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Mining in the Old West (Paperback)
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Mining in the Old West (Paperback)
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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, where the
harshness of their lives is etched. They also see the places where
they worked: the makeshift mining operations rising on
mountainsides just out of town, the deep and dusty shafts, the
tools and machinery designed to mine the precious ore. With over
300 vintage images, this is a treasure trove for historians, Old
West aficionados, and lovers of old photographs.
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