{"product_id":"taconite-calcite-dolomite-byron-babbish-9781530791101","title":"Taconite, Calcite, Dolomite: Michigan's Mineral Railroads","description":"Michigan is rich in minerals. Its Upper Peninsula has been a major source of iron ore for the steel industry for over a century. Both of Michigan's peninsulas have huge limestone quarries providing the calcite and dolomite needed for the steel, construction and chemical industries. Witness first-hand Michigan's railroads moving these minerals from mine and quarry to Great Lakes ships at nearby ports for transportation to their intended destinations between the years 1977 and 1991 in photographs taken by the author.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Byron Babbish\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1530791103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781530791101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/22\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 254\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.00h x 8.00w x 0.66d","brand":"Byron Babbish","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43936615334143,"sku":"9781530791101","price":64.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_7a0eede6-7250-41ad-9acf-cfc221152a90.jpg?v=1681426220","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/taconite-calcite-dolomite-byron-babbish-9781530791101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}