Challenge Accepted: A Finnish Immigrant Response to Industrial America in Michigan's Copper County Contributor(s): Kaunonen, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0870138731 ISBN-13: 9780870138737 Publisher: Michigan State University Press OUR PRICE: $32.36 Product Type: Paperback Published: February 2010 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Midwest(ia,il,in,ks,mi,mn,mo,nd,ne,oh,sd,wi - History | United States - 20th Century - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General |
Dewey: 977.400 |
LCCN: 2009015650 |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.9" (1.05 lbs) 255 pages |
Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Michigan - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 |
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Publisher Description: The copper mines of Michigan's Copper Country, in the Upper Peninsula, were active for 150 years, from 1845 until 1995. Many of the mine workers attempted to unionize, in order to obtain better working conditions, wages, and hours. |