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This book is a work of fiction. Though some characters, incidents, and dialogue are based on the historical record, the work as a whole is a product of the author’s imagination.

Copyright © 2019 by Mary Doria Russell

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First Atria Books hardcover edition August 2019

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Names: Russell, Mary Doria, 1950– author.

Title: The women of the copper country / a novel by Mary Doria Russell.

Description: First Atria Books hardcover edition. | New York : Atria Books, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018051007 | ISBN 9781982109585 (hardcover) | ISBN 9781982109592 (paperback) | ISBN 9781982109608 (ebook)

Subjects: LCSH: Clemenc, Ana K., 1888–1956—Fiction. | Copper Miners’ Strike, Mich., 1913–1914—Fiction. | Women labor leaders—Michigan—Fiction. | Labor movement—Michigan—History—20th century—Fiction. | BISAC: FICTION / Historical. | FICTION / Contemporary Women. | FICTION / Biographical. | GSAFD: Historical fiction. | Biographical fiction.

Classification: LCC PS3568.U76678 W66 2019 | DDC 813/.54—dc23

LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018051007

ISBN 978-1-9821-0958-5

ISBN 978-1-9821-0960-8 (ebook)