Joseph Lambert, Jr., is a health care administrator who previously worked as a research associate for the Ohio Historical Society. He lives in Canfield, Ohio. The late Rick Shale was a retired English professor from Youngstown State University. He co-authored two books of local history and edited numerous others related to the motion picture industry.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionOne. A Family Tree Full of IronmastersTwo. Going to Work for James WardThree. IronmanFour. The Onward MarchFive. Taking Hold at Brier HillSix. Iron’s Demise and the Promise of SteelSeven. First Steel in YoungstownEight. The Original McKinley ManNine. Big SteelTen. The Western AdventuresEleven. The Gary DinnersTwelve. “The Youngest Old Man We Know”Thirteen. The National McKinley Birthplace MemorialFourteen. A Journey to France and the Great WarFifteen. Pro Bono PublicoSixteen. Writing the Final ChaptersEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Joseph Lambert, Jr., is a health care administrator who previously worked as a research associate for the Ohio Historical Society. He lives in Canfield, Ohio. The late Rick Shale was a retired English professor from Youngstown State University. He co-authored two books of local history and edited numerous others related to the motion picture industry.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionOne. A Family Tree Full of IronmastersTwo. Going to Work for James WardThree. IronmanFour. The Onward MarchFive. Taking Hold at Brier HillSix. Iron’s Demise and the Promise of SteelSeven. First Steel in YoungstownEight. The Original McKinley ManNine. Big SteelTen. The Western AdventuresEleven. The Gary DinnersTwelve. “The Youngest Old Man We Know”Thirteen. The National McKinley Birthplace MemorialFourteen. A Journey to France and the Great WarFifteen. Pro Bono PublicoSixteen. Writing the Final ChaptersEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex

Joseph Lambert, Jr., is a health care administrator who previously worked as a research associate for the Ohio Historical Society. He lives in Canfield, Ohio. The late Rick Shale was a retired English professor from Youngstown State University. He co-authored two books of local history and edited numerous others related to the motion picture industry.

• Table of ContentsPrefaceIntroductionOne. A Family Tree Full of IronmastersTwo. Going to Work for James WardThree. IronmanFour. The Onward MarchFive. Taking Hold at Brier HillSix. Iron’s Demise and the Promise of SteelSeven. First Steel in YoungstownEight. The Original McKinley ManNine. Big SteelTen. The Western AdventuresEleven. The Gary DinnersTwelve. “The Youngest Old Man We Know”Thirteen. The National McKinley Birthplace MemorialFourteen. A Journey to France and the Great WarFifteen. Pro Bono PublicoSixteen. Writing the Final ChaptersEpilogueChapter NotesBibliographyIndex