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Detroit was established as a French settlement three-quarters of a century before the founding of this nation.
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Scott Martelle's new book, "Detroit: A Biography"

Scott Martelle is a journalist and author. His new book Detroit: A Biography chronicles the history of the city from the 17oo's to the present day. He was also a former staff writer for the Los Angeles Times and the Detroit News.

Martelle believes there was a point in history when Detroit had an opportunity to diversify its manufacturing.

“Just after World War II when the auto industry was retooling from war footing from making tank and armaments back to making motor vehicles, they really had a chance then to change the industrial fabric of Detroit. So they missed a crucial opportunity then.”

Martelle also points to the 1949 mayoral race between Albert Cobo and George Edwards as a major turning point. "And even though Detroit at that time was a democratic city, and the UAW was hugely popular, he lost that election primarily because of race issues, white Detroit just did not want to de-segregate.”

How important has race been to Detroit’s development? “Oh massively,” says Martelle, “the exodus from Detroit beg

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Detroit: A Biography

[ You may remember Pete Saunders from his piece on the reasons behind Detroit’s behind. I’ve long found Pete’s insights provocative. I’m glad to report he is now blogging himself on his own blog called “The Corner Side Yard.” Today he graciously shares another Detroit piece for us here, this time a review of Scott Martelle’s new book, “Detroit: A Biography” – Aaron. ]

When I first got my review copy of Detroit: A Biography by Scott Martelle, I did the unthinkable: I started by reading the epilogue. I wanted to know right from the start where the author stood on the future of Detroit. Did his research suggest that revitalization is approaching, or even possible? Admittedly, my first reading of the epilogue seemed to be a repudiation of Detroit, that the city’s legacy has condemned it to failure.

Such is the defensive posture of a native Detroiter.

Reading the book from start to finish is an entirely different experience. Martelle constructs a well-detailed and finely crafted narrative of Detroit’

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Detroit: A Biography

Detroit: A Biography by Scott Martelle provides a unique glimpse into the life and history of one of America’s used-to-be, and maybe-again, great cities. From the outset you can tell that Mr. Martelle is more than an observant journalist; he’s a native. He’s got skin in the game.

Providing a biography of Detroit is a clever way to help the reader understand the nuances of what brought the city to where it is today. But the book reads more as an obituary than a city-in-progress biography. The closing Epilogue claims, “There is no real answer to the troubles afflicting places like Detroit”.

The book was obviously written before last February’s Super bowl with the Half Time ad by Chrysler. But even Clint Eastwood and the roar of more gas guzzling engines don’t seem to be enough to get Detroit off the mat after reading this depressing book.

Today’s travails of Detroit are amazing: high school class sizes of sixty-two; three out of four students not graduating; half of the city’s children live below the poverty line (Detroit is America’s poorest big city); D