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Mine Towns: Buildings for Workers in Michigan's Copper Country
Mine Towns Buildings for Workers in Michigan's Copper Country
Author: Alison K. Hoagland
During the nineteenth century, the Keweenaw Peninsula of Northern Michigan was the site of America’s first mineral land rush as companies hastened to profit from the region’s vast copper deposits. In order to lure workers to such a remote location?and work long hours in dangerous conditions?companies offered not just competitive wage...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780816665679
ISBN-10: 0816665672
Publication Date: 4/20/2010
Pages: 328
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Publisher: Univ Of Minnesota Press
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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