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Craftmanship and the Michigan Union Carpenter
Phillip A. Korth

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This title celebrates the craftsmanship of Michigan Union carpenters. Retired members of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners share pride in their skill and accomplishments, through edited oral histories in this volume. Their histories convery a sense of self, a sense of dignity, and an appreciation of the significance of their work.

Philip A. Korth joined the faculty of Michigan State in 1967. He is coauthor, with Margaret Beegle, of I Remember Like Yesterday: The Auto-Lite Strike of 1934.

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Cover of book has a background that looks like an orange piece of wood. There is a saw with a silver blade at the top of the cover, and it looks like the saw is cutting into the wood.

Published 1991
LC: 91-073353 HD
120 pp.  6 x 9
26 b/w photos

The cloth edition, ISBN 978-0-87972-533-4 is out of stock, but the paperback in still available.

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