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Description:The California Gold Rush was only the first of a series of rushes that brought the first permanent settlers to much of the Far West between 1848 and 1880. Despite a flood of popular writings on separate mining regions, this book is the first to view the entire movement as an integral part of the settlement process.The author displays a thorough knowledge of all aspects of western mining: geology, technology, and economics, as well as history. His emphasis is not on bad men and vigilantes but on the ingenious contrivers of new techniques and machinery, the hardheaded capitalists who subsidized the development of the most promising mines, the builders of the transportation routes needed to link mining camps with markets.This highly praised classic study of western mining is now available with three new chapters by Elliott West.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880 (Histories of the American Frontier). To get started finding Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880 (Histories of the American Frontier), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: The California Gold Rush was only the first of a series of rushes that brought the first permanent settlers to much of the Far West between 1848 and 1880. Despite a flood of popular writings on separate mining regions, this book is the first to view the entire movement as an integral part of the settlement process.The author displays a thorough knowledge of all aspects of western mining: geology, technology, and economics, as well as history. His emphasis is not on bad men and vigilantes but on the ingenious contrivers of new techniques and machinery, the hardheaded capitalists who subsidized the development of the most promising mines, the builders of the transportation routes needed to link mining camps with markets.This highly praised classic study of western mining is now available with three new chapters by Elliott West.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880 (Histories of the American Frontier). To get started finding Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880 (Histories of the American Frontier), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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