Strangers and Sojourners: A History of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula (Great Lakes Books) [Paperback]

Arthur W. Thurner (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1994 | Series: Great Lakes Books

The social history of the communities which now make up Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw, and Ontonagon counties.

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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.

"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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 408 pages
• Publisher: Great Lakes Books (August 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0814323960
• ISBN-13: 978-0814323960
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6.5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #609,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Strangers and Sojourners, January 25, 2004

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Christian J. Graham "whisker88" (Warren, Michigan) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Strangers and Sojourners: A History of Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula (Great Lakes Books) (Paperback)

I purchased this book after a vacation to the beautiful Keweenaw Peninsula where I toured one of the copper mines mentioned in the book.

To enjoy this book it helps if one has a curiosity about the region's history it's industry and the melting pot of people that made up it's workforce.

Although a dry history at times, I believe this book to be one of if not the best on the topic. An important contribution to Michigan History. It is my hope that upon reading it people will recognize this book as the labor of love it truly is.