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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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Main Author: Hoagland, Alison K. (Author)
Document Type: Online Resource Book
Language:English
Published: Minneapolis, Minn. : University of Minnesota Press , 2010
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
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