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History of the Finns in Michigan (Great Lakes Books)
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by Armas K. E. Holmio and Ellen M. Ryynanen
Sales Rank: 457606
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List Price: $28.95
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Features
Cover Type: Paperback with 512 pages
Published by: Wayne State University Press July 2001
Written in: English
ISBN 10 Number: 0814329748
ISBN 13 Number: 978-0814329740
Book Dimensions:
8.9 x 5.9 x 1.2 inches
Weighs: 1.7 pounds
Book Description
A history of the Finnish people in Michigan published in English for the first time.
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Language Notes
Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Finnish
--This text refers to the
Hardcover
edition.
Reader Reviews
I bought this book as a reference. It sounded dreary, but I figured it would answer occasional questions. Instead, it was quite fascinating in a variety of ways. It dealt with the background of Michigan's Finnish immigration (the first and biggest 19th c. migration stream), the decline of the tar trade as sailing ships became obsolete, the dreadful winters and crop failures of the late 1860s. The settlement of small communities is detailed -- interesting to Upper Peninsula people. I had to stop before the meaty chapters on the Apostolic Finns and the politics and purposes of the 20th c. cooperative movement, headquartered in Superior, Wisconsin. Its relics can be seen throughout Finnish rural areas of Upper Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota. Probably the author's bi-cultural perspective, being a native of Finland transplanted to Suomi College in Hancock, Michigan, makes this such an interesting book.
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