Challenge Accepted: A Finnish Immigrant Response to Industrial America in Michigan's Copper County
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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 unsuccessful in their struggles with mine owners, which came to a climax in the 1913-14 Copper Country Strike. This nine-month battle between workers represented by the Western Federation...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0870138731
ISBN13:9780870138737
Release Date:February 2010
Publisher:Michigan State University Press
Length:255 Pages
Weight:1.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.9" x 8.9"
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