Christine Blackwell is a former editorial director for Harcourt Brace and Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. She now enjoys researching and writing about the people and places of Metro Detroit, where she grew up. She is a member of the Oakland County Historical Society and the Bloomfield Historical Society. She has also taught English part time and holds degrees in humanities, journalism and creative writing. Her hobbies include recurve archery and art. This is her second book, the first being Bloomfield Hills: Home of Cranbrook, also published by Arcadia Publishing/The History Press.