UMP Titles Named 2009 Michigan Notable Books
The following titles have been named Library of Michigan's 2009 Michigan Notable Books.
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Looking for Hickories: The Forgotten Wildness of the Rural Midwest by Tom Springer A masterfully written collection that establishes a new voice for the spirit of the upper Midwest and Michigan and offers a fresh look at the landscape as well as the everyday lives of the people who make up the region's small communities. |
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Ninety Years Crossing Lake Michigan: The History of the Ann Arbor Car Ferries by Grant Brown, Jr. An illustrated book about the visionary, risky, and influential business of transporting loaded railroad cars across Lake Michigan. |
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The Toledo War: The First Michigan-Ohio Rivalry by Don Faber How a thin strip of land between the state of Ohio and Michigan started a war. |
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"Jiffy" A Family Tradition: Mixing Business and Old-Fashioned Values by Cynthia Furlong Reynolds (distributed by the University of Michigan Press)The story of the internationally renowned Chelsea Milling Company---a trailblazer in the packaged-food industry. |
From the State of Michigan website:
"The Michigan Notable Books program annually selects 20 of the most notable books published in the year. The selections are reflective of Michigan's diverse ethnic, historical, literary, and cultural experience."
