Seven Iron Men The Merritts and the Discovery of the Mesabi Range

Name: Seven Iron Men The Merritts and the Discovery of the Mesabi Range
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ISBN: 9780816652624

ISBN-10: 0816652627

ISBN-13: 9780816652624

Edition: 2007

Authors: Paul de Kruif

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In the tradition of great American rags to riches stories, Seven Iron Menweaves together the history of how the seven Merritt brothers discovered iron ore on the Mesabi Range. In 1890 they were poised to become one of the wealthiest families in America but lost it all to industrialist John D. Rockefeller. nbsp; ldquo;The tale of their long and furious quest makes for one of the most melodramatic stories in American history. . . . The Merritts leap from the chronicle in all the colors of life-especially Lon, the king of them all, with his maudlin poetizing, his childlike faith in mankind, and his incredible tropical hat. It is a tale full of thrills, shot with sardonic humors.rdquo; -H. L.…

Book details

List price: $17.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: University of Minnesota Press
Publication date: 11/15/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 256
Size: 5.85" wide x 9.00" long x 0.70" tall
Weight: 0.748
Language: English

Paul de Kruif (1890-1971), a bacteriologist and pathologist, was a prolific author on the subject of medical science. He lived in Michigan and taught for many years at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor.