{"product_id":"mesabi-pioneers-9780990659105","title":"Mesabi Pioneers","description":"Here 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.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Lempi Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51720786608402,"sku":"9780990659105","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_9c3e6a56-d441-4385-b0cd-f0d172a27f7a.jpg?v=1762936277","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/mesabi-pioneers-9780990659105","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}