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Hidden Origins

Why Detroit Became Part of Everyday Life

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To Understand Why Detroit Emerged as the Heartbeat of American Industry To understand why Detroit emerged as the heartbeat of American industry, one must first look at the map. Detroit occupies a unique geographic bottleneck, a narrow strait connecting the mas