(Izdošanas datums: 31-Jul-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Nevada Press, ISBN-13: 9781647792466)
The Cortez Hills Expansion Project archaeological excavations uncovered a wealth of information about the Cortez Mining District, from its beginning in 1863 to the government-mandated end to the mining of precious metals in the district during World...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Apr-2025, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Utah Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781647692148)
Richard Fluehes colorful, authentic account of the Alta mines and their social world in the mid-twentieth century, edited and with a foreword by New York Times best selling author Dan Schilling. This memoir introduces readers to the men still extra...Lasīt vairāk
When the silver boomtown of Dead Broke collapses into chaos, Mayor Nugget enlists gunslinger Mick MacMicking to restore order, facing off against gambler Connor Boyle and his hired guns in a desperate fight to save the town from complete destruction....Lasīt vairāk
This book deals with medieval silver production in the Kingdom of Bohemia. The main method of research was archaeology, which uncovered the mining and metallurgical sites, the mining settlements, and the technology of silver production at the time....Lasīt vairāk
Two-time Spur Award winner Brett Cogburn revives the true grit and glory of the Old West with a hero as glorious as the authors real-life ancestor Rooster Cogburn master gunman Newt Widowmaker Jones. But when the Widowmaker agrees to guard a...Lasīt vairāk
This wacky true tale of American ingenuity all started when John Minnie Moore built a mine in Idaho and sold it to Englishman Henry Miller. Then Henry married a local lass named Annie and built her a mansion, hence the Millers Minnie Moore Mine...Lasīt vairāk
This book combines the political and economic history of silver flows all over the world, detailing the workers, entrepreneurs, and authorities of the Spanish Empire....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Dec-2022, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469671109)
This is a history of precious-metals extractivism as lived in Cerro de San Pedro, a small gold- and silver-mining district in Mexico. Chronicling Cerro de San Pedros operations from the time of the Spanish conquest to the present, Daviken Studnicki-...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Dec-2022, Hardback, Izdevniecība: The University of North Carolina Press, ISBN-13: 9781469671093)
This is a history of precious-metals extractivism as lived in Cerro de San Pedro, a small gold- and silver-mining district in Mexico. Chronicling Cerro de San Pedros operations from the time of the Spanish conquest to the present, Daviken Studnicki...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Oct-2022, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of New Mexico Press, ISBN-13: 9780826364425)
In this thoroughly researched work, David M. Gitlitz traces the lives and fortunes of three clusters of sixteenth-century crypto-Jews in Mexicos silver mining towns. Previous studies of sixteenth-century Mexican crypto-Jews focus on the merchant...Lasīt vairāk
Arriving in Death Valley to claim the deed to a silver mine, the Jensen brothers discover that a charity worker is using their silver to fund an orphanage and get into the holiday spirit until a ruthless outlaw arrives, swapping bullets instead of gi...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 21-Sep-2021, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781646421787)
Eben Smith, little-known in Colorado mining history. A successful fortune seeker who traveled to California during the gold rush. Moved to Colorado in 1860 with business partner Jerome Chaffee and involved in nearly every major mining camp. He was e...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Aug-2021, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN-13: 9780806169354)
In George Hearst: Silver King of the Gilded Age, Matthew Bernstein captures Hearst&;s ascent, casting light on his actions during the Civil War, his tempestuous marriage to his cousin Phoebe, his role as disciplinarian and doting father to...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Aug-2021, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN-13: 9780806169347)
In George Hearst: Silver King of the Gilded Age, Matthew Bernstein captures Hearst&;s ascent, casting light on his actions during the Civil War, his tempestuous marriage to his cousin Phoebe, his role as disciplinarian and doting father to...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Jul-2021, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Oklahoma Press, ISBN-13: 9780806169002)
In A Room for the Summer, Fritz Wolff takes the reader on a memorable journey into the rough-and-tumble world of hardrock mining, recounting his experiences both above and below ground as an apprentice engineer during the late 1950s....Lasīt vairāk
Ace and Chance Jensen skip Christmas at Sugarloaf Ranch for a Death Valley poker game where they win the deed to a silver mine and trade bullets with another wealthy mine owner who is trying to crush all competition....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 16-Mar-2021, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of California Press, ISBN-13: 9780520383357)
For anyone who wants to learn about the rise and decline of Potosí as a city . . . Lane&;s book is the ideal place to begin.&;The New York Review of Books In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay d...Lasīt vairāk
This volume documents recent efforts to track the transformation and trajectory of silver during the early modern period, from its origins in ores located on either side of the Atlantic to its use as currency in the financial centres of continen...Lasīt vairāk
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Embarking on a hunt for the third silver icon after finding the silver castle, Carmen Sandiego and her crew race to follow leads to track down a legendary silver lion before it lands under VILE control. From the bustling stre...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jul-2020, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9781496221117)
In Mexico environmental struggles have been fought since the nineteenth century in such places as Zacatecas, where United States and European mining interests have come into open conflict with rural and city residents over water access, envir...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Jul-2020, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Nebraska Press, ISBN-13: 9780803290891)
Rocio Gomez studies how the silver mining industry affected water resources and public health in the city of Zacatecas, Mexico, from 1835 to 1946. In Mexico environmental struggles have been fought since the nineteenth cent...Lasīt vairāk
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The origin of the metals in Britain&;s coins is seldom discussed by numismatists, but this fascinating book shows what a compelling topic it can be. Graham Birch&;s starting point is to de-code the provenance marks on coins and understand the...Lasīt vairāk
