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Challenge Accepted: A Finnish Immigrant Response to Industrial America in Michigan's Copper Country
Challenge Accepted A Finnish Immigrant Response to Industrial America in Michigan's Copper Country
Author: Gary Kaunonen
A fresh view of Michigan s Copper Country through the eyes of Finnish immigrants: 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. The Michigan miners were unsucces...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780870138737
ISBN-10: 0870138731
Publication Date: 5/1/2010
Pages: 304
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Publisher: Michigan State Univ Pr
Book Type: Paperback
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