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Michigan And Regional History“The Events ofOctober”Murder-Suicide on a SmallCampusGail Griffin“With respect for the two lives lost,but with a message to society at large,Griffin explains that this is much morethan a story of a nice young manwho just snapped one day after hisgirlfriend called off the relationship.Read it and talk about it.”—Kalamazoo Gazette2010 / 6 x 9 / 336 pp / 7 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3472-0$22.95t paperISBN 978-0-8143-3692-2 eA Painted Turtle book2009 Arthur Ellis Award FinalistFrom the Crime Writers of CanadaThe Slasher KillingsA Canadian Sex-Crime Panic,1945–1946Patrick Brode“Brode has a sensational story to tell,but his delivery is clear and straightforward,devoid of feverish prose. Hewrites with a cool objectivity sadlymissing from the original overwroughtreports about the Slasher.”—Hour DetroitIn The Slasher Killings, Patrick Brodetells the dramatic story of the Windsorslasher, the social frenzy that hisattacks created, and the surprisingresults that this hysteria generated.2009 / 6 x 9 / 240 pp / 22 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3448-5$22.95t paperA Painted Turtle book2011 State History Award From theHistorical society of Michigan!Bay ViewAn American IdeaMary Jane DoerrPhotographs by Robert ClevelandIn Bay View: An American Idea authorMary Jane Doerr traces the history ofa Michigan Chautauqua, the NationalHistoric Landmark Bay View, locatedon the shores of Lake Michigan east ofPetoskey. The community is a blend oftwo uniquely American traditions, thecamp meeting and cultural assembly,and is one of only a handful left amongthousands of such places that existedat the turn of the last century.2010 / 8.5 x 11 / 208 pp / 179 illusISBN 978-1-886167-31-5$29.95t clothPublished by Priscilla Press and distributed byWayne State University PressLearning to Cookin 1898A Chicago Culinary MemoirEllen F. SteinbergRecipe adaptations byEleanor Hudera Hanson“Not only does Learning to Cook in1898 tell its tale in a masterful andfascinating way, it also makes it possiblefor the modern reader to acquirea real ‘taste’ of history through recipeswritten at the end of the nineteenthcentury.”—Andrew F. Smith, editor in chief ofThe Oxford Companion to AmericanFood and DrinkBased on the pocket notebook andhand-written recipes of Irma RosenthalFrankenstein, a young Chicago housewife,Learning to Cook in 1898 revealshow Irma educated herself on cooking,nutrition, and household maintenancealong with her adapted recipes.2007 / 5.5 x 8.5 / 240 pp / 4 illusISBN 978-0-8143-3364-8$19.95s paperGreat Lakes Books SeriesMichigan PlaceNamesThe History of the Foundingand the Naming of More ThanFive Thousand Past and PresentMichigan CommunitiesWalter RomigForeword by Larry B. MassieFrom Aabec in Antrim County toZutphen in Ottawa County, from Hellto Hooker, Michigan Place Names is acompendium of information on theorigins of the state’s geographicalnames. With alphabetically arrangedthumb-nail sketches, Walter Romigintroduces readers to a host of colorfulpersonalities and episodes which haveachieved notoriety, though sometimesshortlived, by devising or lending theirnames to the state’s settlements.1986 / 6 x 9 / 676 pp / 34 illusISBN 978-0-8143-1838-6$28.95l paperGreat Lakes Books SeriesMichigan VoicesOur State’s History in theWords of the People WhoLived ItCompiled and edited by Joe GrimmBased on articles that appeared in the“Chronicles” column of the Detroit FreePress Sunday magazine, 1985–1987.1987 / 7 x 10 / 208 pp / 134 illusISBN 978-0-8143-1968-0$26.95l paperCo-published with the Detroit Free PressGreat Lakes Books Series10Wayne State University Press regional Books