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Copper country journal : the diary of schoolmaster Henry Hobart, 1863-1864 / edited with an introductory essay by Philip P. Mason.
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- ISBN: 0814323413 (alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0814323421 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: 346 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.
- Publisher: Lansing, Mich. : Bureau of History, Dept. of State ; c1991.
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| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirtland Community College Library | F 572 .K43 H6 1991 | 30530826 | General Collection | Available | - |
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Copper Country Journal : The Diary of Schoolmaster Henry Hobart, 1863-1864
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Copyright American Library Association, used with permission.
Mason (Wayne State University) documents the life of a mid-19th century schoolteacher and of the Upper Michigan mining community where he taught. As a teacher, Hobart rejected corporal punishment in the classroom and provided personal encouragement and support to his pupils in many ways. He also held strong personal views on other issues, i.e., temperance, religion, family life, the Civil War, and he freely passed judgments on the ethnic customs in Clifton, Michigan, far removed from his Yankee home in Vermont. Hobart's self-righteous commentaries, present in nearly every entry, unfortunately make reading this work tedious, but a selective reader can find social and educational history of real value. Libraries with special interest in copper mining or in the history of Michigan or the Upper Midwest will certainly want to add this title to their collections.-N. J. Hervey, Luther College
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