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2012 Michigan Notable Book Award, Everyday Klansfolk,
The 2012 Michigan Notable Book Awards highlight the Library of Michigan's annual selection of books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high-quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan-related topic., 2012. |
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2011 Michigan Notable Book Award, Wounded Warrior: The Rise and Fall of Michigan Governor John Swainson,
The 2011 Michigan Notable Books Award highlights the Library of Michigan's annual selection of books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high- quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan-related topic., 2011. |
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2011 Michigan Notable Book Award, Sweetness of Freedom, The,
The 2011 Michigan Notable Books Award highlights the Library of Michigan's annual selection of books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high-quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan- related topic., 2011. |
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2011 Kresge Eminent Artist, Yardbird Suite,
Bill Harris has been named as the 2011 Kresge Eminent Artist. Each year, the Kresge Foundation's Kresge Eminent Artist Award recognizes an artist whose work and career exemplify sustained, outstanding achievement and a commitment to sharing that work with the local community. The Eminent Artist receives a $50,000 prize., 2011. |
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2011 New York Book Festival Award, Fortune Teller Miracle Fish,
The annual New York Book Festival began in 2007 with the goal to celebrates books that deserve greater world recognition. Judging is based on the storytelling ability of the author and the potential of the work to win wider recognition. Categories include fiction, non-fiction, poetry, children’s books, science fiction, photography/art, and biography/autobiography., 2011. |
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2011 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Wounded Warrior: The Rise and Fall of Michigan Governor John Swainson,
The 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY): A Gold National Award for Biography was won by WOUNDED WARRIOR: THE RISE AND FALL OF MICHIGAN GOVERNER JOHN SWAINSON, by Lawrence M. Glazer. The IPPY is an annual award, recognizing excellence in Independent Publishing,, 2011. |
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2011 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Sweetness of Freedom, The,
The 2011 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY): A Silver National Award, for Multicultural Non-Fiction Adult, was won by THE SWEETNESS OF FREEDOM: STORIES OF IMMIGRANTS, by Stephen Garr Ostrander & Martha Aladjem Bloomfield. The IPPY is an annual award, recognizing excellence in Independent Publishing., 2011. |
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2011 Midwest Book Award, Beso the Donkey,
The Midwest Independent Publishers Association 21st annual Midwest Book Award - First Place for Poetry - was awarded in May 2011 to Beso, the Donkey by Richard Jarrette. The Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) is a professional organization for independent publishers in the Upper Midwest., 2011. |
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2011 Historical Society of Michigan State History, Everyday Klansfolk,
Craig Fox was awarded the prestigious Michigan State Historical Society State History Award for his book, Everyday Klansfolk: White Protestant Life and the KKK in 1920s Michigan. Fox sheds new light on Klan activities in Newago County, Michigan, from 1923 to 1925, when nearly 20 percent of the county’s native-born white men and 10 percent of its women joined the Klan., 2011. |
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2011 AAUP Jacket & Cover Design Award, Beso the Donkey,
The AAUP BOOK, JACKET, AND JOURNAL Awards: Since 1965, the Amerian Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show has fulfilled its mission to honor the design and production teams whose work furthers a long tradition of excellence in book design, and — through a traveling exhibit and acclaimed annual catalog of selected entries — visually teach the tenets of good design., 2011. |
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2011 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Invoking the Invisible Hand,
The Kohrs-Campbell Award is presented with a $10,000 cash prize and a plaque. Michigan State University Press offers the endowed prize through its award-winning Rhetoric & Public Affairs Series., 2011. |
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2010 Michigan Notable Book Award, Pandora’s Locks,
The 2010 Michigan Notable Books Award highlights the Library of Michigan's annual selection of books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high- quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan- related topic., 2010. |
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2010 Michigan Notable Book Award, Our People, Our Journey,
The 2010 Michigan Notable Books Award highlights the Library of Michigan's annual selection of books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high- quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan- related topic., 2010. |
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2010 Choice Magazine Award, Pandora’s Locks,
Choice magazine's Outstanding Academic Titles Award winner for 2009. Every year in the January issue, in print and online, CHOICE publishes a list of Outstanding Academic Titles that were reviewed during the previous calendar year. Some 7,000 works are reviewed each year. The list was known as Outstanding Academic Books until 2000., 2010. |
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2010 AAUP Jacket & Cover Design Awards , Poisoning of Michigan, The,
