Arthur W. Turner is Professor Emeritus at DePaul University, Chicago. He is the author of Calumet Copper and People and Rebels on the Range: The Michigan Copper Miner's Strike of 1913-1914. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.
The definitive history of Michigan's Copper Country. Thurner analyzes community building, first by Native Americans and then by a surprising array of European immigrants. He explains the rise and eventual decline of copper mining on the Keweenaw Peninsula, as well as the shifting relationship between mine managers and workers. A major contribution to American social and labor history.--Louise C. Wade "Louise C. Wade"
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