Chapter 4 West Grand Blvd. and Chapter 5 Party Bus

Chapters 4 and 5 cover the emergence of Motown and the activities of the Detroit Mafia and law enforcements responses to those activities. What did you find to be the most surprising revelation in those two chapters?

Chapter 1 – Gone

Chapter 2 – Ask Not

Chapter 3 – The Show

Author David Maraniss uses an engaging narrative to chronicle the history of Detroit from the fall of 1962 to the spring of 1964. Read the first three chapters of the book. Then:

1.     Write a response to the question, what information intrigued you the most?

2.     Respond to the comments of at least two of your colleagues.