About this item
"A body hangs from a birch tree in Lester Park, Duluth, Minnesota, 1918. How is the passing of one seemingly inconsequential Finnish dockworker tied to the turbulent times; an era of labor unrest, racial prejudice, political change, and the fighting of a war not of Americas choosing? This wonderfully paced historical novel takes place across the hilly shoulders of Northern Minnesota, Western Ontario, and Upper Peninsula Michigan. A love story. A diary of the American labor movement"--Amazon.com.
About the Author
Mark Munger lives and writes in NE Minnesota. He is also a district court judge serving a four county district in northern Minnesota. Mark's primary focus in writing is fiction, though he has recently completed a massive biography of Minnesota's most beloved legislator and premier environmentalist, Rep. Willard Munger ("Mr. Environment: The Willard Munger Story") . Mark is a life-long reader and writer and his novels are examples of fine regional fiction, praised for their use of local color, geography and history intermixed with compelling characters and plots.
Mark is an avid outdoors enthusiast and the father of four sons ranging in ages from 29 to 11. He and his wife, Rene' (an artist and mental health therapist) live on the banks of the wild and scenic Cloquet River north of Duluth and are the owners of Cloquet River Press.
