Great Lakes Books in Order
66
Books
1958
First Book
2020
Latest Book
63
Years
Below you'll find the complete list of Great Lakes books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
1
Independent Man: The Life of Senator James Couzens (By: Harry Barnard,David L. Lewis)
Buy on Amazon1958
2
The Detroit Riot of 1967 (By: Hubert G. Locke)
Buy on Amazon1969
3
Waiting for the Morning Train (By: Bruce Catton,William B. Catton)
Buy on Amazon1972
4
Call It North Country (By: John Bartlow Martin)
Buy on Amazon1986
5
Danny and the Boys: Being Some Legends of Hungry Hollow (By: Robert Traver)
Buy on Amazon1987
6
Michigan Voices: Our State’s History in the Words of the People Who Lived It (By: Joe Grimm)
Buy on Amazon1987
7
Seasons of Grace: A History of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit (By: Leslie Woodcock Tentler,Edmund Cardinal Szoka)
Buy on Amazon1990
8
Cobb Would Have Caught It: The Golden Age of Baseball in Detroit (By: Richard Bak)
Buy on Amazon1991
9
John Jacob Astor: Business and Finance in the Early Republic (By: John D. Haeger)
Buy on Amazon1991
10
Queen of the Lakes (By: Mark L. Thompson)
Buy on Amazon1994
11
Turkey Stearnes and the Detroit Stars: The Negro Leagues in Detroit, 1919-1933 (By: Richard Bak)
Buy on Amazon1994
12
The Northern Lights: Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes (By: Charles K. Hyde,Ann Mahan,John Mahan)
Buy on Amazon1994
13
Redevelopment and Race: Planning a Finer City in Postwar Detroit (By: June Manning Thomas)
Buy on Amazon1997
14
The Long Winter Ends (By: Newton G. Thomas,William Mulligan)
Buy on Amazon1998
15
All-American Anarchist: Joseph A. Labadie and the Labor Movement (By: Carlotta R. Anderson)
Buy on Amazon1998
16
Toast of the Town: The Life and Times of Sunnie Wilson (By: Sunnie Wilson,John Cohassey)
Buy on Amazon1998
17
Huron: The Seasons of a Great Lake (By: Napier Shelton)
Buy on Amazon1999
18
A Sailor's Logbook: A Season Aboard Great Lakes Freighters (By: Mark L. Thompson)
Buy on Amazon1999
19
"Expanding the Frontiers of Civil Rights": Michigan, 1948-1968 (By: Sidney Fine)
Buy on Amazon2000
20
Graveyard of the Lakes (By: Mark L. Thompson)
Buy on Amazon2000
21
Great Lakes Journey: A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast (By: William Ashworth)
Buy on Amazon2000
22
History of the Finns in Michigan (By: Armas K.E. Holmio,Ellen M. Ryynanen)
Buy on Amazon2001
23
Uppermost Canada: The Western District and the Detroit Frontier, 1800-1850 (By: R. Alan Douglas)
Buy on Amazon2002
24
Windjammers: Songs of the Great Lakes Sailors (By: Joe Grimm,Ivan Walton)
Buy on Amazon2002
25
Michigan's Early Military Forces: A Roster and History of Troops Activated Prior to the American Civil War (By: Leroy Barnett)
Buy on Amazon2003
26
Riding the Roller Coaster: A History of the Chrysler Corporation (By: Charles K. Hyde)
Buy on Amazon2003
27
The French Canadians of Michigan: Their Contribution to the Development of the Saginaw Valley and the Keweenaw Peninsula, 1840-1914 (By: Jean Lamarre)
Buy on Amazon2003
28
Beyond the Windswept Dunes: The Story of Maritime Michigan (By: Elizabeth B. Sherman)
Buy on Amazon2003
29
A Hanging in Detroit: Stephen Gifford Simmons and the Last Execution under Michigan Law (By: David Gardner Chardavoyne)
Buy on Amazon2003
30
Pulling Down the Barn: Memories of a Rural Childhood (By: Anne-Marie Oomen)
Buy on Amazon2004
31
To Keep the South Manitou Light (By: Anna Egan Smucker)
Buy on Amazon2004
32
The Dodge Brothers: The Men, the Motor Cars, and the Legacy (By: Charles K. Hyde)
Buy on Amazon2005
33
Under Michigan: The Story of Michigan's Rocks and Fossils (By: Charles Ferguson Barker)
Buy on Amazon2005
34
My Forty Years With Ford (By: John Kenneth Galbraith)
Buy on Amazon2006
35
House of Fields: Memories of a Rural Education (By: Anne-Marie Oomen)
Buy on Amazon2006
36
A Pocketful of Passage (By: Loraine Campbell)
