ldquo;A fascinating political; racial; economic; and cultural tapestryrdquo; (Detroit Free Press); a tour de force from David Maraniss about the quintessential American city at the top of its game: Detroit in 1963.Detroit in 1963 is on top of the world. The cityrsquo;s leaders are among the most visionary in America: Grandson of the first Ford; Henry Ford II; Motownrsquo;s founder Berry Gordy; the Reverend C.L. Franklin and his daughter; the incredible Aretha; Governor George Romney; Mormon and Civil Rights advocate; car salesman Lee Iacocca; Police Commissioner George Edwards; Martin Luther King. The time was full of promise. The auto industry was selling more cars than ever before. Yet the shadows of collapse were evident even then. ldquo;Elegiac and richly detailedrdquo; (The New York Times); in Once in a Great City David Maraniss shows that before the devastating riot; before the decades of civic corruption and neglect; and white flight; before people trotted out the grab bag of rust belt infirmities and competition from abroad to explain Detroitrsquo;s collapse; one could see the signs of a cityrsquo;s ruin. Detroit at its peak was threatened by its own design. It was being abandoned by the new world economy and by the transfer of American prosperity to the information and service industries. In 1963; as Maraniss captures it with power and affection; Detroit summed up Americarsquo;s path to prosperity and jazz that was already past history. ldquo;Maraniss has written a book about the fall of Detroit; and done it; ingeniously; by writing about Detroit at its heighthellip;.An encyclopedic account of Detroit in the early sixties; a kind of hymn to what really was a great cityrdquo; (The New Yorker).
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. A favorite present...By chuckyThis was my 5yo favorite birthday present. Beautiful illustrations and instructions. She has had me draw a hydra already and I found her instructions to be excellent guidelines. Blythe was quite happy with the results of 15 minutes worth of my drawing. It is beyond her skill level right now; but it gives her something to imagine and work up too. The only 2 disappointments I had were the lack of merfolk and a Phoenix. How could a section on water or air creatures be complete without these? However; I am still giving it 5 stars because it is a beautiful; imaginative and fun book well worth owning.9 of 9 people found the following review helpful. Beautiful detail and accurately described;By eternityofsongI love the intricate detail this book goes into and the fact that it doesnt go straight from basic shapes into that detail. there are multiple steps between the first visualization to the completed drawing which in my opinion helps the less advanced artist to pick up the drawing and the drawing techniques used. I bought this for my sister in law who loves animals and she was delighted. The books quality was also very high. The binding was tight and its a nicely done hardcover. I think it will stand the test of time well which isnt all that common today. Im very happy with this purchase and would recommend it to my friends and family.2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy CustomerGreat book. Excellent art instruction including human anatomy proportions. Wonderful exercises in developing and coloring images.
