The Copper Princess: A Story of Lake Superior Mines

The story opens with Richard Peveril saving a stranger's life on a train heading north, a dramatic rescue that sets the tone for his entire journey. Penniless and driven from the East by scandal and failure, Peveril arrives in the rough mining towns of Michigan's Upper Peninsula with nothing but his resolve. The copper country is a world where fortunes are made and lost in a day, where smuggler and honest miner work side by side, and where a man's worth is measured in sweat and steel. Peveril must shed his eastern gentility to survive, finding work and purpose among men who view him with suspicion. But the legend of the Copper Princess haunts the hills, a mysterious mine whose secrets prove as dangerous as the bandits who guard them. A beautiful maiden trapped in her father's crimes adds romance and heartbreak to this tale of ambition, identity, and belonging. Munroe captures the raw energy of the frontier, where anyone can reinvent themselves if they have the courage to try.