Detroit ( dih-TROYT, locally also DEE-troyt) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Michigan. It is situated on the bank of the Detroit River across from the Canadian city of Windsor, Ontario. It is the 26th-most populous city in the United States and the largest U.S. city on the Canada–United States border with a population of 639,111 at the 2020 census, while the Metro Detroit area at over 4.4 million people is the 14th-largest metropolitan area in the nation and second-largest in the Midwest (after the Chicago metropolitan area). The county seat of Wayne County, Detroit is a significant cultural center known for its contributions to music, art, architecture and design, in addition to its historical automotive and industrial background. (From Wikipedia) More about Detroit (Mich.):
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Filed under: Detroit (Mich.) -- ChartersFiled under: Detroit (Mich.) -- Church history Seasons of Grace: A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, c1990), by Leslie Woodcock Tentler, contrib. by Edmund Casimir Szoka (multiple formats at Wayne State) The Catholic Church in Detroit, 1701-1888 (Detroit, Gabriel Richard Press, c1951), by George Paré (page images at HathiTrust) History of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Detroit and Vicinity (1919), ed. by Robert E. Erickson (page images at HathiTrust) Thirtieth Anniversary of the German Protestant Home for Orphans and Old People, 1852 West Grand Boulevard, Detroit, Michigan (Detroit: J. Bornman, printer, 1924), by Fritz Lueckhoff (page images at HathiTrust) Filed under: Detroit (Mich.) -- Description and travelFiled under: Detroit (Mich.) -- Fiction
Filed under: Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- FictionFiled under: Detroit (Mich.) -- Guidebooks Guide-Book to Detroit: Prepared for Members of the American Library Association in Conference at Detroit, June 26-July 1, 1922 (1922), by Detroit Commitee for the Conference of the American Library Association Illustrated Guide and Souvenir of Detroit (Detroit: S. Farmer and Co., c1878), by Silas Farmer Detroit and the Pleasure Resorts of Northern Michigan, by Detroit Lansing and Northern Railroad Company (multiple formats with commentary at loc.gov) Filed under: Detroit (Mich.) -- History All Our Yesterdays: A Brief History of Detroit (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 1969), by Frank B. Woodford and Arthur M. Woodford (multiple formats at Wayne State) Tales of a Forgotten Village (Ypsilanti, MI: Printed by University Lithoprinters, c1953), by William P. Sugars (page images at HathiTrust) Toast of the Town: The Life and Times of Sunnie Wilson (Detroit: Wayne State University Press, c1998), by Sunnie Wilson and John Cohassey (multiple formats with commentary at Wayne State) Sketches of the City of Detroit, State of Michigan, Past and Present, by Robert E. Roberts (page images at MOA)
Filed under: Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- 19th century A Thrilling Narrative from the Lips of the Sufferers of the Late Detroit Riot, March 6, 1863, With the Hair Breadth Escapes of Men, Women and Children, and Destruction of Colored Men's Property, Not Less Than $15,000 (reprint; Hattiesburg, MS: The Book Farm, 1945) (page images at HathiTrust) A Thrilling Narrative from the Lips of the Sufferers of the Late Detroit Riot, March 6, 1863, With the Hair Breadth Escapes of Men, Women and Children, and Destruction of Colored Men's Property, Not Less Than $15,000 (Detroit: The author, 1863) (HTML and TEI at UNC)
Filed under: Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- Siege, 1763 Diary of the Siege of Detroit in the War With Pontiac: Also a Narrative of the Principal Events of the Siege By Major Robert Rogers, a Plan for Conducting Indian Affairs By Colonel Bradstreet, and Other Authentick Documents Never Before Printed (Albany, NY: J. Munsell, 1860), by Robert Rogers and John Bradstreet, ed. by Franklin B. Hough The Gladwin Manuscripts, With an Introduction and a Sketch of the Conspiracy of Pontiac (Lansing: R. Smith Printing Co., 1897), by Henry Gladwin, ed. by Charles Moore Journal of Pontiac's Conspiracy, 1763, ed. by M. Agnes Burton, trans. by R. Clyde Ford
