David A. Walker tells the story of the opening of the last iron- ore frontier in the United States on the Vermilion, Mesabi, and Cuyuna ranges of Minnesota--the nationâ€™s largest ore

Iron Frontier

David A. Walker tells the story of the opening of the last iron- ore frontier in the United States on the Vermilion, Mesabi, and Cuyuna ranges of Minnesota--the nationâ€™s largest ore deposits. Walker explores the formative years from the 1880s to the early 1900s in the development of the stateâ€™s mining industry, the â€œiron menâ€ it produced, the new towns it spawned, and the railroads it built to transport the new-found wealth to growing ports on Lake Superior. Drawing on manuscripts, newspaper accounts, and business and financial records, Walkerâ€™s study provides an economic history of an industry whose dimensions reached far beyond the borders of Minnesota.
Country USA
Brand Minnesota Historical Society Press
Manufacturer Minnesota Historical Society Press
Binding Paperback
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780873514910
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Brand	Minnesota Historical Society Press
Manufacturer	Minnesota Historical Society Press
Binding	Paperback
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780873514910
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Iron Frontier