Books Received By Susan Eileen Paton Dan Austin. Greetings From Detroit: Historic Postcards From the Motor City. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2017. Pp. 125. Illustrations. Paper: $24.95. Dan Austin, former Detroit Free Press journalist, first fell in love with these images of Detroit gone by when a colleague brought in a binder full of them. Thus, a deltiologist (postcard collector) was born. This book charmingly offers over two hundred of these glimpses, each with a very helpful paragraph-long description. The book is organized into geographic sections (East side, West side, Midtown, and Downtown) as well as including chapters on Parks and Steamers. Prepare to set aside a few hours once you open it, as these little works of art, and the stories they tell, are truly captivating. Barbara Carney-Coston. To the Copper Country: Mihaela’s Journey. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2017. Pp. 130. Bibliography. Paper; $14.99. Written for young adults, this little work of fiction is based on the stories Carney-Coston heard growing up about her grandmother’s emigration from Croatia to the UP. Through these entertaining chapters describing Makaela’s experiences at the turn of the twentieth century, children are introduced to a number of Croatian terms and customs. Included are a few photographs of the mines, an annotated bibliography, a helpful list of additional books for young readers, and a very welcome bonus—family recipe for sarma, pasties, and povitica! 112 The Michigan Historical Review Barbra Madgy Cohen and Patrice Rafail Merritt. The Detroit Public Library: An American Classic. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2017. Pp. 183. Illustrations. Cloth: $34.99. This is a beautiful book with splendid photographs on nearly every page. And that was the goal—to use the eyes of over a dozen Detroit photographer to showcase “this overlooked treasure” (p. xi). Cohen and Merritt begin with its creation, sparked by Andrew Carnegie’s generosity in 1901 but not fully completed until twenty years after, and from there the photographs include historical shots, close ups of architectural details, and features such as the Pewabic Fireplace, the Grand Staircase murals, the Loggia mosaics, and pages and pages more. This is a book for library lovers to pore over, repeatedly. Mary Francis Doner. The Salvager: The Life of Captain Tom Reid on the Great Lakes. Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2017, reprint (1958). Pp. 312. Illustrations. Index. Paper: $21.95. First printed in 1958, The Salvager is now back in print with a new forward by Michael Schumaker. Some readers may be aware of Doner’s short stories and novels about the Great Lakes, but here she takes on a biography of Tom Reid, owner of one of the Great Lakes largest salvaging operations during the early decades of the twentieth century. She included many photographs, and drew from company records and Reid’s personal blogs to tell this story of the wrecks, disasters, and home life of this fascinating chapter of Great Lakes history. Maynard Kaufman and Julia Christianson, eds. The Organic Movement in Michigan. Lansing: Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance, 2017. Appendices. Illustrations. Index. Notes. Paper: $14.95. In this overview of the organic movements in Michigan, editors Kaufman and Christianson have divided this book of short articles (written by farmers, professors, activists, and researchers) into four parts: the history of the Organic Growers of Michigan, the origins and activities of the Michigan Organic Food and Farm Alliance, the activities of other organic groups in the state, and a concluding unit on the future of organic farming Books Received 113 in the state. This very helpful overview will be of great interest to anyone curious about the evolution of the organic movement in the state. Hubert G. Locke. The Detroit Riot of 1967. Detroit: Wayne State University Press, 2017, reprint (1969). Index. Paper: $24.99. Not a new book, but newly out in paperback, this makes for a good primer for anyone wanting to reflect on what happened in Detroit fifty years ago. Locke begins by detailing the events of July 23-31 in the first section of the book before turning to some historical context with an overview of events from the 1940s-60s. In the...