The AAUP BOOK, JACKET, AND JOURNAL Awards: Since 1965, the Amerian Association of University Presses Book, Jacket, and Journal Show has fulfilled its mission to honor the design and production teams whose work furthers a long tradition of excellence in book design, and — through a traveling exhibit and acclaimed annual catalog of selected entries — visually teach the tenets of good design., 2010. |
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2010 Midwest Book Award, Poisoning of Michigan, The,
The Midwest Independent Publishers Association's 20th annual Midwest Book Award was awarded in May 2010 to The Poisoning of Michigan by Joyce Egginton. The Midwest Independent Publishers Association (MIPA) is a professional organization for independent publishers in the Upper Midwest., 2010. |
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2010 Northeastern Minnesota Book Award, Minong,
The 22nd Annual Northeastern Minnesota Book Awards (NEMBA) honor books published in 2009. NEMBA was established in 1988 to recognize books that substantially represent northeastern Minnesota in the areas of history, culture, heritage, or lifestyle. Prizes are currently awarded in six categories: General Nonfiction; Fiction; Art, Photography; Children's Literature; Poetry; and Memoir & Creative Nonfiction. The winning author in each category receives a cash prize. http://www.d.umn.edu/lib/nemba /index.htm, 2010. |
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2010 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award, With Faith in the Works of Words,
Outstanding Book of the Year: The Rhetoric Society of America gives a Book Award for the best work in rhetorical study in a given year. The award is based on originality, the strength and persuasiveness of argument, the engaging style or readability of the work, the potential to promote rhetoric among scholars from other fields, and the general public's understanding of rhetoric., 2010. |
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2010 NCA Winans-Wichelns Award, Invoking the Invisible Hand,
The National Communication Association has awarded the 2010 Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address to Invoking the Invisible Hand: Social Security and the Privatization Debates by Robert Asen., 2010. |
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2010 Historical Society of Michigan State History , Challenge Accepted,
Gary Kaunonen has been awarded the prestigious Michigan State Historical Society State History Award for his book, Challenge Accepted: A Finnish Immigrant Response to Industrial America in Michigan's Copper Country, a fresh view of the copper mines of Michigan's Upper Peninsula Copper Country through the eyes of Finnish immigrants., 2010. |
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2010 NCA Communication Ethics Edited Vol. Award, Public Address and Moral Judgment,
The annual Best Edited Volume Award is presented by the Ethics Division of the National Communication Association. The 2010 winner is Public Address and Moral Judgment, edited by Shawn Parry-Giles and Trevor Parry-Giles., 2010. |
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2010 PROSE Award Honorable Mention, Edge of the Woods: Iroquoia, 1534-1701,
The PROSE Awards annually recognize the very best in professional and scholarly publishing by bringing attention to distinguished books, journals, and electronic content in over 40 categories. Judged by peer publishers, librarians, and medical professionals since 1976, the PROSE Awards are extraordinary for their breadth and depth. , 2010. |
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2010 Army Historical Foundation, Finalist, 4th Michigan Infantry in the Civil War, The,
Each year, the U.S. Army Historical Foundation Distinguiished Writing Award is presented to a small number of books, across the entire spectrum of military historical releases, in various categories such as Reference, Biography, and Battles/Campaigns., 2010. |
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2010 Phycological Society of Am., Prescott Award, Color Atlas of Photosynthetic Euglenoids,
Phycological Society of America Gerald Prescott Award is given to recognize scholarly work in English in the form of a published book or monograph devoted to phycology published in the previous years. Recipients are determined by the G.W. Prescott Award Committee., 2010. |
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2010 Phycological Society of Am. Prescott Award, Color Atlas of Photosynthetic Euglenoids,
2010 Phycological Society of Am., Prescott Award Phycological Society of America Gerald Prescott Award is given to recognize scholarly work in English in the form of a published book or monograph devoted to phycology published in the previous years. Recipients are determined by the G.W. Prescott Award Committee., 2010. |
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2009 Minnesota Book Award, National Monuments, Poems by Heid E. Erdrich,
Heid E. Erdrich won a Minnesota Book Award for Poetry for her collection NATIONAL MONUMENTS. The Minnesota Book Awards began in the 1980s, by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library, as part of a larger festival of the book. The Awards are given each year for books published in the previous year. The 2009 Awards Gala may be seen at http://www.thefriends.org/mba_about .html, 2009. |
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2009 IPPY Award, Flowers of Flame,
The 13th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY): A Bronze National Award for Poetry was won by FLOWERS OF FLAME, edited by Sadek Mohammed, Soheil Najm, Haider Al-Kabi, and Dan Veach. The IPPY is an annual award, recognizing excellence in Independent Publishing, 2009. |
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2009 Michigan Author Award, ,
The Michigan Center for the Book announced Dave Dempsey - author of award-winning books on conservation and environmental issues critical to Michigan - as the winner of the 2009 Michigan Author Award. Sponsored by the Michigan Center for the Book (a program of the Library of Michigan) and the Michigan Library Association, this annual award honors a Michigan writer for his or her contributions to literature based on an outstanding published body of work. , 2009. |
