Strangers and Sojourners: A History of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula

by Arthur W. Thurner

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814323960
• ISBN13: 9780814323960
• Release Date: August 1994
• Publisher: Wayne State University Press
• Length: 408 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.1"