Books

Celebrate the University of Toledo’s 100th season of football with this gorgeous retrospective featuring historic photos and articles from the program's most thrilling moments, plus new analysis from The Blade’s award winning sports writers. 

This 8.5x11" glossy, full-color coffee-table book is sure to be a collector's item. Compiled and designed by Blade staff, 100 Years of Toledo Football looks back at the greatest moments from the very first team, to Chuck Ealey's 35-game winning streak, and captivating bowl victories that include the first overtime game in college football history!

This exciting book is a must-have for all Rocket fans ready to relive:
 

• MAC championships
• Bowl games
• The UT-BG rivalry
• Greatest moments
• Top players and coaches
• Rocket traditions and so much more!

The Blade has been a part of Toledo since before there was a city at the mouth of the Maumee River. In fact, this newspaper was established to help in the formation of Toledo in 1837.

This 13x19" full color, gloss finish volume-style book features a wide selection of the most historically poignant front pages throughout the passage of time, from national events like the San Francisco earthquake of 1906 to local treasures like the opening of the then Lucas County Arena (now Huntington Center). 80 pages. Published 2010.

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"The Toledo Zoo's First 100 Years: A Century of Adventure 1900-2000"

Written by Ted J. Ligibel, this full color book features beautiful photos and exploits through the years of development at the Toledo Zoo, heralded as "America's most complete zoo." From the first animal — a woodchuck — to the "near international incident" between Toledo and London over "Slippery Sam", the escaped seal named Cyril, to the building of the amphitheater, aviary, reptile house, and aquarium to the zoo's near closure in 1980 to its rebound, the Lights Before Christmas, the arrival of the pandas and more, this book chronologically covers the glorious history of Toledo finest fauna field housing. 

Softcover, 192 pages, 8.5x11", published 1999.

Reason vs. Racism

A newspaper family, race, and justice

This is a retrospective book as told through Toledo postcards produced between 1893-1929. The book includes 2000 images on searchable CD.

Click below to hear lead co-editor John R. Husman discuss the book's creation. Published 2008.

Celebrating More Than Six Decades of Toledo Hockey History from The Mercurys through The Toledo Blades, to The Hornets, The Goaldiggers, The Storm and up to the Walleye era. Toledo has always been a hockey town. Blade Sports Editor Frank Corsoe and Features Editor (retired) Rod Lockwood present this intriguing look at the teams, the personalities and the venues of hockey in Toledo. 200 pages. Published 2009. 

A compilation of stories by Blade Outdoors Editor Steve Pollick, now retired, with artwork by Blade graphic designer Jeff Basting.

Each richly illustrated page was a special monthly edition of the newspaper’s popular Toledo Magazine page, published on the back cover of the Sunday Behind the News Section. 

This 13x19" atlas-size, coffee table-style book features more than 60 selections from among some 170 editions of The Outdoors Page since 1997. 

The visually engaging pages emphasize exploring, discovery, and observation of the natural world while being entertaining and educational. Monthly subjects have ranged widely, include such topics as forecasting weather by cloud formations, red fox, dragonflies, Ohio caves, bobcats, and hummingbirds. 

Both Mr. Pollick and Mr. Basting have won regional, state, and national awards for their writing and illustration-design work, individually and as a team. 64 pages. Published 2011.

3 great books for one low price!

100 years of UT football

Celebrate the University of Toledo’s 100th season of football with this gorgeous retrospective featuring historic photos and articles from the program's most thrilling moments, plus new analysis from The Blade’s award winning sports writers. 

Hockey Night in Toledo

Celebrating more than six decades of Toledo hockey history from The Mercurys through The Toledo Blades, to The Hornets, The Goaldiggers, The Storm and up to the Walleye era. Toledo has always been a hockey town. 

The Best of The Outdoors

This 13x19" atlas-size, coffee table-style book features more than 60 selections from among some 170 editions of The Outdoors Page since 1997. 

2 books for the price of 1!

Toledo Loves Its Jeep

The 8.5x11", glossy, full color coffee-table book is the second edition of the 75th Anniversary book originally published in 2016. Sure to be a collector's item itself, it contains several new stories, including exclusive pictures and info on the 2018 Wrangler.

Hockey Night in Toledo

Celebrating More Than Six Decades of Toledo Hockey History from The Mercurys through The Toledo Blades, to The Hornets, The Goaldiggers, The Storm and up to the Walleye era. Toledo has always been a hockey town. Blade Sports Editor Frank Corsoe and Features Editor (retired) Rod Lockwood present this intriguing look at the teams, the personalities and the venues of hockey in Toledo. 200 pages. Published 2009.