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2009 Historical Society of Michigan Award, Pandora’s Locks,
Jeff Alexander has been awarded the prestigious Michigan State Historical Society State History Award for his book, Pandora’s Locks: The Opening of the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway. Pandora’s Locks was published in 2009 to coincide with the 50th anniversary of the $1 billion project that linked ports on Lakes Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie, and Superior to shipping hubs around the globe., 2009. |
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2009 Historical Society Lifetime Achievement Award, Notes on the Iroquois,
The 2009 Historical Society of Michign Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to distinguished Michigan historian Dr. Philip P. Mason, editor of the Henry R. Schoolcraft series. Mason has enjoyed a long and productive career as a writer, editor, university professor, popular speaker, oral historian, mentor, and organizer of historical conferences. He is also one of the most respected archivists in America. Mason helped create the finest labor archives in the world, Walter P. Reuther Library of Labor and Urban Affairs., 2009. |
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2009 Historical Society of Michigan Award, Our People, Our Journey,
James M. McClurken received a Historical Society of Michgan State History Award for his book, Our People, Our Journey: The Little River Band of Ottawa Indians. The book is a beautifully and thoughtfully done work that tells the long and often tortured story of a people’s search for their identity and place in an often indifferent world., 2009. |
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2009 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Judging the Supreme Court,
Clarke Rountree, professor of Communication Arts at The University of Alabama in Huntsville was awarded the prestigious 2008-2009 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism by Michigan State University Press. The Kohrs-Campbell Award is presented with a $10,000 cash prize and a plaque. Rountree received the biennial award for his book Judging the Supreme Court: Constructions of Motive in Bush v. Gore. Michigan State University Press offers the endowed prize through its award-winning Rhetoric & Public Affairs Series. Judging the Supreme Court examines the intent and reasoning of the United States Supreme Court Justices intervention of the controversial presidential election nearly ten years ago when, on December 12, 2000, the high court resolved the presidential election in favor of Republican candidate George W. Bush. The Justices' decision allowed Florida's 25 crucial electoral votes to remain, giving Bush a total of 271 electoral votes. Al Gore, the Democratic candidate, received 266 electoral votes. Candidates must have a majority of 270 or more electoral votes to win the United States Presidency. , 2009. |
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2008 MDCH Hometown Health Hero Award, Cold, Clear, and Deadly,
A 2008 Michigan Department of Community Health 'Hometown Health Hero Award' was presented to Mel Visser, for his work and book Cold, Clear, and Deadly: Unveiling a Toxic Legacy, which points out the need to update the Michigan Department of Natural Resources' fish advisories about contaminated fish. The award was presented by MDCH Director Janet Olszewski in a special ceremony at the Michigan Capitol Rotunda on Earth Day, April 22, 2008. |
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2008 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Guardian, The,
The 12th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY): A Bronze National Award was won by The Guardian: The History of South Africa's Extraordinary Anti-Apartheid Newspaper, by James Zug., 2008. |
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2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards, Mapping in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region,
The 2007 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards: Gold Medal for Regional books was awarded in June 2008 to David I. Macleod, for Mapping in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region, 2008. |
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2008 IPPY/Independent Publisher Book Awards, Mr. Pleasant,
The 12th Annual Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY): A Regional Gold Medal Award for Best Regional Fiction was won by Mr. Pleasant, by Jim Ray Daniels, 2008. |
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2008 American Assoc. for State & Local History, Notes on the Iroquois,
Philip P. Mason is the recipient of a 2008 American Association for State and Local History AWARD OF MERIT (Leadership in History Awards) for his work of more than fifty years of championing the history of Michigan. The AASLH Leadership in History Awards, now in its 63rd year, is the most prestigious recognition for achievement in the preservation and interpretation of state and local history. The AASLH Award of Merit is presented to recognize excellence for projects (including special projects, educational programs, exhibits, publications, restoration projects, etc.), individual achievement, and organizational general excellence. , 2008. |
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2008 Historical Society of Michigan Award, Mapping in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region,
A 2008 State History Award was given to David I. MacLeod's Mapping in Michigan and the Great Lakes Region. This extensive volume uses twelve contributed essays and a wealth of reproduced maps to tell the story of cartography over four centuries. Readers will discover in this book a world of varied cultures and a nation's zeal for exploration. , 2008. |
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2008 AAUP Certificate of Excellence, Book Jacket D, Cold, Clear, and Deadly,
