Strangers and Sojourners: A History of Michigan's Keweenaw PeninsulaWayne State University Press, 1994 - 404 Seiten Strangers and Sojourners, with its integration of social and economic history, for the first time tells the complete story of the people from the Keweenaw Peninsula's Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties. 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. |
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ACKNOWLEDGMENTS | 9 |
Great Expectations 18401860 | 35 |
Mines and Towns 18501870 | 63 |
Community Builders 18701890 | 88 |
Ethnicity and Singularity | 123 |
The Golden Age of Copper 18901920 | 158 |
The 1913 Strike | 192 |
The Truly Great Depression 19201940 | 226 |
A New Breed 19401960 | 258 |
Omega and Alpha 19601980 | 284 |
Strangers and Sojourners | 305 |
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Strangers and Sojourners: A History of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula Arthur W. Thurner Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 1994 |
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