Research Catalog

Title

Three iron mining towns.

Author

Landis, Paul H. (Paul Henry), 1901-1985.

Publication

New York, Arno Press, 1970 [©1938]

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Details

Description

viii, 148 pages illustrations; 23 cm.

Series Statement

The Rise of urban America

Uniform Title

Rise of urban America.

Subject

• Iron mines and mining > Minnesota > Saint Louis County
• Iron mines and mining
• Cities and towns > Minnesota > Mesabi Range
• Mesabi Range (Minn.)
• Eveleth (Minn.)
• Hibbing (Minn.)
• Virginia (Minn.)
• Minnesota > Eveleth
• Minnesota > Hibbing
• Minnesota > Mesabi Range
• Minnesota > Saint Louis County
• Minnesota > Virginia

Contents

pt. 1. Factors in culture building -- ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The geographical factor in Range history -- ch. 3. Population in Relation to cultural adjustment -- pt. 2. Group adjustments during the history of the Range -- ch. 4. The pioneer period -- ch. 5. The period of conflict -- ch. 6. The period of struggle for survival -- ch. 3. Cultural change in the Mesabi towns -- [section] A. Pioneer folkways and mores -- ch. 7. The realistic nature of pioneer folkways -- ch. 8. The tolerant nature of pioneer mores -- [section] B. Cultural building during the period of extravagance -- ch. 9. Community gratification through public services -- ch. 10. Perversions in spending -- ch. 11. The evolution of the ore taxation policy -- ch. 12. The development of political mores -- ch. 13. Lags in group adjustment -- pt. 4. An analysis of cultural change -- ch. 14. The Rôle of the great man in culture change -- ch. 15. The life cycle of the iron mining town -- ch. 16. Where does the dynamics of cultural change reside.

ISBN

• 0405024622
• 9780405024627

LCCN

72112555

OCLC

• ocm00112714
• 112714
• SCSB-579659

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library