Filed under: Detroit (Mich.) -- History -- SourcesFiled under: Detroit (Mich.) -- NewspapersFiled under: Detroit (Mich.) -- Pictorial worksFiled under: Detroit (Mich.) -- Race relations A Thrilling Narrative from the Lips of the Sufferers of the Late Detroit Riot, March 6, 1863, With the Hair Breadth Escapes of Men, Women and Children, and Destruction of Colored Men's Property, Not Less Than $15,000 (reprint; Hattiesburg, MS: The Book Farm, 1945) (page images at HathiTrust) Racial Conflict a Home Front Danger: Lessons of the Detroit Riot (1943), by National Urban League (page images at HathiTrust) A Thrilling Narrative from the Lips of the Sufferers of the Late Detroit Riot, March 6, 1863, With the Hair Breadth Escapes of Men, Women and Children, and Destruction of Colored Men's Property, Not Less Than $15,000 (Detroit: The author, 1863) (HTML and TEI at UNC) Filed under: Detroit (Mich.) -- Social conditionsFiled under: African American businesspeople -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: African Americans -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Community development -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: German Evangelical Synod of North America -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Housing -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Jewish newspapers -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Libraries -- Michigan -- Detroit Guide-Book to Detroit: Prepared for Members of the American Library Association in Conference at Detroit, June 26-July 1, 1922 (1922), by Detroit Commitee for the Conference of the American Library Association Filed under: Lutheran Church -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Old age homes -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Ordinances, Municipal -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Orphanages -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Slums -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Trials (Arson) -- Michigan -- DetroitFiled under: Trials (Conspiracy) -- Michigan -- Detroit
More items available under narrower terms. 19 additional books about Detroit (Mich.) in the extended shelves: Narrative of Mr. John Dodge during his captivity at Detroit, reproduced in facsimile from the 2d. ed. of 1780 (The Torch Press, 1909), by John Dodge and Clarence Monroe Burton (page images at HathiTrust)
Partners for progress : the land and the river : report of the Interagency Task Force for Detroit/Wayne County Riverfront Development. (Office of Economic Expansion, Michigan Dept. of Commerce, 1976), by Interagency Task Force for Detroit/Wayne County Riverfront Development (page images at HathiTrust)
Corporation of the town of Detroit. ([Detroit], 1922), by Detroit (Mich.), Clarence Monroe Burton, Burton Historical Collection, Detroit (Mich.). Board of Trustees, and Northwest Territory (page images at HathiTrust)
Sketches of the city of Detroit, state of Michigan, past and present. 1855 (R. F. Johnstone & co., printers, 1855), by Robert E. Roberts (page images at HathiTrust)
Potential impact of international development upon the Detroit area ([Ann Arbor, Mich.], 1963), by Richard L. Meier (page images at HathiTrust)
The Detroit journal year-book. (The Detroit Journal Company, 1889), by Detroit journal (page images at HathiTrust)
Right methods in a housing bureau. (Detroit Housing Association, 1915), by Detroit Housing Association (page images at HathiTrust)
A Detroit literature. (Friends of the Detroit Public Library, 1953), by Hal H. Smith (page images at HathiTrust)
Shove's business advertiser, and Detroit directory for 1852/53, containing a correct census of the city for 1852, together wth an historical sketch of the city and its trade ... no. 1--To be published annually. (Free Press Book and Job Office Print, 1852) (page images at HathiTrust)
Detroit as the people see it; a survey of attitudes in an industrial city. (Wayne University Press, 1952), by Arthur W. Kornhauser (page images at HathiTrust)
Historical art souvenir ; Detroit and her bi-centenary, July 24, 25, 26, 1901 ... Benefit of public monument to Madame Cadillac. ([Morrison printing co.], 1901), by Detroit (Mich.). Woman's bi-centenary committee and J. C. O. Redington (page images at HathiTrust)
Drugs and violence : the criminal justice system in crisis : hearings before the Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations of the Committee on Governmental Affairs, United States Senate, One Hundred First Congress, first session, June 26, 1989 (Macon, GA) and June 28, 1989 (Atlanta, GA). (U.S. G.P.O. :, 1989), by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Governmental Affairs. Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations (page images at HathiTrust)
Detroit today, 1921 (The Board, 1921), by Thomas Laurence Munger and Detroit Board of Commerce (page images at HathiTrust)
Historical art souvenir; Detroit and her bi-centenary, July 24, 25, 26, 1901. (Detroit, 1901), by Detroit. Woman's bi-centenary committee (page images at HathiTrust)
Detroit in history and commerce. A careful compilation of the history, mercantile and manufacturing interests of Detroit ... (Rogers & Thorpe, 1891), by James J. Mitchell and Detroit (Mich.) Merchants' and manufacturers' exchange (page images at HathiTrust)
Detroit: a sketch prepared for the use of delegates to the International American congress ([Printed by Raynor & Taylor], 1889), by Detroit. Committee of entertainment for the delegates to the International American conference (page images at HathiTrust)
