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Copper Empire is a book of historical fiction written by Donna Searight Simons. Paul Weyburn and his fellow copper miners have tolerated dangerous working conditions for too long in Red Jacket, Michigan. Some of their workmates are being maimed or killed thousands of feet underground. . .which one of them will be next? Paul leads some of the miners on a labor strike to bring attention to the dangers of blasting and drilling copper for low pay. Marie, his wife, struggles to raise their four children and maintain their boarding home during the crisis. Will the miners remain unified as the strike continues into the brutal weather and with money scarce? The Weyburn's eldest daughter, Nancy, moves to Detroit for employment in order to help the family with expenses. Will the Weyburns lose their home, and will their daughter stay permanently in Detroit? To make matters even worse, on Christmas Eve, an unthinkable tragedy will change Michigan's Copper Country forever.

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Wild Empire is a book that was written by Richard Searight during the 1940's and finally published in 1994. The story is set in the 1840's during the copper rush in Michigan. Flint Weyburn is a swashbuckling adventurer from Boston who travels to Copper Harbor to make his fortune. Flint, with his new found friends, encounter one adventure after another: cold winters, food shortages, wild animals and daring escapes in an uncivilized territory. Can be purchased via Iroquois Press, Attn: Clifton Brusso, 109 N. Iroquois Street, Laurium, MI 49913. The cost of the book is $11.00, which includes shipping. You can also contact Clifton at cbrusso1@att.net.