Empire Mine and the Cascade Range--Allan Koski

This book is for you, if you want to learn about:

• The history of Palmer, MI and the Cascade Range.
• The struggles and working conditions of early immigrant iron miners.
• The importance of major strikes in lifting miners into middle class.
• The history of the Steelworkers (USWA) on the Marquette Iron Range.
• The tragedy filled, long slow road to improving mine safety.
• The gradual demise of Michigan's underground iron mines.
• The rise of MIchigan's Taconite Industry.
• The birth of an Empire - Michigan's largest iron mine.
• The rise of women into the ranks of iron miners.
• The difference between Magnetite and Hematite.
• The discovery of some of the oldest fossils visible to the naked eye.
• And much more...