Strangers and Sojourners: A History of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Contributor(s): Thurner, Arthur W. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0814323960 ISBN-13: 9780814323960 Publisher: Wayne State University Press OUR PRICE: $27.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 1994 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Travel - Biography & Autobiography - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi |
Dewey: 977.499 |
LCCN: 93-49673 |
Series: Great Lakes Books |
Physical Information: 0.94" H x 5.98" W x 9.06" (1.45 lbs) 408 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Arthur Thurner tells of the enormous struggle of the diverse immigrants who built and sustained energetic towns and communities, creating a lively civilization in what was essentially a forest wilderness. Their story is one of incredible economic success and grim tragedy in which mine workers daily risked their lives. By highlighting the roles women, African Americans, and Native Americans played in the growth of the Keweenaw community, Thurner details a neglected and ignored past. The history of Keweenaw Peninsula for the past one hundred and fifty years reflects contemporary American culture-a multicultural, pluralistic, democratic welfare state still undergoing evolution. |