Book Title and Description
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*ALL
ABOARD! Along the Tracks in Dickinson County by William Cummings.
- A compilation of articles concerning railroading in the early days of
the Upper Peninsula.
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$30
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ALPHA-MASTODON AREA. - A 50-year history of the Alpha-Mastodon
area in Iron County, Michigan 1914-1964.
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$24
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AROUND THE BLUFF AND THROUGH THE YEARS. - An informal history
of Greenland Township.
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$50
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*BACK TRAIL, OR, AN UPPER
PENINSULA BOYHOOD by George E. Christensen. - Personal narrative
in which author describes his childhood, youth and young manhood spent in
Michigan' s Upper Peninsula during the 20' s and 30' s. (Cloth Cover ,
Paper Cover)
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$29
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CENTENNIAL HISTORY OF MENOMINEE COUNTY by Hon. E. S. Ingalls. -
A collection of historical memories put together on the anniversary of
the U. S. Declaration of Independence in 1876.
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$24
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*COPPER
COUNTRY ADVENTURE by Ethel C. Brill. - Sixteen-year-old Stephen
finds villainy and treachery when he arrives in the copper country of
Michigan' s Keweenaw Peninsula in 1846 to look after his deceased uncle'
s mining interests.
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$34
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*DIARY
OF LEWIS YOUNG WHITEHEAD: Father of the Menominee Range 1833-1908.
- A biographical sketch, diary, letters, news articles and miscellaneous
papers on the life of the discoverer of the first mine of the Menominee
Range.
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$26
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*DIARY OF
SOREN KRISTIANSEN - Lake Michigan Schooner Captain 1891-1893. A
day to day account of an early sailor' s life on Lake Michigan.
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$23
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DIRECTORY OF THE CITIES OF IRON MOUNTAIN AND NORWAY, MI 1902-1903.
- A reprint of the 1902-1903 city directory as it appeared in 1902 and
1903.
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$35
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EARLY DAYS IN THE UPPER PENINSULA. - A collection of short articles
on life in the Upper Peninsula at or before the turn of the century
reprinted from the Michigan Pioneer Historical Collection.
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$27
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ESCANABA MICHIGAN, U.S.A. THE IRON PORT OF THE WORLD by Walter
Nursey. - A history of Escanaba' s growth with a description of its
industries, resources, commercial position, climate and topography.
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$27
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AN ETHNIC HISTORY OF DELTA COUNTY. - A collection of articles
on 14 ethnic groups represented in the population of Delta County.
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$24
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GOGEBIC, ASHLAND: Midsummer Wanderings in Northern Wisconsin &
Michigan, compiled by Edward Roberts. - (1985 reprint of the 1886
original published by Poole Bros., Chicago.) Exciting travel guide traces
rail tour from Milwaukee to Ashland, through Michigan�s Upper Peninsula.
Includes a brief description of Milwaukee, Sheboygan, Manitowoc and
Appleton. Describes Upper Peninsula in areas in and around Gogebic
County, including Lake Gogebic, Ironwood, Bessemer and Watersmeet. (Paper
cover - Saddle Wired)
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$24
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GUIDA DEGLI ITALIANI DEL COPPER COUNTRY. - A directory of
Italians living in the Copper Country during the period 1900-1910. Text
in Italian.
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$28
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THE HISTORIC JOHNSON FAMILY OF THE SOO by C. H. Chapman and
others. - A collection of articles on one of the U. P.' s most important
families reprinted from the Michigan Pioneer & Historical Collection.
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$31
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HISTORY OF THE GARDEN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN by Thomas Edward
Jacques. - A modern historical collection of facts and information
concerning the Garden Peninsula of Michigan.
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$28
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HISTORY OF THE NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN AND ITS PEOPLE by Alvah L. Sawyer.
- It's mining, lumber and agricultural industries. Three volumes - 1070 pages.
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$153
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HISTORY OF THE UPPER PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN by Unknown
- A full account of the Upper Peninsula of Michigan's early settlement; its growth,
development and resources; and extended description of its Iron and Copper Mines.
550 p.: 8 1/2 x 11 in.
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$57
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HOMEWARD BOUND by James Fennimore Cooper. - A 1988 reprint of
the 1838 story of the sea.
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$47
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IRON MINES OF MENOMINEE COUNTY by E. S. Ingalls. - An attempt to
interest investors and others in a railroad to connect Menominee and the
Iron Range.
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$24
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ISLAND STORY, THE HISTORY OF ST. MARTIN ISLAND by Margaret
Coppess. - The colorful story of an island in lake Michigan.
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$24
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JENNIE GERHARDT by Theodore Dreiser. - A romantic novel of the
1800' s originally printed in 1911.
