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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> <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Papyrus" ><B>Grand Rapids Historical Society</B><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Papyrus" ><B>   </B><B> </B></FONT><B>| </B><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grand Rapids Historical Society"><U><B> </B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grand Rapids Historical Society"><U><B>   </B></U></A><A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Grand Rapids Historical Society"><U><B>home</B></U></A></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= 733 WIDTH="519"><div> <B>Paths of Destruction</B></div> <div> <B>The story of West Michigan's Worst Natural Disaster: </B></div> <div> <B>the Tornadoes of April 3, 1956</B></div> <div> <B>by Ernie Ostuno</B></div> <div> <B>published by the Grand Rapids Historical Society</B></div> <div> <B>Price:  $29.95</B></div> <div> <B>Historical Society members:  $24</B></div> <div> <B>CLICK  <a href="HTMLobj-604/Paths_of_Destruction_Order_Form.pdf"><u>HERE</u> </a>  TO DOWNLOAD AN ORDER FORM FOR THIS BOOK</B></div> <bR> <div> With material collected by author Ernie Ostuno, an employee of the National Weather Service, the book includes</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">a narrative of the events that day</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">newspaper headlines, maps, and photos</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">over 100 personal remembrances </div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">DVD including interviews with witnesses and footage from home movies</div> <bR> <div> Four tornados struck West Michigan that horrific day, including the most powerful and deadly tornado in placeWest Michigan history.   Eighteen people were killed and over 300 injured.</div> <bR> <div> ". . .Then we saw this giant tree rise up from the ground in slow motion, pulling its roots with it, along with big chunks of cement. It rose up about three feet in the air and slowly lay down to the north, just missing the garage.”    </div> <div>             Eugene Schoeneich</div> <bR> <div> “. . . Everywhere I looked there was utter destruction, and everywhere another picture. . . . Surprisingly, there were a number of armed National Guardsmen already on duty to curb any problems and I was constantly having to prove that I was a legitimate newsperson.”    </div> <div> Henry F. Zeman, </div> <div>             photojournalist for the <I>Grand Rapids Press</I> </div> <bR> <div> “. . . Then the windows exploded and doors flew off their hinges, and as I crouched on the living room floor, I saw a wall disintegrating as it fell toward me.”</div> <div>             Maxine (Brower) Baker </div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1eac8b20.gif" border=0 width="200" height="178" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ebc8930.gif" border=0 width="200" height="147" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ecc8910.gif" border=0 width="200" height="145" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 568 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 <B>Grand Rapids Labor Heritage Society</B> has produced a monument in honor of the workers in the 1911 furniture strike.  Named "The Spirit of Solidarity", it is 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> <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>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> </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="HTMLobj-605/grhc_Books.pdf"><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>