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Coney Detroit offers a fun and fascinating look at Detroit and Michigan’s signature food, with a special focus on some of the state’s famous coney islands and the people behind them. For the first time ever, Coney Detroit shows why Detroit and Michigan are the coney dog capital of the world. This book provides an engaging and informative look at some historical coney islands in Michigan, the differences between Detroit and Flint-style coney dogs, the three major Detroit coney chains and much more. Based on original reporting, Coney Detroit reveals that coney dogs have a long and proud history.

Coney Detroit, which was published by Wayne State University Press, is a 2012 Foreword Book of the Year winner, receiving the bronze medal in the competition’s regional category.

To get your copy of Coney Detroit, visit barnesandnoble.com, Amazon.com and Wayne State University Press.

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