Wicked Detroit

by Mickey Lyons

Overview

The Motor City boasts a long and sordid history of scoundrels, cheats and ne'er-do-wells. The wheeling and dealing prowess of founding father Antoine Cadillac is the stuff of legend. Fur trader and charlatan Joseph Campau grew so corrupt and rambunctious that he was eventually excommunicated by Detroit's beloved Father Gabriel Richard. The slovenly and eccentric Augustus Brevoort Woodward, well known as a judge but better known as a drunkard, renamed himself, reshaped the city streets and then named them after himself, creating a legion of enemies along the way. Local historian and creator of the Prohibition Detroit blog Mickey Lyons presents the stories of the colorful characters who shaped the city we know today.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781467140027
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	09/10/2018
Series:	Wicked
Pages:	144
Sales rank:	1,101,907
Product dimensions:	5.90(w) x 8.90(h) x 0.60(d)

About the Author

Mickey Lyons is a Detroit historian and author who specializes in the history of drinking in Detroit, from frontier saloons to Prohibition-era speakeasies to modern-day cocktail bars. Her work can be found in local and national outlets. Her current project, ProhibitionDetroit.com, chronicles Detroit's turbulent and exciting history during Prohibition.

Table of Contents

Preface 9

Acknowledgements 11

Introduction 13

1 Detroit's Founding Scoundrel Antoine Cadillac 15

2 Excommunicant Extraordinaire Joseph Campau 32

3 Brilliant Incompetent Augustus Woodward 44

4 Craven Commander William Hull 60

5 Merchant Prince of Horsemen Daniel J. Campau Jr. 71

6 The Foist of the Foist Billy Boushaw 85

7 Not All that Bad, Really William Cotter Maybury 95

8 Much Ado about a Brothel Keeper Paddy McGraw 108

9 A Shameful Chapter in Detroit's History Charles Bowles 119

Notes 131

Bibliography 135

Index 139

About the Author 143