2008 AAUP Book, Jacket and Journal Show Award Certificate of Excellence for Michigan State University Press, for Jackets & Covers: Cold, Clear and Deadly: Unraveling a Toxic Legacy by Melvin J. Visser. Judging for the 2008 AAUP Book, Jacket, and Journal Show took place January 17-18 at the AAUP Central Office in New York City. Approximately 342 books, 374 jacket and cover design entries, and 5 journals were entered. 44 books, 1 journal, and 31 jackets/covers were chosen by the jurors as the very best examples from this pool of excellent design, 2008. |
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2007 Michigan Notable Book Award, Fresh Water,
The 2007 Michigan Notable Books Program highlights the Library of Michigan’s annual selection of books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high- quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan- related topic., 2007. |
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2007 Michigan Notable Book Award, ,
The 2007 Michigan Notable Books Program highlights the Library of Michigan’s annual selection of books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high- quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan- related topic, 2007. |
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2007 Pen USA Literary Award, Casablanca and Other Stories,
PEN USA Literary Awards 2007: Finalists in the category of Translation include Casablanca and Other Stories, by Edgar Brau, translation by by Andrea G. Labinger , 2007. |
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2007 NCA Diamond Anniversary Book Award, Character of Justice, The ,
The National Communication Association 2007 Diamond Anniversary Award was awarded to Trevor Parry- Giles, for The Character of Justice. This award is given to the most outstanding scholarly book published during the last two years., 2007. |
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2007 Historical Society of Michigan Award, ,
The 2007 State History Award was given to Jeff Alexander, for his book The Muskegon: The Majesty and Tragedy of Michigan’s Rarest River. The Muskegon River's role in the lumber boom devastated the region and modern urbanization continues to be a threat. Alexander provides an entertaining and informative look into the necessity of preserving nature and our history. The State History Awards are the highest recognition presented by the state’s official historical society and oldest cultural organization, established in 1828. The Historical Society of Michigan bestows this honor annually on individuals or organizations that make outstanding contributions to the appreciation and understanding of Michigan history., 2007. |
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2007 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Character of Justice, The ,
The 2007 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism was awarded to Trevor Parry-Giles for his book The Character of Justice: Rhetoric, Law, and Politics in the Supreme Court Confirmation Process. The $10,000 Kohrs-Campbell Prize is the largest and most significant book manuscript award in the field of rhetorical criticism. The award was established at Michigan State University Press as a result of the generosity of Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and the late Paul Newell Campbell. The prize is awarded biannually by Michigan State University Press, through its award- winning Rhetoric & Public Affairs Series. , 2007. |
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2007 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award, NCA, Character of Justice, The ,
The annual Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award is presented by the Public Address Division of the National Communication Association. The 2007 award was presented to Trevor Parry- Giles, for The Character of Justice: Rhetoric, Law, and Politics in the Supreme Court Confirmation Process., 2007. |
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2006 Rhetoric Society of America Book Award, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The Rhetoric Society of America gives a Book Award for the best work in rhetorical study in a given year. The award is based on originality, the strength and persuasiveness of argument, the engaging style or readability of the work, the potential to promote rhetoric among scholars from other fields, and the general public's understanding of rhetoric. , 2006. |
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2006 Independent Publisher Book Awards, Jewish Life in the Industrial Promised Land 1855-2005,
Finalist in the 2006 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPY), in the Multicultural Non- Fiction Adult category. The Independent Publisher Book Awards, launched in 1996 and established as the first awards program open exclusively to independents, are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers. Independent Publisher Online (formerly Small Press Magazine) has built a strong reputation as source for the best independent publishing "news, reviews, and how-tos" for 19 years as a print journal, and three years exclusively on the Web., 2006. |
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2006 Michigan Notable Book Award, Michigan Agricultural College,
The 2006 Michigan Notable Books Program highlights the Library of Michigan’s annual selection of books reflecting Michigan's rich cultural heritage, featuring high- quality titles with wide public appeal that are either written by a Michigan resident or about a Michigan- related topic. , 2006. |
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2006 NCA Winans-Wichelns Award, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The National Communication Association has awarded the 2006 Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address to The Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth Century United States, by Angela G. Ray. The NCA Award Committee stated, "The book combines skillfully woven narratives, masterful collation of evidence of lyceum practices, and insightful reading of texts, which results in a richly textured analysis of how people in the nineteenth century worked out an understanding of who they were, how they learned, and how they should interact about public affairs." , 2006. |
