The Struggle to Sustain Mining on Minnesota’s Iron Range, 1915-2000
by
Jeffrey T. Manuel
Language: English
Release Date: October 12, 2015
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...