Dylan Maples helps his dad in Cobalt, Ontario, solve the mystery of treasure stolen a century ago from the silver mines. Dylan Maples is at it again. Only this time its an extended trip way up north to Cobalt, Ontario, in the middle of a bit...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 07-Apr-2020, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Arizona Press, ISBN-13: 9780816541560)
Well traveled and gently reared, Elizabeth (Lily) Benton Frémont found herself heading for the rough-and-tumble West when her father, John C. Frémont, was named governor of Arizona Territory. In his shadow and that of her grandf...Lasīt vairāk
Sērija : Yale Series in Economic and Financial History
(Izdošanas datums: 26-Nov-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Yale University Press, ISBN-13: 9780300218220)
Silver mining was a capitalist business long before the supposed origin of modern capitalism Silver mining was a capitalist business long before the supposed origin of modern capitalism Hundreds of years bef...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 30-Oct-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of New Mexico Press, ISBN-13: 9780826360793)
In this painstakingly researched study David Gitlitz traces the lives and fortunes of three clusters of sixteenth-century crypto-Jews in Mexicos silver mining towns. His narrative paints a vivid portrait of their struggles to retain their identity...Lasīt vairāk
This volume documents recent efforts to track the transformation and trajectory of silver during the early modern period, from its origins in ores located on either side of the Atlantic to its use as currency in the financial centres of continen...Lasīt vairāk
“A monumentally researched biography of one of the nineteenth century’s wealthiest self-made Americans…Well-written and worthwhile” (The Wall Street Journal) it’s the rags-to-riches frontier tale of an...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 28-May-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of California Press, ISBN-13: 9780520280847)
In 1545, a native Andean prospector hit pay dirt on a desolate red mountain in highland Bolivia. There followed the worlds greatest silver bonanza, making the Cerro Rico or Rich Hill and the Imperial Villa of Potosí insta...Lasīt vairāk
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Hanging Judge and Bowies Mine offers two classic novels of the Old West for one low price, by renowned Western writer Elmer Kelton. Hanging Judge Justin Moffitt is eager to help keep the...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Mar-2019, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University Press of Colorado, ISBN-13: 9781607326076)
There are many studies of local communities during their heydays, but the life of a community in decline is rarely studied. The Once and Future Silver Queen of the Rockies delves into the life of Georgetown, Colorado, af...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 03-Jan-2019, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of North Texas Press,U.S., ISBN-13: 9781574417357)
Book relates the folklore surrounding the legendary, and nonexistent, San Saba Mines on the San Saba River in Texas--Provided by publisher. In 1868, four treasure hunters from San Marcos, Texas, searched for a lost mine on the San Saba...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 19-Jun-2018, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Scribner Book Company, ISBN-13: 9781501108198)
Traces the rags-to-riches frontier story of Irish immigrant John Mackay, describing how in mid-19th-century Nevada he outmaneuvered the pernicious Bank Ring monopoly and thousands of rivals to take control of the nation-changing Comstock Lode....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Apr-2018, Hardback, Izdevniecība: World Scientific Europe Ltd, ISBN-13: 9781786344571)
Silver holds three world records; it has the lowest contact resistance, highest electrical conductivity and the best thermal conductivity of all metals. The elements physical strength, brilliance and malleability leads to its many uses from electro...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 24-Apr-2017, Paperback / softback, Izdevniecība: University of Pittsburgh Press, ISBN-13: 9780822964483)
Snow explores and untangles the costs and benefits of a century of mining, milling, and smelting in the Coeur DAlenes, a twenty-five mile portion of the Idaho panhandle. More than one hundred mines and mills spewed waste laced with lead and oth...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 15-Nov-2016, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Nevada Press, ISBN-13: 9781943859221)
An archaeology project unearths the details of daily life in a western mining community The Cortez Hills Expansion Project archaeological excavations uncovered a wealth of information about the Cortez Mining District, fr...Lasīt vairāk
Leaded: The Poisoning of Idahos Silver Valley examines the origin, evolution, and causes of harmful environmental and human health effects caused by mining operations in Idahos Coeur dAlene Mining District, the Silver Valley, from 18...Lasīt vairāk
2017 - Will Rogers Silver Medallion Award Second Place Winner, Western RomanceAutumn 1880 in the Rocky Mountains brings frost, snow, and the return of Silver Queen Saloon owner Inez Stannert to Leadville, Colorado.In this silv...Lasīt vairāk
In its heyday in the 1950s and 60s, the remote community of Elsa, 300 miles north of Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, was the epicentre of one of the worlds most lucrative silver mining operations--an enterprise that far surpassed the riches p...Lasīt vairāk
Looks at gold and silver in the countries of North America, examining its natural history, use, technology, environmental impact, and economic significance....Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 29-Jul-2015, Hardback, Izdevniecība: University of Missouri Press, ISBN-13: 9780826220387)
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The discovery and mining of the Comstock Lode in Nevada forever changed the mining culture of the American West. Using the pen name Dan De Quille, in 1876 William Wright published The Big Bonanza, the best-known contemporary account...Lasīt vairāk
In its heyday in the 1950s and 60s, the remote community of Elsa, 300 miles north of Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, was the epicentre of one of the worlds most lucrative silver mining operations--an enterprise that far surpassed the riches p...Lasīt vairāk
(Izdošanas datums: 01-Apr-2014, Hardback, Izdevniecība: Center Point, ISBN-13: 9781628990607)
Horace and Augusta Tabor left Maine to seek their fortune and ended up in the mining camps of Colorado. While Horace panned for gold, Augusta prepared meals for miners. Eventually, she opened a store and became postmistress while raising their young...Lasīt vairāk