Act of incorporation of the town of Detroit and Journal of the Board of trustees 1802-1805. (Public library, 1922), by Detroit (Mich.) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Detroit plan : a program for blight elimination (City of Detroit, Office of the Detroit Housing Commission, 1945), by Detroit Housing Commission (page images at HathiTrust)
Narrative of Mr. John Dodge during his Captivity at Detroit, by John Dodge, contrib. by Clarence Monroe Burton (Gutenberg ebook)
Books by Detroit (Mich.): Additional books by Detroit (Mich.) in the extended shelves: Detroit (Mich.): Act of incorporation of the town of Detroit and Journal of the Board of trustees 1802-1805. (Public library, 1922) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Amendments to the charter of the city of Detroit. Adopted since January 1st, 1922. ([Detroit, Mich.], 1922) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Amendments to the charter of the city of Detroit. To be voted upon at the election April 7, 1913. ([Detroit?], 1913) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Annual financial report <1971/72->-1978/79 (Detroit., 1957) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Annual report (Detroit, in the 19th century) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Annual report (The City?, in the 20th century) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Annual reports (Free Press Book and Job Printing House, in the 19th century) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Annual reports (Richmond & Backus, 1902) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Appropriations, City of Detroit, fiscal year ending June 30 ... (The Bureau, in the 20th century), also by Detroit (Mich.). Budget Bureau (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): A bill to amend an act entitled "An act to provide a charter for the city of Detroit" ... ([S.l.], 1907) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The building code and builders' guide of the city of Detroit. Being an ordinance defining the duties and power of the Department of Buildings and the establishing of a building code for the city of Detroit. Approved February 14, 1911, and amendments thereto. (Detroit Legal News Co., 1914) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The building code and builders' guide of the city of Detroit. Being an ordinance defining the duties and power of the Department of Buildings and the establishing of a building code for the city of Detroit. Approved February 14, 1911, and amendments thereto. (Detroit Legal News Co., 1915) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Building laws and ordinances of Detroit, Michigan. ([The Franklin press], 1905), also by Harry C. Bulkley (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter amendments. Laws relating to the city of Detroit (Post & Tribune Job Printing Co., 1881), also by Michigan (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the City of Detroit. (Charter Commission?, 1918) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The charter of the city of Detroit, (as amended,) together with acts of the Legislature relating to the city, with an appendix. (W.F. Storey, city printer, 1861) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The charter of the city of Detroit, (as amended,) together with acts of the Legislature relating to the city, with an appendix (W.F. Storey, city printer, Free press mammoth printing house, 1861), also by Daniel J. Campau (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the City of Detroit. Adopted by vote of the people of the City of Detroit, June 25, 1918. Filed with the Secretary of State and in effect June 27, 1918. Rev. to August 1, 1958. ([Detroit], 1958) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the City of Detroit. Adopted by vote of the people of the City of Detroit, June 25, 1918. Filed with the Secretary of State and in effect June 27, 1918. ([Detroit], 1918) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The charter of the city of Detroit, and acts of the legislature relating to the several boards, commissions and courts of the city of Detroit. Together with the general election laws. (T. Smith Printing Co., 1893), also by Michigan (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The charter of the city of Detroit and acts of the legislature relating to the several boards, commissions and courts of the city ... (T. Smith Prtg. Co., 1893) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The charter of the city of Detroit as amended together with acts of the Legislature. Relating to the city. (Tribune co., printers to the city, 1867) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The charter of the city of Detroit as amended; together with acts of the Legislature. Relating to the city. (Tribune co., printers to the city, 1867) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the city of Detroit. Ed. of January 1, 1923. Adopted by the people of the city of Detroit June 25, 1918. Filed with the secretary of