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Myron Marcotte was a mine specialist with Strataca the Underground Salt Museum, for many many years. His extensive knowledge of mining in Hutchinson and the history behind it was an integral part of making Strataca what it is today. He even appeared on Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe in the earlier years of the museum. Marcotte is one of of two authors who put this incredible story into words. Lynn Ledeboaer and Myron Marcotte worked together spending hours diving into extensive research to put together the story of Emerson Carey and the history of his empire in the early history of our community.
You can meet Marcotte in person at the library on January, 29th as we celebrate Kansas history and Kansas authors.
Kansas Tycoon Emerson Carey: Building an Empire from Coal, Ice, and Salt by Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte
“I’ve seen a fly make a bull switch his tail” is a homespun quip attributed to Emerson Carey, the powerful salt magnate of Hutchinson, Kansas. True or not, the quote epitomizes the fearless and tenacious character of the legend who became Reno County’s benefactor. Young, awestruck Carey arrived in boomtown 1880s Hutchinson and went on to create an immense empire. Coal, ice, salt, strawboard, egg cases, bags, soda ash and streetcars–he presided over it all. From Carey’s sleeping in a coal yard with a quarter in his pocket to the founding of the exclusive Willowbrook community and attaining a net worth of more than $15 million, authors Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte relate the epic story.
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