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Mining in the Old West
Sandor Demlinger
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Description for Mining in the Old West
Paperback. Num Pages: 173 pages, 300 b/w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; AJCR; HBJK; HBLL; KNAT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 219 x 15. .
The 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in northern California set off a mining explosion that greatly hastened the development of the American West. This new book gathers historic photographs of mining in the Old West, from "panning" for gold in the waters of California to deep mining throughout the Western Territorities. The photos capture the lives of miners and the tent cities and early towns that grew up around the mines. What is captured is the stuff of which legends were made: the old saloons, wooden sidewalks, and dirt streets. Readers look the old miners in the eye, ... Read more
The 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in northern California set off a mining explosion that greatly hastened the development of the American West. This new book gathers historic photographs of mining in the Old West, from "panning" for gold in the waters of California to deep mining throughout the Western Territorities. The photos capture the lives of miners and the tent cities and early towns that grew up around the mines. What is captured is the stuff of which legends were made: the old saloons, wooden sidewalks, and dirt streets. Readers look the old miners in the eye, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing Ltd United States
Number of pages
173
Condition
New
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Atglen, United States
ISBN
9780764323546
SKU
V9780764323546
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About Sandor Demlinger
Sandor Demlinger is a historian of the American West, a professional photographer, and a collector of vintage images. He lives in southern California.
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