This book is for all who have an interest in the development of our nation from discovery to today, particularly the North Country. It explores the philosophies of financiers and the lives and struggles of people There were immigrants, iron miners, lumberjacks and everyday working folks who built the nation and society from the early days to today. The area was wild and remote. It demanded rugged idealists to develop and tame it. These are good people the salt of the earth and the backbone of our nation.