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$48
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JOURNAL OF GEORGE FREDERICK SEIBERT 1879. - A journal of a
walking trip in the Upper Peninsula in 1879 by Iron Mountain' s first
druggist. Bound with a brief biographical sketch.
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$23
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KINGSFORD: THE TOWN FORD BUILT IN DICKINSON COUNTY,
MICHIGAN by William Cummings.- A history of the city of Kingsford
from the 1920's to the 1950's, compiled for the Kingsford Diamond
Jubilee.
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$55
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*KISS EACH OTHER
FOR ME: The Civil War Letters of Rufus Andrews 1861-1863 by Rufus
Andrews. - A collection of letters written by a Civil War soldier to his wife
and children in Stiles, Oconto County, Wisconsin.
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$24
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LEGEND AND THE LEGACY OF PERE MARQUETTE by Walter Nursey. - The
story of Father James Marquette who, together with Joliet, discovered the
Upper Mississippi River in June, 1673.
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$20
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*LEGENDS
OF MICHIGAN by Littlejohn. - Cluster of unpublished waifs,
gathered along the uncertain, misty line, dividing traditional from
historic times.
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$59
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*LEONORA A
CROWELL LETTERS 1882-1885. - A collection of letters written by
the wife of an Iron mountain doctor shortly after ore was discovered on
the Menominee Range.
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$24
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MEMORIAL RECORD OF THE NORTHERN PENINSULA OF MICHIGAN. - 1985
reprint of the 1895 original by The Lewis Publishing Co., Chicago.
Biographical sketches of 19th century U. P. notable persons. Invaluable
for genealogical workers and historians.
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$64
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THE MENOMINEE IRON RANGE by Walter Nursey. - Covers the history
of the Iron Range, Norway, Iron Mountain, Florence, Crystal Falls and
Iron River.
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$64
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*MENOMINEE REMEMBERED,
1982. Eight early residents of Menominee County recall
memorable personal experiences.
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$26
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*MY NEW
FRIENDS WERE BAREFOOT by John Gray. - A story of growing up in
the upper Peninsula town of Sagola during the 1920' s.
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$24
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NELSON POWELL HULST by Ellis B. Usher. - Two articles reprinted
by permission from the Wisconsin Magazine of History Vol. 7 1923-24.
Nelson Powell Hulst, The Greatest American Authority on Iron by Usher
& Pioneer Life on the Menominee Range by Mrs. Nelson Powell Hulst.
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$48
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PENINSULA PORTRAITS by Charles Symon. - A collection of
articles written as feature stories for area newspapers and magazines.
These stories are unusually rich in human interest.
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$31
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SKETCHES OF THE MENOMINEE RIVER by Lewis S. Patrick. - A
history of the Menominee River and its earliest settlers.
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$23
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SOME UPPER PENINSULA PIONEERS. - A collection of short articles
on Upper Peninsula Pioneers reprinted from the Michigan Pioneer & Historical
Collection.
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$29
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SOUVENIR OF IRON COUNTY, MICHIGAN - Includes many pictures of
Iron County residences, mines and businesses.
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SUMMER ON THE LAKES, IN 1843 by S. M. Fuller - (1985 reprint of
the 1844 original published by Charles C. Little and J. Brown, New York.)
Personal narrative of a young woman' s travels in northern Michigan in
1843. Includes section on Mackinaw, Key-way-no-wut and various well-known
Michigan historical figures.
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$37
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THIS LAND THE ONTONAGON: A History of Ontonagon County, Michigan
by Bruce Johanson. - Most recent history of Ontonagon County available.
Includes discussion of 1984 U. P. Shipbuilding Company situation.
Includes numerous photos.
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$34
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TROUTING ON THE BRULE RIVER OR LAWYERS' SUMMER WAYFARING IN THE
NORTHERN WILDERNESS by John Lyle King. - An early fishing trip by a
group of Chicago Lawyers.
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$38
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A TRUE DESCRIPTION OF THE LAKE SUPERIOR COUNTRY by John R. St.
John. - (1988 reprint of 1846 original). Contains much information
regarding the location of copper mines, mineral regions and contains
modes of assaying, treating, smelting and refining copper ores which were
popular almost 150 years ago.
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$27
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THE WAY IT HAPPENED: Settling Michigan' s Upper Peninsula by
Russell Magnaghi. - An interesting collection of articles written about
the development of the Upper Peninsula.
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$28
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*WE KNEW DIFFERENT: The
Michigan Timber Workers' Strike of 1937 by Debra E. Bernhardt. -
A detailed account of the timber worker' s strike of 1937 originally
written as a thesis for Wayne State University. Also available in
large print.
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$27
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