Capitol Park:: Historic Heart of Detroit

By Jack Dempsey and Jack Dempsey

Book Overview

Capitol Park is the only city park in America where a state's first governor is buried. It's the birthplace of democracy in Michigan. Underground Railroad site. Streetcar and transit hub. Urban canyon. A block north of Detroit's iconic Coney Island restaurants. A symbol of the city's late twentieth-century decay, now a key part of its revitalization in a new millennium. Jack Dempsey, award-winning author of Michigan and the Civil War and president of the Michigan Historical Commission, uncovers tales of a uniquely inspirational public space that epitomizes the ups and downs of Detroit's three centuries.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1626193746
• ISBN13: 9781626193741
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: History Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.1" x 9.0"