{"product_id":"the-fisherfolk-of-jones-island","title":"The Fisherfolk of Jones Island","description":"\u003cp\u003eJones Island  originally a mile-long peninsula bordering on the Lake Michigan shoreline  is today the site of Milwaukees sewerage treatment plant and a substantial part of the citys port facilities. The area has a long and fascinating history  including close ties to several important maritime industries and the rich and varied ethnic heritage of Milwaukee. In 1854 a shipbuilder named James Monroe Jones established a yard on the island and gave to it an identity that has lasted into modern times. Later in the 1870s  a sizeable colony of Kashubian fishermen  Polish immigrants from the Baltic Peninsula of Hel  began to settle on the island. Broadening the ethnic mix of the island colony were Germans from the Stettin area on the Baltic  and a sprinkling of Scandinavians and other nationalities. Officially  all the Jones Island residents were \"squatters\" on property they did not own. In 1892 the Illinois Steel Company  which claimed legal title to the land  began a long series of court actions to determine who really owned Jones Island. Based on research into traditional sources  court records  photo collections and personal interviews  this volume describes in fascinating detail the life and customs of the Fisherfolk.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44968026243125,"sku":"ByrdShop_0938076094","price":316.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780938076094.jpg?v=1770644411","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-fisherfolk-of-jones-island","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}