Buy on Amazon2007
37
Detroit on Stage: The Players Club, 1910-2005 (By: Marijean Levering)
Buy on Amazon2007
38
Life with Mae: A Detroit Family Memoir (By: Neal Shine)
Buy on Amazon2007
39
When You Come Home: A Wartime Courtship in Letters 1941-45 (By: Neal Shine,Robert E. Quirk)
Buy on Amazon2007
40
Who's Jim Hines? (By: Jean Alicia Elster)
Buy on Amazon2008
41
Storied Independent Automakers: Nash, Hudson, and American Motors (By: Charles K. Hyde)
Buy on Amazon2009
42
Maxwell Motor and the Making of the Chrysler Corporation (By: Anthony J. Yanik)
Buy on Amazon2009
43
Monopoly on Wheels: Henry Ford and the Selden Automobile Patent (With: David L. Lewis)
Buy on Amazon2011
44
The Fall and Recapture of Detroit in the War of 1812: In Defense of William Hull (By: Anthony J. Yanik)
Buy on Amazon2011
45
Lake Superior Profiles : People on the Big Lake (By: John Gagnon)
Buy on Amazon2012
46
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan: People, Law, and Politics (By: David G. Chardavoyne)
Buy on Amazon2012
47
Among the Enemy: A Michigan Soldier's Civil War Journal (By: Mark Hoffman,William Horton Kimball)
Buy on Amazon2013
48
The Political Activities of Detroit Clubwomen in the 1920s: A Challenge and a Promise (By: Jayne Morris-Crowther)
Buy on Amazon2013
49
The Colored Car (By: Jean Alicia Elster)
Buy on Amazon2013
50
Arsenal of Democracy: The American Automobile Industry in World War II (By: Charles K. Hyde)
Buy on Amazon2013
51
"Old Slow Town": Detroit during the Civil War (By: PaulTaylor)
Buy on Amazon2013
52
Great Girls in Michigan History (By: Patricia Majher)
Buy on Amazon2015
53
Young Henry Ford: A Picture History of the First Forty Years (By: Sidney Olsen)
Buy on Amazon2015
54
A Beaver Tale: The Castors of Conners Creek (By: Gerald Wykes)
Buy on Amazon2016
55
Lake Invaders: Invasive Species and the Battle for the Future of the Great Lakes (By: William Rapai)
Buy on Amazon2016
56
Designing Detroit: Wirt Rowland and the Rise of Modern American Architecture (By: MichaelG.Smith)
Buy on Amazon2017
57
To the Copper Country: Mihaela's Journey (By: Barbara Carney-Coston)
Buy on Amazon2017
58
Roads to Prosperity: Economic Development Lessons from Midsize Canadian Cities (By: Gary S. Sands)
Buy on Amazon2017
59
Survival and Regeneration: Detroit’s American Indian Community (By: Edmund Jefferson Danziger Jr.)
Buy on Amazon2017
60
Whaleback Ships and the American Steel Barge Company (By: C. Roger Pellett)
Buy on Amazon2018
61
Bold Boys in Michigan History (By: Patricia Majher)
Buy on Amazon2018
62
Rosie, A Detroit Herstory (By: Bailey Sisoy Isgro)
Buy on Amazon2018
63
Greening the Black Urban Regime: The Culture and Commerce of Sustainability in Detroit (By: Alesia Montgomery)
Buy on Amazon2020
64
What the Chickadee Knows (By: Margaret Noodin)
Buy on Amazon2020
65
A Lincoln Legacy: The History of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan (By: David Gardner Chardavoyne,Hugh W. Brenneman Jr)
Buy on Amazon2020
66
I Hope This Reaches You: An American Soldier’s Account of World War I (By: Hilary Connor)
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Great Lakes series is publication order: 1. Independent Man: The Life of Senator James Couzens (By: Harry Barnard,David L. Lewis) (1958), 2. The Detroit Riot of 1967 (By: Hubert G. Locke) (1969), 3. Waiting for the Morning Train (By: Bruce Catton,William B. Catton) (1972), 4. Call It North Country (By: John Bartlow Martin) (1986), 5. Danny and the Boys: Being Some Legends of Hungry Hollow (By: Robert Traver) (1987), and 61 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Great Lakes series by William Greenleaf contains 66 books. The series began in 1958 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Great Lakes series is written by William Greenleaf. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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