

Detroit
A Biography
Author: Scott Martelle
Narrator: William Hughes
Unabridged: 10 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 04/01/2012
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History
Author: Scott Martelle
Narrator: William Hughes
Unabridged: 10 hr 5 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Published: 04/01/2012
Categories: Nonfiction, History, Us History
Scott Martelle, a veteran journalist and former member of the Los Angeles Times editorial board, is the author of several nonfiction books. His journalism has included presidential campaigns; postwar Kosovo; a wide range of local and regional stories; book and music reviews; longform narrative nonfiction, and opinion pieces on such divisive topics as climate change, immigration, the death penalty, and gun control. His work has appeared in the New York Times, the Washington Post, Sierra magazine, Los Angeles magazine, Orange Coast magazine, and elsewhere.
I was born in Detroit. Lived outside of Detroit for my first 19 years of life and then got the heck out of there. It seems that many people had the same idea I did for the same sort of reasons. Detroit, was or is messed up. However, I still have this weird affection for the city. I want it to succee......more
The author, a former staff writer for the LA Times, definitely did his homework on this one, creating a rich story of a city that has tremendous highs and lows, growing and shrinking throughout the years. He weaves in current people connected to the city with vibrant figures from the past. There's a......more