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Mine towns : buildings for workers in Michigan's Copper Country
In the 19th century, the Keweenaw Peninsula of Northern Michigan was the site of America's first mineral land rush as companies hastened to profit from the region's vast copper deposits. To lure workers to such a remote location - and work long hours in dangerous conditions - companies off...
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| Document Type: | Online Resource Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minn.
: University of Minnesota Press
, 2010
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| Online Access: | http://kunst.proxy.fid-lizenzen.de/fid/upso-ebooks-art/dx.doi.org/10.5749/minnesota/9780816665662.001.0001 |
| Author Notes: | Alison K. Hoagland |
| E-Book Packages: | Oxford University Press : Minnesota Scholarship Online / Architecture |
| Summary: | In the 19th century, the Keweenaw Peninsula of Northern Michigan was the site of America's first mineral land rush as companies hastened to profit from the region's vast copper deposits. To lure workers to such a remote location - and work long hours in dangerous conditions - companies offered not just competitive wages but also affordable housing, schools, health-care facilities, and churches. This book investigates how the architecture of a company town revealed the paternal relationship that existed between managers and workers - a relationship that both parties turned to their own advantage. |
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| Physical Description: | Online-Ressource (1 online resource (xxvi, 307 p.)) |
| ISBN: | 9781452946610 |
