first baseball game was played at the corner of Michigan and Trumbull, in what was then known as Bennett Park. The fledgling Tigers triumphed, and a legendary stadium was born. The stadium would go through as many changes as the sport on its way to becoming one of the great, traditional venues for professional baseball in America...read more

Product Description: Postcard photographers traveled the length and breadth of the nation snapping photographs of busy street scenes, documenting local landmarks, and assembling crowds of neighborhood children only too happy to pose for a picture. These images, printed as postcards and sold in general stores across the country, survive as telling reminders of an important era in America’s history...read more

Product Description: This trade paper edition of The Detroit Red Wings has been updated through the 1998 season Stanley Cup victory (an additional 16-page signature has been added). In addition, all of the statistical information has been updated.

Traces the life of the heavyweight boxing champion, and describes what his career meant to the African American community (view table of contents)

Product Description: On April 28, 1896, baseball fans traveled in horse-drawn buggies to watch the Detroit Tigers play their first baseball game at the site on the corner of Michigan and Trumbull Avenues. Starting out as Bennett Park, a wooden facility with trees growing in the outfield, Tiger Stadium has played a central role in the lives of millions of Detroiters and their families for more than a century...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Looks at the professional career of this colorful personality, examining his early years as a player, his success managing the Yankees, and his last years in the sport when he led the Mets to three straight last-place finishes

Traces the life of the famous Yankee firstbaseman, describes his accomplishments as a player, and looks at his relationship with Babe Ruth

Product Description: Book by Bak, Richard