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Book Synopsis Portrait of a Prospector by : Edward Schieffelin
Download or read book Portrait of a Prospector written by Edward Schieffelin and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 131 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward “Ed” Schieffelin (1847–1897) was the epitome of the American frontiersman. A former Indian scout, he discovered what would become known as the legendary Tombstone, Arizona, silver lode in 1877. His search for wealth followed a path well-trod by thousands who journeyed west in the mid to late nineteenth century to try their luck in mining country. But unlike typical prospectors who spent decades futilely panning for gold, Schieffelin led an epic life of wealth and adventure. In Portrait of a Prospector, historian R. Bruce Craig pieces together the colorful memoirs and oral histories of this singular individual to tell Schieffelin’s story in his own words. Craig places the prospector’s family background and times into context in an engaging introduction, then opens Schieffelin’s story with the frontiersman’s accounts of his first prospecting attempts at ten years old, his flight from home at twelve to search for gold, and his initial wanderings in California, Nevada, and Utah. In direct, unsentimental prose, Schieffelin describes his expedition into Arizona Territory, where army scouts assured him that he “would find no rock . . . but his own tombstone.” Unlike many prospectors who simply panned for gold, Schieffelin took on wealthy partners who invested the enormous funds needed for hard rock mining. He and his co-investors in the Tombstone claim became millionaires. Restless in his newfound life of wealth and leisure, Schieffelin soon returned to exploration. Upon his early death in Oregon he left behind a new strike, the location of which remains a mystery. Collecting the words of an exceptional figure who embodied the western frontier, Craig offers readers insight into the mentality of prospector-adventurers during an age of discovery and of limitless potential. Portrait of a Prospector is highly recommended for undergraduate western history survey courses.
Book Synopsis Portrait of a Prospector by : Edward Schieffelin
Download or read book Portrait of a Prospector written by Edward Schieffelin and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 2017-11-09 with total page 159 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edward “Ed” Schieffelin (1847–1897) was the epitome of the American frontiersman. A former Indian scout, he discovered what would become known as the legendary Tombstone, Arizona, silver lode in 1877. His search for wealth followed a path well-trod by thousands who journeyed west in the mid to late nineteenth century to try their luck in mining country. But unlike typical prospectors who spent decades futilely panning for gold, Schieffelin led an epic life of wealth and adventure. In Portrait of a Prospector, historian R. Bruce Craig pieces together the colorful memoirs and oral histories of this singular individual to tell Schieffelin’s story in his own words. Craig places the prospector’s family background and times into context in an engaging introduction, then opens Schieffelin’s story with the frontiersman’s accounts of his first prospecting attempts at ten years old, his flight from home at twelve to search for gold, and his initial wanderings in California, Nevada, and Utah. In direct, unsentimental prose, Schieffelin describes his expedition into Arizona Territory, where army scouts assured him that he “would find no rock . . . but his own tombstone.” Unlike many prospectors who simply panned for gold, Schieffelin took on wealthy partners who invested the enormous funds needed for hard rock mining. He and his co-investors in the Tombstone claim became millionaires. Restless in his newfound life of wealth and leisure, Schieffelin soon returned to exploration. Upon his early death in Oregon he left behind a new strike, the location of which remains a mystery. Collecting the words of an exceptional figure who embodied the western frontier, Craig offers readers insight into the mentality of prospector-adventurers during an age of discovery and of limitless potential. Portrait of a Prospector is highly recommended for undergraduate western history survey courses.
Book Synopsis Art of the Gold Rush by : Janice T. Driesbach
Download or read book Art of the Gold Rush written by Janice T. Driesbach and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1998-04-01 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The California Gold Rush captured the get-rich dreams of people around the world more completely than almost any event in American history. This catalog, published in celebration of the sesquicentennial of the 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill, shows the vitality of the arts in the Golden State during the latter nineteenth century and documents the dramatic impact of the Gold Rush on the American imagination. Among the throngs of gold-seekers in California were artists, many self-taught, others formally trained, and their arrival produced an outpouring of artistic works that provide insights into Gold Rush events, personages, and attitudes. The best-known painting of the Gold Rush era, C.C. Nahl's Sunday Morning in the Mines (1872), was created nearly two decades after gold fever had subsided. By then the Gold Rush's mythic qualities were well established, and new allegories—particularly the American belief in the rewards of hard work and enterprise—can be seen on Nahl's canvas. Other works added to the image of California as a destination for ambitious dreamers, an image that prevails to this day. In bringing together a range of art and archival material such as artists' diaries and contemporary newspaper articles, The Art of the Gold Rush broadens our understanding of American culture during a memorable period in the nation's history.
Download or read book Gold Rush! written by James Klein and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 87 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses the creation, history, and location of gold, describes tools used by prospectors, and provides instructions on how to find and pan for gold.
Author :Kevin Singel Publisher :Createspace Independent Publishing Platform ISBN 13 :9781719553469 Total Pages :466 pages Book Rating :4.5/5 (534 download)
Book Synopsis Finding Gold in Colorado - Prospector's Edition by : Kevin Singel
Download or read book Finding Gold in Colorado - Prospector's Edition written by Kevin Singel and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-05-26 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Travel guide book inspired by the gold prospecting origin of Colorado. Includes touring information on all the major towns founded as gold mining camps as well as summaries of each town's origin story. Includes reviews and recommendations on historic districts to visit, mines to tour, driving tours of ghost towns and places to gold pan. Includes information on 16 historic districts, 31 museums, 18 mines, 186 gold panning sites across the state of Colorado. Thoroughly researched to confirm public access to the panning sites (no private property or areas subject to mining claim has been included - unlike other books.)Written by a long-time Colorado resident and gold prospector. Based on years of research and field work.Get your share of the gold by prospecting for it in historic, urban, and remote locations across the gold districts of Colorado.
