Hamtramck: The Driven City

by Greg Kowalski

Book Overview

Surrounded completely by the city of Detroit, Hamtramck is today home to 24,000 residents, but its small size-just 2.1 square miles-belies its expansive history and the influence this remarkable community has had far beyond its borders. Founded as a township in 1798, Hamtramck remained primarily a rural area until the early twentieth century, when auto pioneers John and Horace Dodge opened a factory on the south end of town. In just 20 years, the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1589731077
• ISBN13: 9781589731073
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 162 Pages
• Weight: 1.11 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.0" x 10.0"