{"product_id":"mesabi-pioneers-paperback","title":"Mesabi Pioneers - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eHere is the highly readable account of one of the remarkable achievements of the 19th century: how a remote tree-covered area of northern Minnesota became America's greatest source of iron ore. It is 1891. An improbable team of American businessmen and European immigrants hunt for iron ore in a formidable expanse of dense pine forest. Fighting isolation, harsh winters, and mosquito-infested summers, they find it. What follows is an extraordinary tale of both personal and technological achievement. Mesabi Pioneer​s brings the pursuit of iron ore to vivid life, illuminating the men and women mostly forgotten by history, who built an industry, carved towns from trees, and created a rich culture that lasts to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67575257202911,"sku":"9780990659105","price":19.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0813\/8958\/4607\/files\/hOige1pTCh9780990659105.webp?v=1790373225","url":"https:\/\/blackandbarhe.com\/products\/mesabi-pioneers-paperback","provider":"Black \u0026 Barhe Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}