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2006 NCA Diamond Anniversary Book Award, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The National Communication Association 2006 Diamond Anniversary Award was awarded to The Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth Century United States, by Angela G. Ray. "...Ray's research...original; it makes significant new contributions to the field. In addition, her writing engages the reader, bringing the characters and spaces of history to life. The book's inclusion of primary documents by lyceum founder Josiah Holbrook, abolitionist Frederick Douglass, and women's rights advocate Anna Dickinson provides scholars and students unprecedented access to this history and rhetoric.", 2006. |
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2006 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award, NCA, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The 2006 Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award is presented by the Public Address Division of the National Communication Association., 2006. |
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2006 American Forensic Association Award, Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth-Century United States, The,
The Lyceum and Public Culture in the Nineteenth- Century United States was awarded the 2006 Daniel Rohrer American Forensic Association Research Award, which recognizes outstanding scholarship in argumentation and forensics published in the previous calendar year. Each year the American Forensic Association recognizes the outstanding monograph in the research concerns of the Association with the Dan Rohrer Memorial Award., 2006. |
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2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards, ,
The 2006 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards: Silver Medal for Environment books was awarded in June 2007 to Jeff Alexander, for The Muskegon., 2006. |
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2005 Michigan Notable Book, On the Brink,
On the Brink: The Great Lakes in the 21st Century, by Dave Dempsey, has been selected for inclusion on the 2005 list of Michigan Notable Books. Compiled by the Library of Michigan, "Michigan Notable Books" is an annual list that honors the best books published in the previous year either about the state of Michigan or written by a Michigan author, 2005. |
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2005 Michigan Notable Book, Remember the Distance that Divides Us,
The Library of Michigan 2005 Michigan Notable Books: Remember the Distance That Divides Us: The Family Letters of Philadelphia Quaker Abolitionist and Michigan Pioneer Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, 1830- 1842, edited by Marcia J. Heringa Mason. This book documents the letters of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler, who moved with her brother and aunt to Lenawee County in the Michigan Territory wilderness in 1830. Prior to her death in 1834, the letters to and from her family still in Philadelphia provide remarkable insight into the pioneer settling of the Michigan frontier, as well as the early development of both the women's movement and Abolitionism. Compiled by the Library of Michigan, this is an annual list that honors the best books published in the previous year either about the state of Michigan or written by a Michigan author, 2005. |
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2005 McKnight Artist Fellowship Award for the auth, Low Road, The,
Valerie Miner has won a 2005 McKNIGHT ARTIST FELLOWSHIP FOR WRITERS, which provides $25,000 support toward the work of her next book. The Loft Literary Center administers the awards, was founded in 1974 in a loft above a Minneapolis bookstore, and is now the largest independent literary center in the nation. Serving more than 50,000 readers and writers each year through classes, writing contests, grants and other services, the Loft is located in the Twin Cities Open Book literary arts building, 2005. |
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2005 Gwendolyn Brooks Prize for the author of, North of Wondering,
Patricia Clark's poem in the book Astrid, Siggy and Bert won the 2004 Gwendolyn Brooks Prize from the Society for the Study of Midwestern Literature conference and Midwest Poetry Festival., 2005. |
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2005 Sturgis Leavitt Award, Transatlantic Rebels,
awarded by the Southeastern Council on Latin American Studies, 2005. |
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2005 Pushcart Prize, Home Stand,
James McKean's essay "D/Altered," from his book Home Stand: Growing Up in Sports, won a 2005 Pushcart Prize. The essay will appear in The Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses., 2005. |
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2005 Oklahoma Book Award, Living in the Land of Death,
A Finalist for Non-fiction: Living in the Land of Death: The Choctaw Nation, 1830-1860 by Donna L. Akers. Living in the Land of Death depicts the story of Choctaw survival after the Trail of Tears, and the evolution of the Choctaw people in their new environment. , 2005. |
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2005 Independent Publisher's Award, Amp'd,
Gary Finke's book Amp'd, A father's Backstage Pass was a finalist in the 2005 Independent Press 'IPPY' Award, Performing Arts Category. The 'IPPY' Awards, launched in 1996, are designed to bring increased recognition to the deserving but often unsung titles published by independent authors and publishers. , 2005. |
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2005 Historical Society of Michigan Awards, Michigan Agricultural College,
The 2005 State History Award was given to Keith R. Widder, for his book Michigan Agricultural College, The Evolution of a Land-Grant Philosophy, 1855–1925. The Historical Society of Michigan bestows this honor annually on individuals or organizations that make outstanding contributions to the appreciation and understanding of Michigan history., 2005. |
