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The
Making of a Mining District Keweenaw Native Copper 1500-1870 David J. Krause |
The
Keweenaw Peninsula of northern Michigan is the only place on earth where
large amounts of copper are found in the pure metallic "native"
state. The
Making of a Mining District is the first book
to fully document how the value of these unique deposits came to be recognized,
from the time Europeans first became aware of the native copper shortly
after 1500 to the establishment of the region as one of the great copper
mining districts of the world. Krause focuses on the period from 1820 to 1865, when the district's true mining potential became clearer to many and when American science changed from a pleasant amateur diversion into a more rigorous professional discipline, a change clearly reflected in attitudes toward this unique region. |
"The
story of Keweenaw copper is one that should be a strong part of Michigan
folklore and tradition . . . Krause's well-told tale of heroes, madmen,
and entrepreneurs should become a standard in understanding the early economic
and social foundations of Michigan." —Michigan History Magazine |
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Lakes Books Series $23.95l paper / ISBN 0-8143-2407-X 300 pages 33 illustrations 1993 |
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