Beyond the Boundaries - Life and Landscape At the Lake Superior Copper Mines, 1840-1875

Zusatztext "Larry Lankton's Beyond the Boundaries invites comparison with the best studies of 'everyday life' in similar settings, and with classics such as Rockdale and Amoskeag. It is an impressively researched and gracefully narrated companion-piece to his Cradle to Grave volume."--Robert C. Post, Past President of the Society for the History of Technology Informationen zum Autor Larry Lankton is Professor of History at Michigan Technological University. His previous publications include Cradle to Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines (OUP 1991), winner of the 1992 Great Lakes History Prize. Klappentext Spanning the years 1840-1875, Beyond the Boundaries focuses on the settlement of Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, telling the story of reluctant pioneers who attempted to establish a decent measure of comfort, control, and security in what was in many ways a hostile environment. Moving beyond the technological history of the period found in his previous book Cradle to the Grave: Life, Work, and Death at the Lake Superior Copper Mines (OUP 1991), Lankton here focuses on the people of this region and how the copper mining affected their daily lives. A truly first-rate social history, Beyond the Boundaries will appeal to historians of the frontier and of Michigan and the Great Lakes region, as well as historians of technology, labor, and everyday life. Zusammenfassung Spanning the years 1840-1875, this study focuses on the settlement of Upper Michigan's Keweenaw Peninsula, telling the story of reluctant pioneers who attempted to establish a decent measure of comfort, control, and security in what was in many ways a hostile environment.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: L. Lankton, Larry Lankton, Larry (Professor of History Lankton, Larry D. Lankton, Lankton Larry
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 01.08.1999
• EAN: 9780195132434
• ISBN: 978-0-19-513243-4
• Pagine: 264
• Serie: Michigan
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Michigan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Sociology / General, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Social and cultural history, Sociology: work & labour, History of the Americas, Mining Industry, Sociology: work and labour, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Labor / General, Extractive industries