state and in effect June 27, 1918. ([Detroit], 1922), also by Michigan (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the City of Detroit : edition of January 1, 1921. (The City of Detorit, 1921) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the City of Detroit : edition of January 1, 1922 (The City, 1922), also by Michigan (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the city of Detroit, edition of May 1st, 1925 (including all amendments from Nov. 5, 1918, to April 6, 1925) Adopted by the people of the city of Detroit June 25, 1918; filed with the Secretary of state and in effect June 27, 1918. ([The Inland press], 1925), also by Michigan (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the city of Detroit, rev. to January 1, 1952. ([Detroit?], 1952) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the City of Detroit : revised to January 1, 1927, including all amendments from Nov. 5, 1918 to Nov. 2, 1926. ([City?], 1927) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter of the city of Detroit, revised to January 1st, 1930 (including all amendments from Nov. 5, 1918, to Nov. 5th, 1929) Adopted by the people of the city of Detroit June 25, 1918 ... ([Detroit], 1930) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The charter of the city of Detroit, together with the acts of the Legislature, relating to the several boards, commissions and courts of the city of Detroit (Post and Tribune Job Co., 1886) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The charter of the city of Detroit, with amendments thereto, and the acts of the Legislature relating to or affecting the city of Detroit. (T. Smith press, 1904), also by Timothy Edward Tarsney and Michigan (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter provisions for the City Plan Commission : effective March 1st, 1919. (Republished by the City Plan Commission, 1920) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Charter rev. to January 1, 1948. Adopted by vote of the people of the city of Detroit June 25, 1918, filed with the Secretary of State and in effect June 27, 1918 (Detroit, 1948) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): City of Detroit budget for maintenance and improvement purposes (s.n., in the 20th century), also by Detroit (Mich.). Budget Dept and Detroit (Mich.). Budget Bureau (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): City of Detroit official zoning ordinance (Dept. of Buildings and Safety Engineering, 1949), also by Detroit (Mich.). Department of Buildings and Safety Engineering (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Compiled ordinances city of Detroit (Houghton-Jacobson ptg. co., 1912), also by Charles A. Nichols, Frederick R. Schmalzriedt, and Detroit (Mich.). Common Council (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Compiled ordinances of the city of Detroit of 1920 ([Detroit], 1921), also by Richard Lindsay (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Compiled ordinances of the city of Detroit of 1926. ([Detroit], 1927), also by Richard W. Reading (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Corporation of the town of Detroit. ([Detroit], 1922), also by Clarence Monroe Burton, Burton Historical Collection, Detroit (Mich.). Board of Trustees, and Northwest Territory (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Dance hall ordinance. (Detroit, 1913) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Democratic Detroit is ready for 1964. (City of Detroit?, 1963) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Detroit's government. A short story of the services rendered during the year 1922, to the people of the city of Detroit by their city government. ... ([The Inland Press], 1923) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): First and second charters of the city of Detroit. (Detroit, 1913) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Fisher Freeway route location study. ([Detroit], 1961), also by Mich.) Board of Wayne County Road Commissioners (Wayne County (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Laws enacted by the Legislature of 1895 affecting the municipality of Detroit (James H. Stone & Co., 1895), also by Michigan (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Laws enacted by the Legislature of ... affecting the municipality of Detroit. (James H. Stone, in the 19th century), also by Detroit (Mich.). Common Council (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Laws governing registration and elections ... (Detroit, 1906) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The municipal code of the city of Detroit, containing the city charter and the compiled ordinances ([Detroit], 1954) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Official building code. (Dept. of Buildings and Safety Engineering, 1956), also by Detroit (Mich.). Dept. of Buildings and Safety Engineering (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Official