Gem of the Adirondacks: Star Lake, Benson Mines, and the Global Economy
Book Details
Author(s)Russell J Hall
PublisherLighthall Books
ISBN / ASIN0976426307
ISBN-139780976426301
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Sales Rank2,374,344
MarketplaceUnited States 🇺🇸
Description
Gem of the Adirondacks traces the changes brought about in the Adirondack community of Star Lake by the arrival and ultimate departure of industrial-scale iron mining. The Benson Mines was once the largest operation of its type in the world. Based on his research and access to rare materials, the author traces a history of more than 100 years. The narrative is enriched by his first-hand experiences as a worker in the mine and his observations of changes in the community decades after its closure.


