In the company towns of Michigan's Upper Peninsula, a worker's boss did extra duty as landlord, store owner and constable. The on-site mill manager in Simmons, a town named after the furniture maker, even ran a successful baseball team. Built around iron mines and lumber concerns and directed by prominent entrepreneurs like Henry Ford, these industrial hamlets once lined the shores of Lakes Michigan and Superior. Author Christian Holmes uncovers rich...

A 1950s housewife living with her husband in an idealistic experimental community begins to worry that his glamorous company may be hiding troubling secrets.

Just as few natural species have withstood the test of ever-changing earth environments through time, relatively few human-created systems (e.g., companies, governments, religions, etc.) long survive their creation.What then is the secret of those that continue to defy these odds and what factors have led to the failure of others? This manuscript attempts to answer this question using the Phelps Dodge Corporation, its unions, its Native American and...

Schoolteacher Elizabeth and Mountie Jack have had their love tested in many ways, and have come out stronger for it. Now, they must focus on assisting others who need a helping hand. Elizabeth takes it on herself to reach out to a snobbish and standoffish student to find out why she is distancing herself from her classmates. Meanwhile, Jack aids a young mother whose husband has deserted her.

Elizabeth Thatcher, a young teacher who left her life of high society to teach out west in Coal Valley, has been home with her family in the city. Feeling that it's time to return to teaching in Coal Valley, Elizabeth goes back to the small mining town. However, life has unexpected challenges in store for the young teacher when she runs into an old flame in her new home.

Schoolteacher Elizabeth gets a fresh start with the handsome Mountie Jack after she reassures him that she declined the proposal from her childhood friend, and instead would like to try to make things work with Jack. Meanwhile, Elizabeth's close friend Abigail encounters a young orphan who has been stealing food. Abigail decides to show the boy kindness by taking care of him and his ill sister.

"Follow the adventures of the young school teacher Elizabeth Thatcher as she faces new adventures and trials with the many citizens of Hope Valley..."Container.

Life has been challenging in Hope Valley after the loss of beloved Mountie Jack, and no one has felt the loss greater than his young widow, Elizabeth. However, the community of Hope Valley is determined that love and friendship will overcome any obstacle. With the support of her friends, Elizabeth cares for her new baby, continues to teach, and meets two newcomers to Hope Valley.

Life has been challenging in Hope Valley after the loss of beloved Mountie Jack, and no one has felt the loss greater than his young widow, Elizabeth. However, the community of Hope Valley is determined that love and friendship will overcome any obstacle. With the support of her friends, Elizabeth cares for her new baby, continues to teach, and meets two newcomers to Hope Valley.

Life has been challenging in Hope Valley after the loss of beloved Mountie Jack, and no one has felt the loss greater than his young widow, Elizabeth. However, the community of Hope Valley is determined that love and friendship will overcome any obstacle. With the support of her friends, Elizabeth cares for her new baby, continues to teach, and meets two newcomers to Hope Valley.