Big Annie Clements is beloved in the copper mining community of Calumet, Michigan, where men spend backbreaking days below ground and women struggle to keep their children fed. When a fledgling union forms to lobby for better pay, shorter hours, and safer working conditions, Annie does what she does best: She steps in to help. She never expects to become the public face of a burgeoning labor movement…or to finally find the courage to stand up for herself after a lifetime of standing up for others. Based on the true story of "America's Joan of Arc," this moving historical novel pays homage to a remarkable woman whose name was nearly lost to history.