Works by William Hosea Ballou
- Written by William Hosea Ballou
Published Jan., 1889
Young Jim is ready to sacrifice his hard-won collection of snowy owls for a Christmas stew—the only meat left in their snow-buried cottage on the Little Salmon River. But before the pot boils, a stranger wrapped in heavy buffalo furs knocks at the door, having battled a blizzard solely to find the local “owl-trapper.” What begins as a desperate holiday meal transforms into an unexpected encounter with a wealthy patron, proving that even in the harshest winters, fortune can find its way to the determined.
- Written by William Hosea Ballou
Published Feb., 1889
This 1889 account chronicles the thunderous arrival of industry to the quiet shores of Lake Superior. We follow the path of the “strolling miner” Captain Nathaniel Moore, whose discovery in the Gogebic Mountains turned the streams crimson with rich iron ore. From the bustling grain elevators of Duluth to the vast fishing nets of the Apostle Islands, the narrative captures the precise moment when commerce began to win its way against the wilderness. It is a fascinating snapshot of a region transforming from remote trading posts into an empire of steel and steam.
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