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http://www.mesabiproject.com/

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Jeffrey Smith began his love of letters at fourteen on a Smith-Corona electric typewriter borrowed from his father. He is a full-time writer, homemaker and stay-at-home father. He is also an accomplished distance runner, completing 16 marathons, seven 24-hour relay races, and multiple ultra-runs, including several 100-mile races.

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Who is your favorite fictional couple, and why?

Jeffrey Smith My favorite fictional couple isn't really a couple, per se, but their relationship is an important part of the novel. T.S. Garp and his mother, Jenny …moreMy favorite fictional couple isn't really a couple, per se, but their relationship is an important part of the novel. T.S. Garp and his mother, Jenny Fields, in the John Irving novel The World According to Garp have an unusual mother-son relationship. This is in part because Jenny Fields is no ordinary mother. She is a woman not just before her time (a forward thinking feminist) but also a woman out of time. Though to the world she becomes a feminist icon, to Garp she is an overbearing mother, one who cares more about her causes than she does about her own son. It is Garp's relationship with Jenny that drives the story of Garp's life, and by extension the novel. (less)

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Jeffrey- Where are you from? I live in Eveleth, Minnesota, in the heart of the Iron Range. My paternal Finnish grandfather was black balled from the mines for being pro union. My maternal Slovenian grandfather worked in the underground mines until he died and left a family of 6 without any means of support. I'm looking forward to reading your book.

Jeffrey Smith Hi Louise!

Thanks for getting in touch. My co-writer, Russell Hill, lived in Eveleth for many years, and some of his relatives still live there.

I was b…moreHi Louise!

Thanks for getting in touch. My co-writer, Russell Hill, lived in Eveleth for many years, and some of his relatives still live there.

I was born in New Mexico and raised in Texas, and until I began working on this project I had never heard of the Mesabi Range. The people there, their history and contribution to American industry and labor, are too unknown to most Americans. I hope to change that.

I'd love to hear more about your grandfather. The second novel in this trilogy tells the story of the first strike, in 1906, that led to the blackballing of many Finnish miners and laborers on the Range. It is currently in production with an expected publication date of next year.

Again, thanks for getting in touch.

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Mesabi Pioneers
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message 1: by Ilyn

Sep 28, 2008 02:53AM

Hello Jeff,

How are you? Thank you for accepting my friend-request.

Please visit these groups when you have a chance: “Happy & Brainy Group” and “To the Glory of Man”.

Have a wonderful weekend. Warmest regards.

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