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

by Larry D. Lankton

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),...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195108043
• ISBN13: 9780195108040
• Release Date: June 1997
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"