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Category : Silver Bay (Minn.)
Languages : en
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Book Description
History of Silver Bay area
Author: Silver Bay history
Author: Silver Bay Association
Author: Mark C. JohnsonPublisher:
ISBN: 9780963400109
Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
Silver Bay Association, a Pictorial History, 1936-1975
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Associations, institutions, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 123
Book Description
History of the San Francisco Bay Region
Author: Bailey MillardPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : San Francisco Bay Area (Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 426
Book Description
Directory of Historical Organizations in the United States and Canada
Author: American Association for State and Local HistoryPublisher: Rowman Altamira
ISBN: 9780759100022
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 1366
Book Description
This multi-functional reference is a useful tool to find information about history-related organizations and programs and to contact those working in history across the country.
Company Town
Author: Kent KaiserPublisher: Insight Publications, LLC.
ISBN: 9781600139208
Category : Company towns
Languages : en
Pages : 90
Book Description
John Beargrease
Author: Daniel LancasterPublisher: Holy Cow! Press
ISBN: 097794588X
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
A definitive biography of John Beargease, North Shore Minnesota Anishinabe pioneer mail carrier and adventurer.
Lake Superior's Historic North Shore
Author: Deborah Morse-KahnPublisher: Minnesota Historical Society
ISBN: 087351677X
Category : Architecture
Languages : en
Pages : 212
Book Description
Looking for a unique vacation without digressing from your favorite summer spot? Travel back through time with this straight-forward historical tour of Lake Superior's glorious North Shore.
Iron and Water
Author: Grant J. MerrittPublisher: U of Minnesota Press
ISBN: 1452957096
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 189
Book Description
A memoir of family, mining pioneers and unscrupulous magnates, and the fight for Minnesota’s natural resources In 1855 the Merritt family arrived in Minnesota, where a descendant, Alfred, would one day become one of the “Seven Iron Men”—builders of the first mines to tap the state’s great mineral wealth in the Mesabi Range. Another Merritt, more than half a century later, would lead the efforts to protect Lake Superior from damage caused by mining. Iron and Water is Grant J. Merritt’s memoir of his life’s work on behalf of Minnesota’s people and environment and also the story of a significant family in state history. Merritt’s family played a key role in the struggle over natural resources in Minnesota—for the enrichment of mining pioneers, the prosperity of the state and its people, and the prospect of a secure and healthy future. This complex tale begins with the adventure of discovering iron ore and building the mines, railroads, and docks to move it, then devolves into the intrigues of business partnerships gone bad and attempts by John D. Rockefeller to defraud the Merritts. What follows is an engrossing account of Grant Merritt’s years in the halls of state politics and the trenches of environmental activism in defense of Minnesota’s North Shore and Lake Superior’s waters. The author’s tenure as head of the Minnesota Pollution Control Agency under Governor Wendell Anderson and his service on the first board of the Minnesota Environmental Quality Council take us behind the scenes of landmark legal cases and crucial moments in Minnesota history—particularly the notable Reserve Mining case, in which the company was found liable for serious environmental and health threats on the shores of Lake Superior and ordered to be shut down. In these pages we encounter the people who were critical to this history, from robber baron Rockefeller to judges, activists, and politicians, including Walter Mondale and Jim Oberstar. In chronicling both the discovery of vast iron deposits on the Mesabi Range and the fight to save Lake Superior and Minnesota’s natural riches, Iron and Water reveals how, whether alone or together, individuals wield the power to change the world.