building code of Detroit, Michigan. (Dept. of Buildings and Safety Engineering, 1967), also by Detroit (Mich.). Department of Buildings and Safety Engineering (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Official zoning ordinance, including Zoning Enabling Act of Michigan, as amended. (Dept. of Buildings and Safety Engineering, 1969) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Official zoning ordinance : including Zoning enabling act of Michigan, as amended by Act 306, Public acts of 1941. As amended to February 1, 1963. (City of Detroit, 1963), also by Detroit (Mich.). Department of Buildings and Safety Engineering (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Official zoning ordinance of the city of Detroit (Dept. of Buildings and Safety Engineering, 1957), also by Detroit (Mich.). Department of Buildings and Safety Engineering (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Ordinances and by-laws of the city of Detroit, revised and pub. by order of the Common council. (W. F. Storey, 1859), also by J. B. Corliss (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Ordinances of the city of Detroit, rev. & pub. by order of the Common council. (Walker, Barna & co., 1864) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Proposed building zone ordinance, city of Detroit (Detroit, Mich., 1922) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Proposed charter of the city of Detroit. (Press of the Houghton-Jacobson printing co., 1913), also by Frederick F. Ingram (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Proposed charter of the city of Detroit : as adopted by the Charter Commission. ([publisher not identified], 1918), also by Sherman D. Callender and Detroit (Mich.). Charter Commission (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Proposed charter of the city of Detroit : to be voted upon at a special election, February 10, 1914. (Houghton-Jacobson Printing, 1914) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Proposed charter of the City of Detroit : to be voted upon at a special election, February 10, 1914. (The City, 1913) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Redevelpment plan, Lafayette Project ([publisher not identified], 1957) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Report and findings of the Board of arbitration in the matter of the city of Detroit -- Detroit united railway arbitration proceedings to determine the compensation for interurban or suburban use of tracks and facilities of the Department of street railways, city of Detroit ... ([Detroit?], 1923), also by Board of arbitration in the matter of the city of Detroit -- Detroit united railway, William E. Davis, and Detroit United Railway (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Report on the parking program for the City of Detroit, Michigan (Parsons, Brinckerhoff, Hall & Macdonald, 1955), also by Brinckerhoff Parsons (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Revised charter (as amended,) of the city of Detroit (W.F. Storey, printer to city, 1859) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The revised charter and ordinances of the city of Detroit, published by order of Common Council (W. F. Storey, printer to the city, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The revised charter and ordinances of the city of Detroit, published by order of Common Council. (Rawson, Duncklee & Co., printers, 1848) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The revised charter and ordinances of the city of Detroit, published by order of Common Council. (W.F. Storey, printer to the city, 1855) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): Revised ordinances : city of Detroit (Thos. Smith Press, 1904), also by John J. Speed and Detroit (Mich.). Common Council (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The revised ordinances of the city of Detroit for the year 1871 (Free press book and job printing house, 1871) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The revised ordinances of the city of Detroit for the year 1871 (Free press book and job printing house, 1871), also by Detroit (Mich.). Common Council (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The revised ordinances of the city of Detroit, for the year 1890 (J. W. Morrison & Co., 1890) (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): The revised ordinances of the City of Detroit for the year 1895 (J.H. Stone, 1895), also by Frank A. Rasch and Detroit (Mich.). Common Council (page images at HathiTrust) Detroit (Mich.): This pamphlet contains all building code amendments from June 21, 1956, the publication date of the current code, up to and including ordinance no. 234-G effective March 22, 1967. (Dept. of Buildings and Safety Engineering, 1967), also by Detroit (Mich.). Department of Buildings and Safety Engineering (page images at HathiTrust)
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