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Book Reviews 139 Faithful to the book’s title, Buhk writes in the true-crime genre. He provides no citations and does not identify the sources of quotations or the documents that inform his suppositions. Thus, this is not a scholarly book for academic historians or criminologists. Buhk paints vivid portraits of the events surrounding each case, such as an intriguing discussion of Prohibition-era Detroit in a chapter on the Purple Gang mobsters and the 1931 Collingwood Manor Massacre, but he offers no broader examination of crime in Michigan. Nor does Buhk present the cases as representative or typical of the eras when the crimes were committed or the places where the bloodletting occurred, and he does not connect the murders to patterns of violent crime in the state. Finally, he also does not provide a unifying theme, other than the fact that all of the murders either occurred in Michigan or were committed by state residents; nothing intrinsic to Michigan, for example, accounts for the rampages of the psychopaths, serial killers, and gangsters. But this is not a significant shortcoming, for True Crime: Michigan is pitched to a general audience and offers engaging accounts of ten of the most infamous murders in the state’s history. Jeffrey S. Adler University of Florida M. Christine Byron and Thomas R. Wilson. Vintage Views Along the West Michigan Pike: From Sand Trails to US 31. Traverse City, Mich.: Arbutus Press, 2011. Pp. 246. Bibliography. Illustrations. Index. Cloth, $35.00. M. Christine Byron and Thomas R. Wilson’s three previous Vintage Views books (Vintage Views of Leelanau County, 2002; Vintage Views of the Charlevoix–Petoskey Region, 2005; and Vintage Views of the Mackinac Straits Region, 2007) used ephemera, historic publication quotes, and personal correspondence to tell the stories of specific northern Michigan regions. These attractive and informative books appealed to those interested in these respective areas. In Vintage Views Along the West Michigan Pike: From Sand Trails to US 31 the authors again use this comfortable formula and successfully blend words and images to reveal another interesting, illustrated tale. Readers will find and enjoy the nostalgic resort cottages, diners, hotels, and gas stations that lined “The Pike” from Grand Beach to Mackinaw City. They’ll also learn about early auto fashion, road signage, and travel guides. 140 The Michigan Historical Review What separates this book from the other Vintage Views titles is that this volume extends beyond a single region and deals with larger Michigan history topics, the first of these being how Michigan came to have the road system it has today. Initially, rural road construction was focused more on bicycles than automobiles but the urban success and popularity of cars meant people began traveling outside of cities only to find roads whose construction was locally controlled and whose quality standards varied wildly. There was no cooperation or coordination at the county and state levels. But with the Good Roads Movement, including groups such as the West Michigan Lake Shore Highway Association and leaders such as Horatio Earl and Dr. William DeKliene, Michigan developed a master plan that would improve road construction and change travel patterns forever. The authors also discuss how this particular road—an extension of the larger national Dixie Highway—changed lives and communities throughout the state as tourism grew as an economic force in areas that previously were excluded because they were not on railroad or steamship routes. As the title suggests, starting as nothing more than a path, US 31 became a thoroughfare rivaling the famous Route 66 in its cultural and economic importance to generations of travelers. This really is a “Michigan” book that is filled with carefully chosen images and examples of ephemera and text that both explain and illustrate this delightful bit of transportation, cultural, and economic history. Michael Federspiel, Executive Director Little Traverse Historical Society, Petoskey, Michigan Matthew L. M. Fletcher. The Eagle Returns: The Legal History of the Grand Traverse Band of Ottawa and Chippewa Indians. East Lansing: Michigan State University Press, 2012. Pp. 257. Bibliography Index. Notes. Cloth, $29.95. Fletcher’s work adds to a growing library of indigenous legal histories. The Grand Traverse Band consists of communities from...

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