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2005 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Malcolm X:,
The 2005 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism was awarded to Robert E. Terrill for his book Malcolm X. The $10,000 Kohrs-Campbell Prize is the largest and most significant book manuscript award in the field of rhetorical criticism. The award was established at Michigan State University Press as a result of the generosity of Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and the late Paul Newell Campbell. The prize is awarded biannually by Michigan State University Press, through its award- winning Rhetoric & Public Affairs Series. , 2005. |
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2005 Michigan Humanities Council Grant, Ethnicity in Michigan,
In November 2005, The Michigan State University Press was awarded a $20,000 grant by the Michigan Humanities Council, for its Discovering the Peoples of Michigan book series (DPOM). This award is a part of the Council's We the People grant program, a National Endowment for the Humanities initiative. MSU Press will collaborate with the Michigan Museums Association (MMA) to bring authors with various ethnic backgrounds to make presentations of their research and books in 10 museums across Michigan in 2006. At the time the grant was awarded, the DPOM series contained 20 titles: African Americans in Michigan, Albanians in Michigan, Amish in Michigan, Arab Americans in Michigan, Indians in Michigan, Chaldeans in Michigan, Dutch in Michigan, Ethnicity in Michigan, French Canadians in Michigan, Germans in Michigan, Greeks in Michigan, Hungarians in Michigan, Italians in Michigan, Jews in Michigan, Latinos in Michigan, Latvians in Michigan, Mexicans and Mexican Americans in Michigan, Poles in Michigan, Scots in Michigan and South Slavs in Michigan. , 2005. |
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2005 ForeWord Magazine Award - Short Stories, Collected Short Stories of Harriette Simpson Arnow, The,
ForeWord Magazine's 2005 Gold Medal Award for Short Stories was given to this collection of 25 short stories, of which 15 were previously unpublished., 2005. |
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2004 Oklahoma Book Award, Crossing the Ladder of Sun,
Laura Apol's Crossong the Ladder of the Sun won a 2004 Oklahoma Book Award: Poetry category. , 2004. |
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2004 Historical Society of Michigan, On the Brink,
The 2004 Award of Merit was given to Dave Dempsey. The Historical Society of Michigan bestows this honor annually on individuals or organizations that make outstanding contributions to the appreciation and understanding of Michigan history., 2004. |
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2004 Pushcart Prize, ,
Patricia Monaghan's essay, 'Physics and Grief' (Fourth Genre 5.2), received a 2004 Pushcart Award. It will appear in 'The Pushcart Prize XXIX: Best of the Small Presses, 2005 Edition' Click here to view this issue of FOURTH GENRE., 2004. |
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2004 Society for Study of Midwestern Literature, Death at Camp Pahoka,
The Mark Twain Award, for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature, 2004. |
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2004 Great Lakes Colleges Association, Sinner of Memory, A,
Great Lakes Colleges Association:New Writers Award, Runner-up , 2004. |
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2003 Historical Society of Michigan, Fish for All,
Award of Merit, for Fish For All, An Oral History of Multiple Claims and Divided Sentiment on Lake Michigan, 2003. |
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2003 Read Michigan Selection, Black Eden,
The READ MICHIGAN selections feature Library of Michigan recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors published in 2002. READ MICHIGAN is an annual Michigan Week tradition since 1991. The 2003 list: Black Eden: The Idlewild Community, by Lewis Walker and Benjamin C. Wilson. Michigan State University Press. This book Incorporates oral interviews and photographs; the authors study the African-American resort community in Lake County, its important role as a gathering place and source of cultural identity in a segregated society, and its decline and revitalization., 2003. |
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2003 Pushcart Prize, ,
Two articles from Fourth Genre vol. 3, no. 1 have been chosen for this edition of this prestigious anthology: “How to Meditate,” by Brenda Miller, and “Fields of Mercy,” by Ladette Randolph. , 2003. |
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2003 Center for Archival Collections, Sixty Years War for the Great Lakes,1754-1814,
Local History Publication Award, 2003. |
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2003 Best of the Press, Sounding for Cool,
Selected by the American Library Association's University Press Books Committee and the AAUP as one of 31 Books you should know about, 2003. |
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2003 Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism, Shared Land/Conflicting Identity,
The first $10,000 Kohrs- Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism was awarded in 2003 to Robert C. Rowland and David Frank, for their book Shared Land/Conflicting Identity: Trajectories of Israeli and Palestinian Symbol Use. The Kohrs-Campbell Prize in Rhetorical Criticism is the largest and most significant book manuscript award in the field of rhetorical criticism. The $10,000 award was established at Michigan State University Press as a result of the generosity of Karlyn Kohrs Campbell and the late Paul Newell Campbell. The prize is awarded biannually by Michigan State University Press, through its award- winning Rhetoric & Public Affairs Series., 2003. |
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2003 ForeWord Magazine Award, Memoir/Autobiography, Still Pitching,
A 2003 Gold Medal for was awarded to Michael Steinberg, for his Memoir/Autobiography STILL PITCHING |
