Jeffrey T Manuel
Author
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Physical Desc
xxix, 279 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"The Iron Range earned its name honestly: it was once among the world's richest iron ore mining districts. The Iron Range propelled the U.S. steel industry in the late nineteenth century, and iron mining sustained generations in the region with work and a strong economy. But long before most other parts of the country faced the realities of industrial decline, Minnesota's Iron Range was already striving to maintain its core industry. In Taconite Dreams:...