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| Plaque given to award winners from the Historical Society of Michigan. |
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| Aaron (right) and Gary accepting the award given to us by Historical Society of Michigan's Board of Trustees President Robert Myers from St. Joseph, Michigan. |
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| Gary giving a few "Thank Yous" after accepting the award in Kalamazoo's incredible downtown historical museum. |
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| Gary (left) and Aaron displaying their awards. |
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| Gary and Aaron standing beside Michigan State University Press' Assistant Director and Editor-in-Chief Julie Loehr. Michigan State University Press did very well at the state history awards, as two other offerings from the press received state history book awards. |
We are excited and
proud to announce that Community
in Conflict has won a 2013 Historical Society of Michigan Book Award.
This award, given yearly to Michigan's best historical publications, cements
the fact that Copper Country history and the 1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike are
worthy of statewide recognition. Aaron and I are excited that we were able to
bring this history forth, while honoring those that were historical actors in
the strike.
Historical Society of
Michigan director Larry Wagenaar commented that this year's field of nominees
for the award was top notch, and that picking winners was difficult. Aaron and
I are certainly honored that the book was chosen, and thank Michigan State University
Press and Julie Loehr of MSU Press for nominating the book, and the Historical
Society of Michigan for choosing the book as an award winner.
From the Historical Society of Michigan press release:
Society Presents 2013 State History Awards in Kalamazoo
posted Oct 1, 2013
KALAMAZOO–The Historical Society of Michigan presented the 2013 State History Awards Friday evening at its Annual Meeting and State History Conference held September 27-28 in Kalamazoo. The State History Awards are the highest recognition given by the state’s official historical society...
Publications: University and Commercial Press
Written by Aaron Goings and Gary Kaunonen and published by Michigan State
University Press, “Community in Conflict: A Working-Class History of the
1913-14 Michigan Copper Strike and the Italian Hall Tragedy” received a State
History Award as well. Goings and Kaunonen focused their efforts of the
Michigan copper strike that received national attention and was a major
struggle between labor and management. The strike was overshadowed, though, by
violent incidents such as the Italian Hall Tragedy, in which dozens of workers
and working-class children died. Goings and Kaunonen utilize previously unused
sources such as labor spy reports, union newspapers, coded messages, and
artifacts to shed light on this labor event.
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