Michigan Copper and Boston Dollars : an Economic History of the Michigan Copper Mining Industry

This economic history of the Michigan copper industry—of its difficult period of establishment, its tremendous profits from bonanza finds, its oligopoly arrangements, its problems during three major wars, and its painful decline—is the only major scholarly study of our first great copper mining area. Preface Contents Opening the Michigan Lodes, 1845—1866 Michigan Dominates the United States market, 1867-1884 The struggle for Domestic and World leadership 1885-1904 Labor and the community to 1904 The industry and Maturity, 1905—1918 Michigan copper mining in decline 1919-1938 World war II and the future Epilogue Appendix Notes Bibliography Index 1951 - Hardback with Dust jacket. Book is in very good condition. Book has light shelf wear on edges and corners, tears on edges. Dust jacket has minor shelf wear, light creases on edges, small chip on corner. Archival Protector. Free tracking with domestic orders. SKU-6955741