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Bodie's Gold
Marguerite Sprague
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Description for Bodie's Gold
Paperback. The colorful story of California's official Gold Rush town available in an accessible new format Num Pages: 248 pages, black & white illustrations, maps, frontispiece. BIC Classification: 1KBBWF; 3JH; 3JJ; HBTB; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 153 x 18. Weight in Grams: 500.
The Bodie Mining District was established in 1860 after the discovery of gold deposits in the area. Bodie's largest boom ended just over twenty years later, but the town survived into the twentieth century supported by a few small but steady mines. Mining ended with World War II. What remained of the town became a state park in 1964.
In Bodie's Gold, author Marguerite Sprague uncovers the original sources of information whenever possible, from the first mining claims to interviews with former Bodieites. Enhanced with numerous historic photographs and extracts from newspapers of that period, as well as by ... Read more
The Bodie Mining District was established in 1860 after the discovery of gold deposits in the area. Bodie's largest boom ended just over twenty years later, but the town survived into the twentieth century supported by a few small but steady mines. Mining ended with World War II. What remained of the town became a state park in 1964.
In Bodie's Gold, author Marguerite Sprague uncovers the original sources of information whenever possible, from the first mining claims to interviews with former Bodieites. Enhanced with numerous historic photographs and extracts from newspapers of that period, as well as by ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
University of Nevada Press United States
Number of pages
248
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Reno, United States
ISBN
9780874178562
SKU
V9780874178562
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About Marguerite Sprague
Marguerite Sprague is executive director of the North Lake Tahoe Historical Society.
Reviews for Bodie's Gold
Bodie's Gold is lively reading and a vivid account of the life that once throbbed behind the now-closed doors and empty streets of California's official Gold Rush ghost town.""
Placerville Mountain Democrat ""A good, informal social history of Bodie.""
True West ""Bodie's Gold is a valuable and informative source, from Marguerite Sprague's preface to her extensive ... Read more
Placerville Mountain Democrat ""A good, informal social history of Bodie.""
True West ""Bodie's Gold is a valuable and informative source, from Marguerite Sprague's preface to her extensive ... Read more