Book Synopsis Treasonable Doubt by : R. Bruce Craig
Download or read book Treasonable Doubt written by R. Bruce Craig and published by . This book was released on 2004 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Armed with a wealth of new information, Craig examines the controversial 1948 allegations that Communist spies had penetrated the American government, and explores the "ambiguities" that have haunted it for more than half a century.
Book Synopsis The Prospector's Field-book and Guide in the Search for and the Easy Determination of Ores and Other Useful Minerals by : Henry Stafford Osborn
Download or read book The Prospector's Field-book and Guide in the Search for and the Easy Determination of Ores and Other Useful Minerals written by Henry Stafford Osborn and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 382 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Prospector's Only Prospect by : Dani Collins
Download or read book The Prospector's Only Prospect written by Dani Collins and published by Entangled: Amara. This book was released on 2023-03-28 with total page 278 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After eight days in a cramped stagecoach, divorcée Marigold Davis already regrets her decision to come to Denver City to marry. She certainly didn’t realize she’d signed up for mosquitoes, mud, and scores of rough men eyeing her like a hot meal on a cold day. But with her life in Kansas all but incinerated, Marigold needs a husband. Even if she’s not the bride that gold prospector Virgil Gardner is expecting... Virgil Gardner has a reputation as a grumpy hard-ass, and he’s fine with it. He’s also no fool—this is not the woman he agreed to marry. It takes a tough-as-nails woman to survive the harshness of a Rocky Mountain gold claim, and this whiskey-eyed, gentle beauty is certainly not the type. Now it’s just a matter of how quickly she’ll quit so he can find a wife who will stick. Someone who can care for the only thing he values even more than gold–his children. But Marigold isn’t about to give in. Cramped in a one-room shack. Berry picking turned into a bear escape. Or cooking for an entire crew of bottomless pits. She’s got more grit than most. And just when Virgil starts to realize his replacement bride might be the treasure he’s been looking for, an unannounced guest arrives...to change everything.
Download or read book Two Prospectors written by Sam Shepard and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Pulitzer Prize-winning author of plays such as True West, Fool For Love, and Buried Child, and Academy Award-nominated actor in many films, including The Right Stuff, Sam Shepard is arguably America's finest working dramatist. He has said many times that he will never write a memoir. But he has written intensively about his inner life and creative work to his former father-in-law and housemate, Johnny Dark. This book gathers nearly 40 years of their correspondence, which provides the most honest and complete record of Shepard's professional and personal lives that he is ever likely to publish. The book is illustrated with Dark's candid, revealing photographs of Shepard and their mutual family across many years, as well as facsimiles of numerous letters.It makes a perfect companion to Treva Wurmfeld's recent film, Shepard & Dark"--
Download or read book Cornero's Gold written by Larry O'Brien and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2023-09-12 with total page 210 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chasing more than treasure Travel back to the sun-soaked streets of 1970s California in this lighthearted, slice-of-life detective novel. Thirty-five years have passed since the SS Rex, a popular gambling destination for the citizens of LA, owned by the equally popular Tony Cornero, was robbed for a million dollars, a treasure that was then lost in the Santa Monica Bay. When part-time private investigator Kit O’Banion is called in on a new case for his detective father, what should have been a simple money drop leads to murder, blackmail, loan sharks, and a treasure hunt. As Kit unravels a mystery that hits surprisingly close to home, he rekindles a long-awaited romance with the lovely Jacquie, his childhood friend and novice investigator. As the two fall effortlessly in love, they spend their time surfing, sailing, and hosting big family gatherings. That is, when they’re not uncovering clues, chasing down leads, and navigating treacherous dealings with the Mafia. Full of intrigue, humor, and heartwarming moments, Cornero’s Gold will take you on a nostalgic trip that keeps you guessing at every new discovery—the perfect page-turner for fans of Psych and Magnum P.I.
Download or read book Kate Rice written by Helen Duncan and published by Dundurn. This book was released on 1984-11-01 with total page 201 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kathleen Rice was an inspiring woman who lived ahead of her time. Born in St. Marys, Ontario, she graduated as a gold medallist in Mathematics at the University of Toronto in 1906. After a conventional beginning teaching school in Ontario and Saskatchewan, Kate broke free of the mold, searching for new frontiers as a prospector in Manitoba during the gold rush. She formed a partnership with Dick Woosey and began a life in the remote areas around Herb Lake, prospecting and trapping. After Woosey's death, Kate faced her final and most difficult challenge - living alone in the wildness of the north.
Book Synopsis The Mountain Empire Utah by : George E. Blair
Download or read book The Mountain Empire Utah written by George E. Blair and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nevada State Historical Society Papers by : Nevada State Historical Society
Download or read book Nevada State Historical Society Papers written by Nevada State Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Papers by : Nevada State Historical Society
Download or read book Papers written by Nevada State Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 236 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nevada Historical Society Papers by : Nevada Historical Society
Download or read book Nevada Historical Society Papers written by Nevada Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Appendix to Journals of Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature by : Nevada. Legislature
Download or read book Appendix to Journals of Senate and Assembly ... of the Legislature written by Nevada. Legislature and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Papers written by and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