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2003 Read Michigan Selection, West to Far Michigan,
The READ MICHIGAN selections feature Library of Michigan recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors published in 2002. READ MICHIGAN is an annual Michigan Week tradition since 1991. The 2003 list: WEST TO FAR MICHIGAN: SETTLING THE LOWER PENINSULA, 1815-1860, by Kenneth E. Lewis. Michigan State University Press. This book studies how the initial settlement and agricultural development of the mid-nineteenth-century frontier helped shape Michigan's expansion and growth into a modern industrial state., 2003. |
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2003 Read Michigan Selection, Public Gardens of Michigan,
The READ MICHIGAN selections feature Library of Michigan recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors published in 2002. READ MICHIGAN is an annual Michigan Week tradition since 1991. The 2003 list: PUBLIC GARDENS OF MICHIGAN is a colorful book that highlights the beauty and architectural design found in the public gardens across Michigan, including the Frederick Meijer Gardens in Grand Rapids and the Nichols Arboretum in Ann Arbor., 2003. |
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2003 ForeWord Magazine Award-Fiction, Detroit Tales,
The 2003 Bronze Medal for Fiction, Short Stories, was awarded to Jim Ray Daniels for DETROIT TALES. , 2003. |
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2003 NCA Winans-Wichelns Award, Reconstruction Desegregation Debate, The,
Reconstruction Desegregation Debate: The Politics of Equality and the Rhetoric of Place received the awarded the 2003 Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address from the National Communication Association in 2003. , 2003. |
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2002 PEN Center Literary Award, This is the World,
Finalist for the PEN Center Literary Award for Creative Writing, 2002. |
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2002 Independent Publishers' Association, Second Life, A,
Honorable Mention, 2002. |
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2002 Historical Society of Michigan, Jews in Michigan,
Award of Merit, 2002. |
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2002 Great Lakes Booksellers' Assn., Black Eden,
Finalist, 2002. |
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2002 ForeWord Magazine, My Grandfather’s Book,
MY GRANDFATHER'S BOOK has been named one of the Top Ten Academic Books of the Year, 2002. |
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2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award, My Grandfather’s Book,
Finalist: Biography, 2002. |
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2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award, Black Eden,
Finalist: History, 2002. |
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2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Award, Public Gardens of Michigan,
Silver Award: Home & Garden, 2002. |
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2002 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry, Body & Field,
The John Ciardi Prize for Poetry is awarded annually for book-length collections of poetry and short fiction. The winning manuscripts are published by Bookmark Press. Terry won the Prize for Escape Artist. , 2002. |
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2002 Read Michigan Selection, Discovering the Peoples of Michigan Reader,
The READ MICHIGAN selections feature Library of Michigan recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors published in 2001. READ MICHIGAN is an annual Michigan Week tradition since 1991. The 2002 list: DISCOVERING THE PEOPLES OF MICHIGAN SERIES. This ongoing series studies the multicultural history of Michigan. Each illustrated book examines an ethnic group, their history in the state, and the many challenges that they face today. The series includes over thirty volumes, plus an introductory READER., 2002. |
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2001 Glasgow Poetry Prize for Emerging Writers, Body & Field,
Semi-finalist, 2001. |
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2001 Choice Magazine, La Nouvelle France,
Outstanding Academic Book Award, 2001. |
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2001 Minnesota Book Awards, Low Road, The,
Finalist: Memoir, 2001. |
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2001 Alf Andrew Heggoy Book Prize, La Nouvelle France,
French Colonial Historical Society, 2001. |
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2001 Donner Prize, Heavy Traffic,
Honourable Mention, 2001. |
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2001 NCA Winans-Wichelns Award, Strategic Deception,
The National Communication Association awarded the 2001 Winans-Wichelns Award for Distinguished Scholarship in Rhetoric and Public Address to Strategic Deception. , 2001. |
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2001 Ohio Poet of the Year, Art of Loss, The,
Ohio Poet of the Year, awarded by the State of Ohio, 2001. |
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2001 Balcones Poetry Prize, Walking with the Bear,
Finalist, 2001. |
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2001 Society for Midwestern Literature, Second Life, A,
The Mark Twain Award for Distinguished Contributions to Midwestern Literature, 2001. |
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2001 Read Michigan Selection, Ethnicity in Michigan,
The READ MICHIGAN selections feature Library of Michigan recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors published in 2001. READ MICHIGAN is an annual Michigan Week tradition since 1991. The 2001 list: ETHNICITY IN MICHIGAN: ISSUES AND PEOPLE, by Jack Glazier, Arthur W.Helweg. This introductory book in the Discovering the Peoples of Michigan series, reveals unique contributions that diverse communities have made to Michigan's historical and social identity., 2001. |
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2000 Wordcraft Circle Award, Tortured Skins and Other Fictions,
