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          New Approaches to Contemporary Adaptation

          New Approaches to Contemporary Adaptation

          Edited by Betty Kaklamanidou

          Price: $34.99

          ISBN: 9780814346259

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: November 2020

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          304 Pages

          Scholars of cultural, gender, film, literary, and adaptation studies will find this collection innovative and thought-provoking.

          Iron Will

          Iron Will

          Cleveland-Cliffs and the Mining of Iron Ore, 1847-2006

          by Terry S. Reynolds and Virginia P. Dawson

          Price: $46.99

          ISBN: 9780814335116

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: March 2011

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          360 Pages

          This story will appeal to scholars interested in industrial or mining history, business historians, and those interested in Great Lakes and Michigan history.

          Hollowed Ground

          Hollowed Ground

          Copper Mining and Community Building on Lake Superior, 1840s-1990s

          by Larry D. Lankton

          Price: $36.99

          ISBN: 9780814334904

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: May 2010

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          392 Pages

          Local historians, industrial historians, and anyone interested in the history of Michigan's Upper Peninsula will appreciate this informative volume.

          Great Lakes Journey

          Great Lakes Journey

          A New Look at America's Freshwater Coast

          by William Ashworth

          Price: $25.99

          ISBN: 9780814328378

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: July 2003

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          288 Pages

          Great Lakes Journey is a welcome update on the latest issues affecting the Great Lakes region.

          Wonderful Power

          Wonderful Power

          The Story of Ancient Copper Working in the Lake Superior Basin

          by Susan R. Martin

          Price: $29.99

          ISBN: 9780814328439

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: May 1999

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          296 Pages

          This work examines the archaeological record to relate the story of this prehistoric industry.

          The Northern Lights

          The Northern Lights

          Lighthouses of the Upper Great Lakes

          by Charles K. Hyde

          Photographs by Ann Mahan and John Mahan

          Price: $34.99

          ISBN: 9780814325544

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: May 1995

          Format: Hardcover

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          208 Pages

          Featuring over two hundred color photographs, The Northern Lights captures the beauty, history, and significance of lighthouses on the Great Lakes and illuminates the rich maritime history of the region.

          The Making of a Mining District

          The Making of a Mining District

          Keweenaw Native Copper 1500-1870

          by David J. Krause

          Price: $25.99

          ISBN: 9780814324073

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: December 1992

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          300 Pages

          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.

          Michigan’s Lumbertowns

          Michigan's Lumbertowns

          Lumbermen and Laborers in Saginaw, Bay City, and Muskegon, 1870-1905

          by Jeremy W. Kilar

          Price: $29.99

          ISBN: 9780814320730

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: August 1990

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          368 Pages

          More than a narrative history, it is a study of violence, business, and social change.

          Mighty Mac

          Mighty Mac

          The Official Picture History of the Mackinac Bridge

          by Lawrence A. Rubin

          Price: $19.99

          ISBN: 9780814318171

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: April 1986

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          152 Pages

          The result is a volume which captures the struggles and the hardships, as well as the determination and the pride of the men who labored to build Mighty Mac.

          Bridging the Straits

          Bridging the Straits

          The Story of Mighty Mac

          by Lawrence A. Rubin

          Foreword by Prentiss M. Brown Jr

          Price: $26.99

          ISBN: 9780814318126

          Publisher: Wayne State University Press

          Publication Date: February 1986

          Format: Paperback

          Imprint: Wayne State University Press

          192 Pages

          Nonetheless, the Mackinac Bridge became a reality.

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