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The Women of the Copper Country by Mary Doria Russell

victor February 20, 2021 January 24, 2021Copper Country, Historical Fiction Donna Winters, Mary Doria Russell 0

What happens when a female union activist confronts an intransigent mine operator? Review by Donna Winters This is the story told by Mary Doria Russell in The Women of the Copper Country—A Novel. The focus is the 1913 Keweenaw Copper Strike, which started on July 23 and ended April 14,…

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Eden Waits by Maryka Biaggio

victor November 10, 2020 November 13, 2020Historical Fiction Maryka Biaggio 0

Novel Documents an Historic Experiment in Faith and Society in the U.P. Review by Donna Winters What happens when a compassionate, homesteading preacher invites a power-hungry visionary to transform his community into a product-sharing village? Such is the case in Eden Waits, by Maryka Biaggio. This author, the great-great-great-granddaughter of…

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When Teddy Came to Town by Tyler R. Tichelaar

victor June 1, 2019 October 10, 2020Historical Fiction History / Marquette, Teddy Roosevelt, Tyler R. Tichelaar 0

Tichelaar’s New Tale of Marquette Highlights T.R.’s 1913 Visit When Teddy Came to Town by Tyler R. Tichelaar tells the story of the brief tenure of then former President Theodore “Teddy” Roosevelt’s visit to Marquette in the Spring of 1913.  Roosevelt had been accused of being a drunkard by local…

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A Dream of Steam by James W. Barry

victor May 1, 2019 October 7, 2020Historical Fiction 0

 Barry’s Adventure Novel Spans from DeTour to Detroit! A Dream of Steam (2018) is James W. Barry’s ambitious debut novel of industry and adventure in the closing years of 19th century Michigan.  Loosely based on the largely forgotten exploits of the real-life Moilles brothers, who would do anything to save…

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