Elder Recognition Award , 2000. |
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2000 Whiting Writers Award, Reading the Earth,
Winner of the 2000 Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation $35,000 award, given annually to emerging writers of exceptional talent and promise, 2000. |
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2000 Independent Publishers Association, Between The Flowers,
General Fiction Book of the Year, 2000. |
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2000 NCA Diamond Anniversary Book Award, Angelina Grimké,
The National Communication Association 2000 Diamond Anniversary Award was awarded to Angelina Grimké ., 2000. |
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2000 Whiting Writers Award, Combing the Snakes from His Hair,
Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation $35,000 award, given annually to emerging writers of exceptional talent and promise, 2000. |
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2000 ForeWord Magazine, Trying to Catch the Horses,
Book of the Year, Gold Award, 2000. |
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2000 ForeWord Magazine, Manchurian Legacy,
Book of the Year, Bronze Award, 2000. |
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2000 Choice Magazine, This is the World,
Outstanding Academic Book Award, 2000. |
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2000 Choice Magazine, Not Even a Sparrow Falls,
Outstanding Academic Book Award, 2000. |
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2000 Choice Magazine, American Artifacts,
Outstanding Academic Book Award, 2000. |
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2000 Read Michigan Selection, Between The Flowers,
READ MICHIGAN, a list of recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors, was established in 1991 in cooperation with the Great Lakes Booksellers Association and the Historical Society of Michigan. The 2000 list: BETWEEN THE FLOWERS, by Harriette Simpson Arnow (published posthumously), a 1983 inductee into the Michigan Women's Hall of Fame. This novel has appeal similar to her moving book, THE DOLLMAKER, based in wartime Detroit and celebrating strong women surviving hard life., 2000. |
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2000 Read Michigan Selection, Island Farm,
READ MICHIGAN, a list of recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors, was established in 1991 in cooperation with the Great Lakes Booksellers Association and the Historical Society of Michigan. The 2000 list: ISLAND FARM, by Arthur Versluis. In recounting the story of the author's family historic orchards near Grand Rapids, he provides an insight into the American agrarian tradition., 2000. |
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2000 Read Michigan Selection, Peninsula: Essays and Memoirs from Michigan,
READ MICHIGAN, a list of recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors, was established in 1991 in cooperation with the Great Lakes Booksellers Association and the Historical Society of Michigan. The 2000 list: PENINSULA: ESSAYS AND MEMOIRS FROM MICHIGAN, edited by Michael Steinberg. Thirty- seven writers, including acclaimed novelist Jim Harrison, give a sense of the variety, flavor, and distinctiveness from Detroit to the Upper Peninsula., 2000. |
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1999 Choice Magazine, To Be the Main Leaders of Our People,
Outstanding Academic Book Award, 1999. |
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1999 Read Michigan Selection, 29 Missing,
1999 READ MICHIGAN, a list of recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors, was established in 1991 in cooperation with the Great Lakes Booksellers Association and the Historical Society of Michigan. The 1999 list: 29 MISSING: THE TRUE AND TRAGIC STORY OF THE DISAPPEARANCE OF THE SS EDMUND FITZGERALD, by Andrew Kantar. This book tells the story of the S.S. Edmund Fitzgerald, a giant freighter that sank in Lake Superior with its entire crew of 29 -in 1975 under circumstances still debated by maritime experts. The book is a reminder of the maritime history that is displayed across Michigan. The ship's bell is at the Great Lakes Shipwreck Museum at Whitefish Point, the refuge that the Fitzgerald had tried so desperately to reach., 1999. |
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1999 Read Michigan Selection, Michigan's Heritage Barns,
1999 READ MICHIGAN, a list of recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors, was established in 1991 in cooperation with the Great Lakes Booksellers Association and the Historical Society of Michigan. The 1999 list: MICHIGAN'S HERITAGE BARNS, photographs by Mary Keithan. An odyssey through the back roads of Michigan has produced a photographic and narrative history of the rural landscape's most endangered visual treasures. Whether taken for architectural quality or historical value, the barns in this book add up to, in words of photographer Keithan, , 1999. |
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1996 Read Michigan Selection, Schoolcraft's Ojibwa Lodge Stories,
1996 READ MICHIGAN, a list of recommended books about Michigan or by Michigan authors, was established in 1991 in cooperation with the Great Lakes Booksellers Association and the Historical Society of Michigan. The 1996 list: SCHOOLCRAFT'S OJIBWA LODGE STORIES: LIFE ON THE LAKE SUPERIOR FRONTIER, edited by Phillip p. Mason., 1996. |
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1995 National Communication Association, Eisenhower's War of Words,
Marie Hochmuth Nichols Award for Outstanding Book or Monograph , 1995. |
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1995 American Book Award, Light People, The,
American Book Award, 1995. |
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1993 New York Times Book Review Notable Book, Wounded River, The,
Notable Book, 1993. |
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1992 Choice Magazine, ,
Outstanding Academic Book Award, 1992. |
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