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|  | | Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier: The Inception of the Combined Colonies
This is the long-awaited 4th book of The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier, a future world without people. Think Planet of the Ants, not Planet of the Apes, for young adults and adults.
The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier continues, but the torch of chronicling the events has passed to the original Henry's grandson and namesake. Some twenty to twenty-five thousand years after the extinction of human beings, the earth is quite different. It is dominated by highly evolved, large and intelligent ants, cockroaches, and other "wild" insects. Ants live communal lives, dedicated to each other, while roaches are materialistic and self-centered. Both species are chemically dependent upon plastic--mined from the landfills of the long-extinct duo pods--the most valu | |  | | Copper Country Chronicler: The Best of J.W. Nara
Experience the early 20th century in Michigan's Upper Peninsula through the artistic camera lens of J.W. Nara, one of the Copper Country's earliest professional photographers. This collection of historic photos brings the "Copper Boom" era back to life.
Retail price: $27.95
J.W. Nara, a Finnish Immigrant to Michigan's Copper Country in the lat 1800's, imprinted many of his photos with his name, but many more were not marked. Hundreds of prints have come to be part of various collections and archives which sometimes do not use his name in conjunction with the photos. At other times, the photos have been used with the permission of (and credit given to) the archive or collector. Sometimes not even the collection is credited. Still more copies of Nara's photos continued to circulate around the area in the possession of families and individuals who were the | |  | | Douglass Houghton Michigan's Pioneer Geologist, Doctor and Teacher
Meet a man who was a medical doctor, a geologist, and a surveyor who also knew botany, zoology, and chemistry. Douglass Houghton was all of those, even though he stood barely five feet, four inches tall. His brief life (1809-1845) was full of accomplishments. This biography is designed for grades 4-8, but it can be enjoyed by older students and adults as well.
Douglass Houghton Michigan's Pioneer Geologist, Doctor and Teacher is set for release Jan. 1, 2026 by Modern History Press. Find it at MHP.com or on Amazon, or from this stie.
Here is some of the advance praise:
Deborah K Frontiera immerses us into the life and times of Douglass Houghton, one of Michigan's pioneer statesmen. This is a valuable resource for upper elementary /middle school/high school Michigan history courses or for your informative reading and enjoyment. Deborah Olson, Library Director, Lake Linden Hubbell Public School Library
Douglass Hough | |  | | Living on Sisu: The 1913 Union Copper Strike Tragedy
First Place Winner in historical fiction in the Purple Dragonfly Awards for excellence in children's literature, and named a U.P. Notable Classic.
Feel like you are in the moment nearly 100 years ago with a young girl, daughter of Finnish immigrants. Look in the "Articles" section of this site for teacher materials and student activity pages, aligned to state curriculum.
Retain Price for new edition: $24.95, hardcover $39.95
Schools and school districts should contact the author for special sales price when they purchase class sets of 20 or more copies.
The new edition with Modern History Press is now available in hardcover and paperback. Audio is underway. E-book is coming, too. All the historic photos have been rescanned with new technology for better clarity from the original sources at Michigan Technological University Archives, Finlandia Foundation Archives, and the Keweenaw National Historical Park, with identifying numbers for original photos listed in the appendix.
To twelve-year-old Emma, life may be hard, but it is basically good. She has finished sixth grade and is nearly a young lady. But, in the summer of 1913, her life, and the lives of everyone in the region, will be changed forever by a violent strike against the mining companies in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. A friend whose father is not on strike will be forbidden to talk to her. Another will die in the terrible Italian Hall Tragedy on Christmas Eve. Only the trait the Finnish people call "sisu" will help her and others in the region live through it.
This well-res | |  | | Midnight in the Pawnshop
What if all objects had a "consciousness" and were aware of the world around them? What if they could talk to each other? Award-winning author Deborah K. Frontiera answers this hypothetical what-if in an intriguing way as the items in a pawnshop come to life every night.
Among many more, meet an antique tea pot who once poured out tea to Dolly Madison; a guitar who claims Elvis learned to play on him; an exercise bike who ended up the repository for dirty laundry; an arrogant handgun who brags about his FBI days but harbors a dark secret; and an opinionated security camera who narrates their tales. This book might just make readers think differently about the things they own. | |  | | Superior Tapestry: Weaving the Threads of Upper Michigan History
A fun way to learn a lot of Upper Michigan history through the "eyes" of artifacts, this book is great for families, adults, and students.
