| Beyond the Boundaries: Life and Landscape at the Lake Superior Copper Mines, 1840-1875 Contributor(s): Lankton, Larry (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195132432 ISBN-13: 9780195132434 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $74.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 1999 Annotation: Spanning the years 1840-1875, Beyond the Boundaries focuses on the settlement of Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, telling the story of reluctant pioneers who attempted to establish a decent measure of comfort, control, and security in what was in many ways a hostile environment. Moving beyond the technological history of the period found in his previous book Cradle to the Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines (OUP 1991), Lankton here focuses on the people of this region and how the copper mining affected their daily lives. A truly first-rate social history, Beyond the Boundaries will appeal to historians of the frontier and of Michigan and the Great Lakes region, as well as historians of technology, labor, and everyday life. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - Business & Economics | Industries - General - History | United States - Civil War Period (1850-1877) |
| Dewey: 338.762 |
| LCCN: 96038552 |
| Series: Michigan |
| Physical Information: 0.64" H x 6.02" W x 9.16" (0.88 lbs) 288 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1800-1850 - Chronological Period - 1851-1899 - Cultural Region - Great Lakes - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Topical - Civil War |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Spanning the years 1840-1875, Beyond the Boundaries focuses on the settlement of Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, telling the story of reluctant pioneers who attempted to establish a decent measure of comfort, control, and security in what was in many ways a hostile environment. Moving beyond the technological history of the period found in his previous book Cradle to the Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines (OUP 1991), Lankton here focuses on the people of this region and how the copper mining affected their daily lives. A truly first-rate social history, Beyond the Boundaries will appeal to historians of the frontier and of Michigan and the Great Lakes region, as well as historians of technology, labor, and everyday life. |