Yet David Maraniss, one of our nation’s most illustrious historians, shows that the shadows of Detroit's collapse were evident even at its peak. With Once in a Great City, Maraniss, who was born in Detroit, details a city was threatened by its own design. Gordy’s Motown records has America dancing in the streets. Booth Auditorium and books will be sold in the museum store, while supplies last.Ībout the book: It’s 1963 and Detroit seems on top of the world. The city’s leaders are among the most visionary in America. The auto industry is selling more cars than ever before. The discussion will take place in the Louise C. Meet David Maraniss, Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and author of the new book Once in a Great City: A Detroit Story, at the Detroit Historical Museum for a special book signing event on Saturday, October 3.ġ1 a.m.: Discussion of the book with the author moderated by Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Mark Cavanagh, the son of Jerome Cavanagh, Detroit's mayor in 1963.
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