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A Golden State: Mining and Economic Development in Gold Rush California
Richard J Orsi
Format: Book
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California's storied Gold Rush triggered momentous changes not only for the state, but also for the nation and the world. The economic impact of that epoch-making event is the focus of the second volume of the California History Sesquicentennial Series. The chapter contributors of |
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Bodie’s Gold: Tall Tales and True History from a California Mining Town
Marguerite Sprague - University of Nevada Press
Format: Paperback
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The Bodie Mining District was established in 1860 after the discovery of gold deposits in the area. Bodies 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... |
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Simple Methods of Mining Gold,
Terry R Faulk
Format: Book
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The how-to of panning gold, usage of the sluice, cradle or rocker, and the long tom throughout the United States. |
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Early Mining Days - California Gold Country: The Story Behind the Scenery
Stanley W Paher
Format: Book
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Experience the adventure, romance, and history of people who struggled to realize their share of the American dream while enduring incredible challenges. Each book in The Story Behind the Scenery series tells a compelling story through the eyes of an experienced interpre |
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Gold Panning Is Easy
Roy Lagal
Format: Book
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Gold panning instruction booklet. Shows various methods. |
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Gold Fever: the Art of Panning and Sluicing
Lois M DeLorenzo
Format: Book
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This best-selling title has helped push thousands of people into gold prospecting. You'll learn all the basics of gold prospecting from how and where to look for it to the best methods for gold extraction. The basics of panning and sluicing are covered, plus information on turning |
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Gold Rush Ghosts of Placerville, Coloma & Georgetown
Linda J Bottjer
Format: Book
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Fueled by the dream to strike it rich, prospectors flocked to California during the gold rush. Yet the harsh lifestyle and backbreaking work led many to early graves. Join author Linda Bottjer on a tour through Gold Country's most chilling--and true--haunted tales. Tales such as t |
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Coloma
Betty Sederquist
Format: Paperback
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A chance discovery on January 24, 1848, profoundly shaped the destiny of Californiaand the world. On this day, in a river valley that quickly became the town of Coloma, James W. Marshall found gold in the tailrace of a sawmill he was building for John Sutter. The discovery precipi |
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Georgetown
Sheryl Rambeau
Format: Print book
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At the beginning of the 20th century, historian Herman Daniel Jerrett noted that there was "no other part of the world with a placer seam formation filled with small gold-bearing veins and veinlets, so great or so crumpled, crushed and its fold mashed together, as that on the |
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