Grosse Pointe Girl
Title | Grosse Pointe Girl PDF eBook |
Author | Sarah Grace McCandless |
Publisher | |
Pages | 74 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Fiction |
ISBN |
Welcome to Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where social rank is determined by the age of your money and the dryness of your martini. The new girl in town, Emma Harris, must prove herself hip to the rigid rules of adolescent conformity. The quest for cool, she discovers, is one long final exam. To pass she must be cruel to be kind (ditching her best friend for the popular crowd), dress to impress (trading her favorite Esprit shirt for three plastic bracelets), and master the art of seduction (puckering up with Mulberry Stain or Peaches 'n' Cream lip gloss). Life is all about making choices -- the right ones. Will Emma's social acrobatics put her on the short list for that coveted country club membership? Will the digits of her zip code pass muster? If her parents split up, will the gossip help or hurt her in the rankings? Grosse Pointe Girl serves as an indispensable road map through the dysfunction privilege brings. So put on your Guess? jeans and your jelly shoes and come along for the ride to the adolescent days that time forgot, but you never will.
Grosse Pointe
Title | Grosse Pointe PDF eBook |
Author | Ann Marie Aliotta |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2007 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738550794 |
Grosse Pointe is one of the oldest communities in the Midwest, dating back to the mid-1600s. Its history tells a classic American story of the transformation of Native American hunting grounds to the fertile farms of European settlers to an affluent suburb that grew with fortunes of industrialism in the 20th century.
The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores
Title | The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur M. Woodford |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2015-01-12 |
Genre | Photography |
ISBN | 1439649340 |
The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores, nestled along the shore of Lake St. Clair just north of Detroit, is the smallest of the five Grosse Pointe communities. After the settlement of Detroit in 1701, the area that would become Grosse Pointe Shores saw the arrival of French habitants who built their ribbon farms. Beginning in the 1860s, the area began to change as well-to-do Detroiters erected summer homes on the lakeshore. The Village of Grosse Pointe Shores was formally established in 1911, and the community grew as great mansions were built along Lake Shore Road. Following World War II, the community evolved yet again as the grand mansions disappeared and properties were subdivided. By the end of the 20th century, the village had grown into an established community of comfortable, well-maintained homes. In 2011, these residents gathered together to celebrate the 100th anniversary of their community.
Michigan Place Names
Title | Michigan Place Names PDF eBook |
Author | Walter Romig |
Publisher | Wayne State University Press |
Pages | 718 |
Release | 1986 |
Genre | Gazetteers |
ISBN | 9780814318386 |
From Aabec in Antrim County to Zutphen in Ottawa County, from Hell to Hooker, Michigan Place Names is a compendium of information on the origins of the state's geographical names. With alphabetically arranged thumb-nail sketches, Walter Romig introduces readers to a host of colorful personalities and episodes which have achieved notoriety, though sometimes shortlived, by devising or lending their names to the state's settlements. Romig spent more than ten years researching and documenting the entries to which he added an extensive bibliography of sources and an index of the personal names used in the text. For the curious, the librarian, the genealogist, or the historian, his book is an indispensable resource. Michigan Place Names is another "Michigan classic" reissued as a Great Lakes Book.
Grand Estates of Grosse Pointe
Title | Grand Estates of Grosse Pointe PDF eBook |
Author | Katie Doelle |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2020-04-06 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467104825 |
The first inhabitants of Grosse Pointe can be traced back to the mid-18th century, when French farmers occupied ribbon farms on the shores of Lake St. Clair. Since then, Grosse Pointe has come a long way. The once rural farming community, located on marshland and notoriously difficult to reach, has become home to some of the most prestigious residences in the country. During the early 20th century, Grosse Pointe transitioned from a popular summer retreat for wealthy Detroit families to a permanent home for prominent professionals, who hired the finest architects money could buy to build grand mansions. By the 1930s, Georgian and Tudor residences were commonplace, and Grosse Pointe was a thriving community awash with renowned families, natural beauty, historical architecture, and grand estates.
Tonnancour
Title | Tonnancour PDF eBook |
Author | Arthur M. Woodford |
Publisher | Omnigraphics |
Pages | 244 |
Release | 1994 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN |
Murder in Grosse Pointe Park
Title | Murder in Grosse Pointe Park PDF eBook |
Author | Steve Miller |
Publisher | Berkley |
Pages | 354 |
Release | 2015-12 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 0425272427 |
"Holy shit, you have the Mercedes" -- Growing up wealthy and healthy in Detroit -- "He came from an affluent family...a life of the party kind of guy" -- "This is a great guy, I personally vouch for him" -- "I am a true master, come to me" -- Bob and Rachel seek a "very special girl" -- "Without a doubt in my mind I know that he did not do it" -- "I made a mistake" -- Epicenter of Detroit wealth tarnished -- "I gotta get to Joe" -- "It is what it is" -- "I apologize to Mr. Gentz" -- Emails and conversations with Bashara: "This is a setup, clearly" -- "This is one of the most unusual cases I've ever had" -- Jane was the "golden goose" -- "You once said you were living the dream, now you're experiencing a nightmare".