To the copper country : Mihaela's journey / Barbara Carney-Coston.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carney-Coston, Barbara, author.

Contributor:

Wayne State University. Press, publisher.

Series:

Great Lakes books.

Great Lakes books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Immigrants--Michigan--Keweenaw Peninsula--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.

Immigrants.

Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.)--History--19th century--Juvenile fiction.

Keweenaw Peninsula (Mich.).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (144 pages)

Place of Publication:

Detroit, Michigan : Wayne State University Press, [2017]

Summary:

In 1886, 11-year-old Mihaela embarks on a journey from Croatia to the Keweenaw Peninsula, also known as Michigan's Copper Country. Mihaela's papa had made the trip two years beforehand in order to work the copper mines so that he could send money back home, but a painful eye disease has left him vulnerable in a new land and in need of the skills of his wife, an expert healer. And so Mihaela, her mother, and two younger brothers leave their family farm in Croatia for what they assume will be a brief visit to America, only to find themselves faced with a great many challenges and a stay that will not be temporary after all.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Author's Note

Pronunciation of Names and Places

Translations from Croatian

1. Distant Whistles

2. Reunion in Red Jacket

3. Pasties and Chamomile

4. Settling In

5. Boardinghouse Chores

6. Cooking and Cleaning

7. Tamburica Time

8. New Plants and New Worries

9. A Trip into Town

10. Post Office and Rain

11. Into the Forest

12. A School Visit

13. Bees

14. Discovery

15. Unsettled

16. Povitica

17. Birthday News

Historical Images from the Copper Country

Family Recipes

Recommended Books for Young Readers

Annotated Bibliography

Image Credits

Acknowledgments.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-8143-4364-3

OCLC:

1007841913