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Thankfully, sugar has a knack for finding her own fun, especially when she joins forces with forbidden friend billy, the white plantation owners son. Growing up south of detroit she would sit on her grandfathers lap at his summer cottage and intently listen to stories of his childhood adventures in early industrial detroit. Join us for our first wednesday evening meeting of the fall. The book resulted from jean following her dream to tell a story that needs to be told for the next generation. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
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Follow jason and matt abbott chat with jean scheffler. Newport branch book club monroe county library system. Meline scheidel, jean scheffler, jeffrey schoenherr, christine shannon, kyla sims, ennis c. This thread is for people to post their collections of detroit books. Ann marston program lincoln park historical society. Joe, a young boy growing up in detroit, navigates between his familys strong polish traditions and the electric atmo. Sugar hall tiffany murray sugar house 9780991192519 scheffler, jean sugar in her bowl india maslany sugar in the blood andrea stuart sugar in the morning isobel chace sugar is sweet snow, jenika sugar kisses addison moore sugar kisses addison moore sugar land tammy lynne stoner sugar lane volume 1 harlow hayes sugar lips. She is a mother of three beautiful children and enjoys. As he rocked her in front of the roaring fire, her love for detroits history and its exciting past took root.
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I estimate that read about 400 books researching the sugar house. The sugar house suburban library cooperative overdrive. There are 4 bents and 3 bays in this barn with 18 4 of clear span. Detroits historic fort wayne lincoln park historical society. Thousands of hours of research were pooled into making this page turning read about americas motor city. The story shows 1915 detroit as a city busting at the seams due to growth spurred by money from the automobile industry and an influx of european.
A mixture of childhood insights into the lives of adults develops into a heartwrenching tale of survival decisions. The sugar house, by jean scheffler is a carefully crafted and rollicking history of detroits rise to fame. Detroits historic fort wayne historic early 20th century valentines exhibit 1925. Page 229 sugars, tank bottoms, sirups of cane juice, melada, concentrated melada, concrete and concentrated molasses, testing by the polariscope not above seventyfive sugar degrees, and all mixtures containing sugar and water, testing by the polariscope above fifty sugar degrees and not above seventyfive sugar degrees, 1. Jean is the author of the sugar house, a book that takes the reader back to the roaring 20s in the igcs backyard of detroit, mi. Joe, a young boy growing up in detroit, navigates between his fa. Buy the sugar house book online at low prices in india. Jean scheffler, author of the sugar house lifelong michigander. It is rare that i struggle to put a book down, with lobo i really let my life outside the book slip. Sugarbook is a social networking platform that helps build beneficial relationships with our societys elite.
The sugar house a historical fiction novel the sugar house is a gripping historical fiction novel that will transport you back to the detroit of the 1920s a world of speakeasies, gangsters, auto barons, flappers, lawlessness and innovation. Tenyearold sugar lives on the river road sugar plantation along the banks of the mississippi. Prohibition takes a primary role in the book which goes hand in hand with the notorious purple gang. Window to the past a publication of the trenton historical society september 2014 trenton historical society 3 october 5th program 24 pm westfield center fireplace room trenton resident jean scheffler will be joining us to discuss her first book. Mar 05, 2008 in the wake of the pandemic, you may find yourself turning to sugar more than usual to self soothe, care for boredom, or to feel calm. Recorded books is the largest independent producer of audiobooks in the world. For this drink we use rye as a base for the old fashioned instead of bourbon because the spicy dryness of the rye works well with the full sweetness of the maple syrup and warm baking spice flavors of the bitters and allspice. The characters were likeable, the plot was interesting, but that wasnt quite enough for me. If you find yourself turning to sugar over and over, overdoing sugar in painful ways, or if youve returned to sugar after a hiatus without it, were offer gentle tools to change how you eat sugar. Jean scheffler and, more than likely you will see her name in many stores around. Jean scheffler, author of the sugar house i had the opportunity to speak with author jean scheffler about her novel the sugar house. This is a well written book that oozes with the authors passion for his subject.