100 Years in the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Title | 100 Years in the St. Paul Pioneer Press PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 120 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | American newspapers |
ISBN |
100 Years in the St. Paul Pioneer Press
Title | 100 Years in the St. Paul Pioneer Press PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 116 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | American newspapers |
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Great Northern Iron
Title | Great Northern Iron PDF eBook |
Author | James A. Stolpestad |
Publisher | |
Pages | 302 |
Release | 2020-04 |
Genre | Mesabi Range (Minn.) |
ISBN | 9780934294805 |
The Great Northern Iron trust leased its lands on the Mesabi iron formation to various mining companies that shipped 721 million tons of natural iron ore and taconite to eastern steel mills from 1907 to 2017 - nearly 15% of the Mesabi's entire historical output. The royalties received were disbursed to the trust's investors - nearly $400 for each of the 1,500,000 shares in the trust - totaling $561 million over its long life. The investors received their trust shares in 1906 as free gifts because they were stockholders of James J. Hill's Great Northern Railway (the predecessor of today's BNSF Railway). These securities were the first from a Minnesota business to be traded on the New York Stock Exchange.The distinctive history of Great Northern Iron is presented for the first time in this book. It is based on the Trust's extensive original archival records and in-depth interviews with its last trustees, managers, and other participants. With nearly 90,000 words and more than 160 historic photos, images, tables, reports, maps, and other materials, many of which have never been made public before, this book also features four specially commissioned large, fold-out color aerial maps and cross-sections that depict in exceptional detail the entire mining landscape of the 100-mile Mesabi Iron Range.Great Northern Iron is a compelling story about daring and entrepreneurship on the Mesabi Range and northeastern Minnesota. It is also an essential reference book about the nation's most important iron mining region. There may be no better source for learning about one of the vital natural resources that provided the foundation for contemporary American life.
Minnesota History Bulletin
Title | Minnesota History Bulletin PDF eBook |
Author | Solon Justus Buck |
Publisher | |
Pages | 572 |
Release | 1922 |
Genre | Minnesota |
ISBN |
Vols. 2-6 include the 19th-23d Biennial reports of the Society, 1915/16-1923/24 (in v. 2-3 as supplements, in v. 4-6 as extra numbers)
Jewish Pioneers of Saint Paul, 1849-1874
Title | Jewish Pioneers of Saint Paul, 1849-1874 PDF eBook |
Author | Gene H. Rosenblum |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 134 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 9780738518626 |
The roots of the Jewish community of St. Paul, MN, were established in 1849, with the arrival of two American-born brothers from Pennsylvania. From these early pioneers the community grew and spread. Through the medium of historic photographs and stories, this book captures the remarkable evolution of the Jewish people of St. Paul. It is a story of the cultural, religious, economic, and everyday life of St. Paul Jews. These pages bring to life the people, events, neighborhoods, and institutions that helped shape and transform today's Jewish community. These photographs, derived from the collections of the Minnesota Historical Society and the Ramsey County Historical Society, paint a poignant and vivid picture of Jewish life in St. Paul. In addition to recalling the establishment of Mt. Zion and Sons of Jacob, the first two major synagogues in St. Paul, this book displays the distinct impact that prominent Jews of the community, such as Abram Elfelt, Judge Isaac N. Cardozo, and Isador Rose, had on the shaping of St. Paul.
100 Years of Lynchings
Title | 100 Years of Lynchings PDF eBook |
Author | Ralph Ginzburg |
Publisher | Black Classic Press |
Pages | 276 |
Release | 1996-11 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 9780933121188 |
The hidden past of racial violence is illuminated in this skillfully selected compendium of articles from a wide range of papers large and small, radical and conservative, black and white. Through these pieces, readers witness a history of racial atrocities and are provided with a sobering view of American history.
The Farmers' Game
Title | The Farmers' Game PDF eBook |
Author | David Vaught |
Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press+ORM |
Pages | 367 |
Release | 2012-10-17 |
Genre | Sports & Recreation |
ISBN | 1421408333 |
A journey through the national pastime’s roots in America’s small towns and wide-open spaces: “An absorbing read.” —The Tampa Tribune In the film Field of Dreams, the lead character gives his struggling farming community a magical place where the smell of roasted peanuts gently wafts over the crowded grandstand on a warm summer evening, just as the star pitcher takes the mound. In The Farmers’ Game, David Vaught examines the history and character of baseball through a series of essay-vignettes—presenting the sport as essentially rural, reflecting the nature of farm and small-town life. Vaught does not deny or devalue the lively stickball games played in the streets of Brooklyn, but he sees the history of the game and the rural United States as related and mutually revealing. His subjects include nineteenth-century Cooperstown, the playing fields of Texas and Minnesota, the rural communities of California, the great farmer-pitcher Bob Feller, and the notorious Gaylord Perry. Although—contrary to legend—Abner Doubleday did not invent baseball in a cow pasture in upstate New York, many fans enjoy the game for its nostalgic qualities. Vaught’s deeply researched exploration of baseball’s rural roots helps explain its enduring popularity.