Like any tapestry, the threads of history cross over and under each other in different points of view and places in time. Award-winning author, Deborah K. Frontiera, mixes natural science and geology into history where those aspects intersect with the lives of people or are the reason Michigan's Upper Peninsula developed the way it did. Enjoy this work's unique perspective: the point of view of trees, rocks, rivers and artifacts--among them a ship's bell, a lighthouse, a cross-cut saw, beads and rings given in trade, a bent propeller and many more. Students, adults, and families will | |  | | The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier: New South Dairy Colony 50
The second book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier, this volume will be enjoyed by astute 10 or 11 year olds as well as adults. A reader does not have to read To Build a Tunnel First to understand this volume.
Retail Price; $15.95
This book is now available as an ebook for Kindle on Amazon and also for Nook on Barnes and Noble.
In honor of the 10th anniversary of publication, the author will send a $2.00 rebate with all orders of this book through the end of July 2014.
New South Dairy Colony 50 opens with the narrator, Henry, in a coma after accidentally ingesting a bad combination of medicines in his physician father's lab. His ant grandfather, Antony Dairier, decides it's time to straighten out his grandson. He reveals to Henry the datails of his own life: the war and the emotional pain which resulted in his dedication to the ideal of the experimental ant/roach colony, New South Dairy 50. To order this or any book, contact the author through this site and leave a phone number. She will call you and take credit card info over the phone. Or go to am | |  | | The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier: The Re-creation of Roacheria
The third book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier, this volume, as with the others, will appeal to both adults and young adults. Readers will experience several levels of meaning from literal to social satire.
Retail Price: $15.95
This book is now available as an ebook for Amazon Kindle and Barnes and Noble Nook.
I honor of the 10th anniversary of publication of this book, the author will be sending a $2.00 rebate with all orders of the book through the end of July 2014.
The adult Henry Roach-Dairier is an enigma. Most members of New South Dairy 50 consider him too roach-like, even after he grows beyond the high jinx of his youth. Influential roaches consider his ways of Antism and the fact that he is of mixed variety, dangerous to their power structure. Hatreds dating back to the days of Henry's great-grandfather rise again in an attempt to destroy him and the community that is dedicated to the ways of his grandfather, Antony, and which Henry seeks to build in Roacheria. Henry and his supporters realize that if the two species cannot come together in true | |  | | The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier: To Build a Tunnel
Now in its second edition, To Build a Tunnel is the first book of the trilogy, The Chronicles of Henry Roach-Dairier. This fantasy will be enjoyed by youth ages 10 or 11 and up, as well as adults. Younger readers enjoy the adventure. Adults see the allegory and social satire woven through the plot.
Retail Price: $15.95
This book is now available in electronic form for Amazon Kindle and with Barnes and Noble for Nook.
In honor of the 10th anniversary of publication of this book, the author will send a $2.00 rebate with all orders of the book through the end of July 2014.
Enter the world of Henry Roach-Dairier: a future world where humans no longer exist. Insects, greatly enlarged and intelligent, dominate. Ants live communl lives, dedicated to each other, while roaches are materialistic and self-centered. Both species are chemically dependent on plastic, mined from the ruins of extinct Duo Pods, and the most valuable resource in the insect world. Henry, son of a roach adopted by ants, tries to bridge the canyon of differences between these vying ideologies and cultures. In To Build a Tunnel, Henry narrates the stsory of his great-grandfather, an ant who, al | |  | | The Nature of Life
NOW AVAILABLE!
This book is a limited edition, and copies are hand numbered. It will NOT be available through Amazon or other distributors. You must purchase it directly from the author or from this site. It is hard-back (not the spiral bind seen in the proof copy image).
If you've enjoyed Deborah K. Frontiera's nature poems with photos on this site, then you will love The Nature of Life and will want to purchase copies as gifts for friends or family. Look at Deborah's poetry section for some sample pages of this new collection.
The natural world gives us everything we need: food, shelter for both the spiritual and physical aspects of our lives, inspiration, drama, characters, humor, and the epiphanies that these scenes offer. In this collection of poems and photos (collected over a 15 year period) Deborah K. Frontiera offers readers what she has gleaned from her memories growing up in Michigan's Upper Peninsula, from her many summers exploring the marsh near her summer home on Rice Lake in Houghton County MI, from walks through nature sanctuaries and landscapes around her adopted home of Houston TX, | |  | | Yooper Poetry
This anthology edited by Raymond Luczak and published by Modern History Press contains 5 of Deborah K. Frontiera's poems.
Deborah K. Frontiera felt honored to have five of the poems she submitted accepted into Yooper Poetry! She is in excellent company with other Upper Peninsula of Michigan poets.
Her poem "Leaving Home" wraps up the book's theme:
There was a time when all
I wanted was to leave
the town that made me what
I am to find myself.
Wanting adventure, anywhere,
See the world out there,
and find my place in it.
As years went by, I found
My place |
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