With the publication of Volume Two, Tonnancour presents even more of the history, lore, and legends of Grosse Pointe and Lake St. Clair. These lavishly illustrated volumes reveal the story of this richly historic area through a unique collection of first-hand accounts, previously published and unpublished material, original essays and articles, and numerous illustrations. 
The title of the work, Tonnancour, refers to the Grosse Pointe summer estate of Theodore Parsons Hall. Hall and fellow Detroiters like Caroline Hamlin and Silas Farmer made the residence a local cultural center. Built in 1880, Tonnancour is no longer standing. 
Volume Two explores new areas of Grosse Pointe and Lake St. Clair history by presenting more previously published and unpublished material as well as new essays written especially for this volume. Some 200 years of history are covered, beginning with the founding of Wayne County in 1796 and the subsequent establishment of Grosse Pointe Township. The 100th anniversary of the automobile (1896-1996) is noted with automotive-related articles covering the Grosse Pointe racetrack, buses, gas stations, and yachts of the auto barons. 
Architecture, local institutions, and prominent Grosse Pointe families are some of the other topics covered in Volume Two. Also included are maps dating from 1796 as well as poems and legends from the region. 
The Children's Home, vacationing on the St. Clair Flats, prohibition and rumrunning on Lake St. Clair, and the Punch and Judy Theater are among the other articles featured in Volume Two. A genealogy of early French families and a history of the Country Club of Detroit are also included. 
More than 150 illustrations in each volume of Tonnancour help bring the story of Grosse Pointe to life. These include pen and ink sketches, woodcuts, photographs, and maps.

Tonnancour: Life in Grosse Pointe and Along the Shores of Lake St. Clair (Vol. 2)

History

Arthur M. Woodford

Americas

Omnigraphics, Inc.

Hardcover is history of a Detroit bank. Illustrated.

Detroit and its Banks: The Story of Detroit Bank & Trust

Wayne State University Press

Throughout the history of the Great Lakes many organizations have played important roles in the growth and development of the water system. Charting the Inland Seas highlights the work done by the U.S. Lake Survey, one of the most notable, yet least known, organizations in the history of the Great Lakes. 
With the first great influx of settlers into the Great Lakes region came the need for extensive surveys and accurate navigational charts. In the 1830s shipowners and masters pressed the federal government to begin a thorough survey of the Great Lakes in order to make available detailed maps and charts of the various routes by which the lakes could safely be sailed. In 1841, Congress appropriated $15,000 for the Corps of Topographical Engineers to begin a survey of the northern and northwestern lakes, thus marking the formation of the United States Lake Survey. 
Arthur M. Woodford documents how the role and responsibility of the Lake Survey grew as conditions on the Great Lakes changed over the next 135 years. Great Lakes ships evolved into larger vessels with greater drafts, creating the need for new and more exact surveys and charts. In order to more accurately predict the water levels of the Great Lakes, special forecasting techniques evolved. When erosion of beaches threatened to destroy valuable lakefront property, extensive studies by the Lake Survey determined the causes. And as the number of recreational crafts increased, a program began for the design and publication of large scale book charts for boaters to use. In addition, the U.S. Lake Survey was one of the military's major suppliers of maps and charts during the two world wars and the Korean conflict.
In 1970 the federal government established the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) as part of the Department of Commerce, and brought together, in a single agency, the major federal programs dealing with the seas and the atmosphere, and the U.S. Lake Survey was reorganized. In 1976, the U.S. Lake Survey was completely phased out, concluding an important chapter in the history of the Great Lakes.

Charting the Inland Seas: A History of the U.S. Lake Survey (Great Lakes Books)

Science & Math

Earth Sciences

Wayne State Univ Pr (T)

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