Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range

Overburden: Modern Life on the Iron Range by Aaron Brown. paperback edition. ISBN: 9780980078909.

The culture of Minnesotas Iron Range is transforming before the eyes of its inhabitants. Nowhere is this change captured better than in Aaron Brown s book Overburden. As a columnist for the Hibbing Daily Tribune and a father of three boys, Aaron is one of a rare breed of modern Iron Rangers who are stepping away from the blue collar work of their parents and striving to find a place in a growing economy of creativity and development. Brown delves into the history and mystery surrounding the Iron Range to explore the region s mystique and create a stunning and often hilarious biography of a people and a place he has called home nearly his entire life.