Brlan Leigh Dunnigan is curator of maps at the william L. Clements Library of the University of Michigan.
Brian Dunnigan's Frontier Metropolis: Picturing Early Detroit is
both a sophisticated study of the Detroit River region between the
founding of the French settlement in 1701 and the beginning of the
photographic era in 1838 and an outstanding example of just how
effectively images can be used in the historical venture. Frontier
Metropolis is the product of Brian Dunnigan's thorough search
through North American and European collections to find maps and
pictures that he then subjected to careful scrutiny within the
context of his enviable knowledge of Great Lakes colonial
history.-- "Ontario History"
Dunnigan's scholarsip is impeccable. He knows the source literature
comprehensively, and describes both topography and biography
vividly.... The portrait of the 'Motor City' in adolescence becomes
fresh and authoratative in Dunnigan's lively telling...--Nicholas
Westbrook
It is hard to imagine anyone who loves books describing this
beautiful volume as anything less than a treasure. In particular,
those readers with an interest in maps or the Great Lakes region in
the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, let alone Detroit, will
find it irresistible.-- "The Michigan Historical Review"
It's a really nice book on Detroit that people seem to overlook. It
weighs 9 pounds and has 250 pages of reprinted old maps, portraits
of founders of the city and stunning historical writing. It's an
organic, wonderful picture book-bigger than most and nicer than
most art books. The reproductions are really nice and crisp, and it
has material that you're never going to see again."--
"Metrotimes"
These pictures and maps are tantalizing windows into the past of
this colonial metropolis during its French, British, and early
American periods. Frontier Metropolis illustrates and describes all
known images of Detroit from its founding in 1707 until 1838 to
provide a nearly complete visual chronology made by people who knew
the city. Presented in a handsome, large-format design, illustrated
in full color, Frontier Metropolis is a unique and captivating look
at the city's rich and colorful heritage.-- "Michigan Social
Studies Journal"
This is a city most of us know little about, and which we have
never seen illustrated, at least not like this. Dunnigan, curator
of maps at the William L. Clements library at the University of
Michigan, spent five years on this project. What he has produced is
anything but another history of early Detroit-though it is a
superbly well-written one. The core of this book is a rich, unique
and virtually complete visual record of Detroit before the age of
photography.--- "The Oakland Press"
This is the magnum opus of Detroit's anniversary year... The book
is a work of art and a scholar's delight... a must for anyone
interested in Detroit history.--Bill McGraw "Detroit Free Press"
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