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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=90 BGCOLOR="#006699" TEXT="#080000" background="052085a3.jpg"> <div> <B>Grand Rapids Historical Society</B><B> </B><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Papyrus" ><B>   </B><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Papyrus" ><B>|     </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grand Rapids Historical Society"><U><B>home</B></U></A></FONT></div> <div> <A HREF="id35.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Items for Purchase"><U>Return to Items for Purchase page</U></A></div> </td> </tr><tr> <td valign="top" width=210 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="053d2e83.jpg"> <div> <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grand Rapids Historical Society"><U><IMG SRC="05ab5b40.png" border=0 width="181" height="180" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> Collecting and preserving an accurate record of our past, and teaching our diverse local history to future generations.</div> </td> <td valign="top" height=390 BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" background="05507073.jpg"> <div> <B>Books and Videos</B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Grand Rapids Historical Society </B><B>&</B></div> <div> <B>Grand Rapids Historical Commission</B></div> <div> <B>Books and Videos</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Historical Society members receive a 20% discount!</B></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="732" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 624 WIDTH="519"><div> <B>Strike! How the Furniture Workers Strike of 1911 </B></div> <div> <B>Changed Grand Rapids</B></div> <div> by Jeffrey Kleiman</div> <div> <B>Grand Rapids Historical Commission, 2006</B></div> <div> <B>$14.95   </B> </div> <bR> <div> At the beginning of the 20th century, furniture factories dominated the physical and economic landscape of Grand Rapids.  More than 60 factories employed more than 5000 workers making it truly the “furniture capital” of the nation. The workers were asking for a nine-hour day, a 10% raise, and the abolition of pay based on piecework.  Factory owners refused to make concessions to any of the demands.  In mid-April 1911, growing tensions between furniture manufacturers and factory workers erupted in a city wide strike that affected nearly every company and lasted throughout the summer, bringing much of the city to a standstill for four months.  </div> <bR> <div> Gordon Olson comments, “With the first book-length analysis of the 1911 furniture strike, and the subsequent changes it brought to city government, Dr. Jeffrey Kleiman has made a major contribution to the understanding of Grand Rapids history.  Many readers will be surprised to learn that such a significant work stoppage took place in Grand Rapids, and that its repercussions are being felt to the present day.”</div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> The <A HREF="http://www.laborheritage.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.laborheritage.com/"><U><B>Grand Rapids Labor Heritage Society</B></U></A> has produced a monument in honor of the workers in the 1911 furniture strike.  Named "The Spirit of Solidarity", the monument will be dedicated in August. It will be</div> <div> placed on Pearl Street near the entrance to the <A HREF="http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/aboutmus.asp" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/museum/"><U>Ford Museum</U></A> and on the southern end of <A HREF="http://www.michigan.org/travel/detail.asp?m=4;7&p=B5913" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.michigan.org/travel/detail.as"><U>Ah-Nab-Awen Park</U></A>.   </div> <bR> <div> To view an image of it, and to find out more, visit <A HREF="http://www.laborheritage.com/" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.laborheritage.com/"><U>www.laborheritage.com</U></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Tahoma" >.</FONT></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1aac80c0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="268" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 273 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Memorials of the Grand River Valley</B></div> <div> Reprint of the first (1878) book-length history of</div> <div> Grand Rapids area based on interviews with original settlers   </div> <div> Hardcover </div> <div> <B>$24.95   </B>   </div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="19ac80b0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 273 ><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Born to Wander: Biography of John Ball</B></div> <div> Reprint of the life history of well-know early </div> <div> Grand Rapids resident, including his trip on the Oregon Trail.   </div> <div> Hardcover      </div> <div> <B>$24.95 </B></div> <bR> <bR> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="19bc80b0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 273 WIDTH="519"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Flight to Freedom</B></div> <div> The story of the Vietnamese of West Michigan      </div> <div> <B>$15.00</B></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="19cc80b0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 273 WIDTH="519"><div>  </div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Grand Rapids and its Peoples</B></div> <div> History written for the Grand Rapids</div> <div> Public Schools written at 5<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >th</FONT> - 8<FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >th</FONT> grade level. </div> <div> CD included with teaching aids<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >.           </FONT></div> <div> <B>$19.95</B></div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="19dc80b0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 273 WIDTH="519"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>The Grand Rapids Sampler</B></div> <div> Collection of primary sources and photographs    </div> <div> Hardcover      </div> <div> <B>$29.92   </B></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="19ec80b0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 272 WIDTH="519"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Grand Rapids Goes to War </B></div> <div> Grand Rapids homefront during World War II<B>   </B></div> <div> <B>$19.95</B>   </div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="19fc80a0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="266" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 271 WIDTH="519"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>Growing up in Old Lithuanian Town</B></div> <div> History of the Lithuanian Community in </div> <div> Grand Rapids from the 1880s to World War II    </div> <div> <B>$24.95</B></div> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1a0c8090.gif" border=0 width="200" height="265" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 273 WIDTH="519"><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>A Look at Early Grand Rapids </B>     </div> <div> A short history of Grand Rapids, </div> <div> taken from Z.Z. Lydens'   </div> <div> <B>The Story of Grand Rapids</B>         </div> <div> <B>$7.95</B>    </div> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="1a1c80b0.gif" border=0 width="200" height="267" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <bR> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="502" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 399 ><NOBR><div> <B>Videos</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>From Saigon to Sanctuary</B></div> <div> (Vietnamese settlement in west Michigan)</div> <div> <B>$19.95</B>   </div> <div>          </div> <div> <B>Flashback! African American Trailblazers</B>  <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" >                 </FONT></div> <div> (in Grand Rapids) </div> <div> <B>$12.95</B>     </div> <div>    </div> <div> <B>Grand Rapids Girls of Summer </B></div> <div> (baseball)</div> <div> <B>$19.95  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Grand River Walk</B></div> <div> <B>$19.95</B>  </div> <div>  </div> <div> <B>Voices from the Rapids </B></div> <div> (also available in dvd)</div> <div> <B>$19.95 </B>  </div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B>To order, click  <a href="grhc_Books.doc"><u>HERE</u> </a>  to download and print order form. </B></div> <div> <B>Historical Society members receive a 20% discount!</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Tahoma" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>Send completed form and payment to:</B></div> <div> Grand Rapids Historical Society</div> <div> c/o Grand Rapids Public Library</div> <div> 111 Library Street NE</div> <div> Grand Rapids, MI 49503</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>