Momentum Books | Steve Lehto

“Like every other person from Michigan, I have known the name ‘Houghton’ for as long as I can remember. But as I explored his story more, I discovered that he was a doctor, a mayor of Detroit, a professor at the University of Michigan, and many more things. That, and he died at the age of 36. Clearly, this was a story that needed to be told.”

STEVE LEHTO

Steve Lehto is a writer, historian and attorney of Finnish descent. His family has roots in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula. Lehto’s grandfather, “Pops” Lehto, was dean of Finlandia University which was founded in 1896 as Suomi College by Finnish immigrants. Currently he resides in southeast Michigan.

Lehto obtained a B.A. in history from Oakland University and his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in Los Angeles. He is also an adjunct professor at the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law in Detroit, where he teaches consumer protection and trial practice. He previously wrote Bobby Isaac: What Speed Looks Like and A Most Unusual Experiment: Chrysler’s Turbine Car, both published by Tarheel Press, LLC. and Death’s Door: The Truth Behind Michigan’s Largest Mass Murder, published by Momentum Books.