Wicked Detroit, Mickey Lyons
Wicked Detroit, Mickey Lyons
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Wicked Detroit

Author: Mickey Lyons

Narrator: Kate Zane

Unabridged: 4 hr 24 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 10/11/2022


Synopsis

The Motor City boasts a long and sordid history of scoundrels, cheats, and ne'er-do-wells. The wheeling and dealing prowess of founding father Antoine Cadillac is the stuff of legend. Fur trader and charlatan Joseph Campau grew so corrupt and rambunctious that he was eventually excommunicated by Detroit's beloved Father Gabriel Richard. The slovenly and eccentric Augustus Brevoort Woodward, well known as a judge but better known as a drunkard, renamed himself, reshaped the city streets and then named them after himself, creating a legion of enemies along the way. Local historian and creator of the Prohibition Detroit blog Mickey Lyons presents the stories of the colorful characters who shaped the city we know today.

About Mickey Lyons

Mickey Lyons is a Detroit historian and author who specializes in the history of drinking in Detroit, from frontier saloons to Prohibition-era speakeasies to modern-day cocktail bars. Her work can be found in local and national outlets. Her current project, ProhibitionDetroit.com, chronicles Detroit's turbulent and exciting history during Prohibition.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Mick

A highly entertaining and informative look at some of Detroit's "scoundrels, cheats, and ne'er-do-wells," as the blurb on the back cover says. Oh yes, the scoundrels are also some of the most important and famous names in the history of Detroit. Lyons nicely toes the line between being too heavy-han......more