About the Author

Local historian and newspaper columnist Barbara G. Louie has composed a highly readable and informative text, with over 120 accompanying black-and-white illustrations, that chronicles the story of Northville's development from a struggling mill town in the 1820s to an affluent bedroom community of the Motor City. Whether a weary urbanite seeking respite from the city's frenetic pace or a longtime resident of this small-town gem, readers will certainly find this history an appropriate celebration of Northville's distinguished heritage and traditions.