Previewing "Detroit: Engine Of America" With Author R.J. King
Detroit's had a long journey since it was founded as a frontier outpost by the French.
There's been a lot of books about more recent Detroit history. Think 1900 forward. But not so many that look at the first years of Detroit, ones that were formative to the city we know today.
R.J. King — an award-winning journalist, author and editor of dBusiness — joined me in the studio today to talk about his new book, "Detroit: Engine of America."
From the description:
As the populace sputtered and grew, they developed the machinery and skilled trades that produced in volume wagons, stagecoaches…
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