{"product_id":"9780472024674","title":"Ann Arbor Observed: Selections from Then and Now","description":"Twenty-five years ago Grace Shackman began to document the history of Ann Arbor’ s buildings, events, and people in the \u003ci\u003eAnn Arbor Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. Soon Shackman’ s articles, which depicted every aspect of life in Ann Arbor during the city’ s earlier eras, became much-anticipated regular stories. Readers turned to her illuminating minihistories when they wanted to know about a particular landmark, structure, personality, organization, or business from Ann Arbor’ s past.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Packed with photographs from Ann Arbor of yesteryear and the present day, \u003ci\u003eAnn Arbor Observed\u003c\/i\u003e compiles the best of Shackman’ s articles in one book divided into eight sections: public buildings and institutions, the University of Michigan, transportation, industry, downtown Ann Arbor, recreation and culture, social fabric and communities, and architecture.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e For long-time residents, Ann Arbor expatriates, University of Michigan alumni, and visitors alike, \u003ci\u003eAnn Arbor Observed\u003c\/i\u003e provides a rare glimpse of the bygone days of a town with a rich and varied history.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Grace Shackman is a history columnist for the \u003ci\u003eAnn Arbor Observer,\u003c\/i\u003e the \u003ci\u003eCommunity Observer,\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eOld West Side News,\u003c\/i\u003e as well as a writer for University of Michigan publications. She is the author of two previous books: \u003ci\u003eAnn Arbor in the 19th Century\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnn Arbor in the 20th Century\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"University of Michigan Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47081163227376,"sku":"9780472024674","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780472024674_p0.jpg?v=1763707311","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780472024674","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}