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Author : Bailey Millard
Publisher : McLeod & Allen
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 282 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (33 download)
Download or read book The Lure O' Gold written by Bailey Millard and published by McLeod & Allen. This book was released on 1904 with total page 282 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Hans-Gert Bachmann
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 0789209004
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (892 download)
Download or read book The Lure of Gold written by Hans-Gert Bachmann and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2006-10-01 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The dazzlingly illustrated story of how the world's most beautiful element has influenced the art, economy, and society of every civilization. When Hesiod, the Greek poet of the eighth century B.C., recounted the history of the world as he understood it, he described the legendary first generation of mortal men, who lived in peace and ease, as the “people of gold.” Nearly three millennia later, we still refer to a particularly happy or prosperous era as a “golden age.” The reason Hesiod’s metaphor translates so perfectly into our own idiom is that the mystique of gold, the quintessential precious metal, is truly universal. The very scarcity of gold accounts for part of its allure and much of its monetary value: the total volume of gold ever mined, from prehistory to the present day, would probably fit inside a cube with sides just twenty yards (18 m) long. Yet gold’s incredible material properties also contribute to its appeal. Gold does not corrode, so it never loses its brilliant luster, and it can be chased, embossed, punched, drawn into wires, hammered foil-thin, and shaped in countless other ways. This engaging book reveals that the ways in which gold, in turn, has shaped humanity are no less numerous. Since prehistory, for example, artisans have fashioned gold into ritual objects and high-status ornaments; beginning in the sixth century B.C., gold served as currency; and even in the modern era it has encouraged wars of conquest and triggered frantic gold rushes. Each chapter is devoted to one historical epoch, explaining how people of that time mined and refined gold, and how they used it for cultural and economic purposes. Two hundred gorgeous color photographs illustrate golden objets d’art as diverse as the funerary masks of Tutankhamen; intricate Celtic jewelry; a figurine of “El Dorado,” a pre-Columbian chief said to ritualistically cover his entire body in gold dust; bejeweled medieval reliquaries and crucifixes; and even Gustav Klimt’s gold-drenched canvas The Kiss. With its authoritative yet lively text and these arresting illustrations, The Lure of Gold sets, as it were, the gold standard for books on material culture.
Author : William B. Goodwin
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (243 download)
Download or read book The Lure of Gold written by William B. Goodwin and published by . This book was released on 1940 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Dion Mayne
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1684707757
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (847 download)
Download or read book Boomerang Gold: It's the Lure and the Legend That Bring You Back written by Dion Mayne and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2019-09-11 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Captain Calder Velden, a ruthless seafaring servant of the Secret Dutch Alliance, had been summoned to serve his state in territories unknown. 1586AD his beloved homelands were under Spanish Rule, there seemed to be no answers on how the resistance could end the tyranny. Backed by incredible wealth, King Phillip II of Spain had established a World Power hell bent on conquering all known territories. The Dutch Alliance knew the Spanish had discovered an untapped source of wealth in the territories of Nueva Guinea. It was time to send their cut-snake captain to disrupt and cripple the southern supply of gold to the Spanish Treasury. Calder was in command of the new stealth ship, 'The Kharon', specifically made for the mission. Christened after the mythical ferry boat of the underworld, she was to pursue, raid and pillage enemy merchant ships along the trade route south of Bantam and leave no survivors!
Author : Jill Blee
Publisher : Exisle Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1921497785
Total Pages : 98 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (214 download)
Download or read book Gold written by Jill Blee and published by Exisle Publishing. This book was released on 2007 with total page 98 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lustre which drew mankind to gold in ancient times has made it the most prized commodity throughout time. Wars have been fought over it, and civilisations have been subjugated and enslaved in the rush to control its sources. In places like Australia, though, the mere possibility of its existence was feared while the country remained a penal colony. Once found though the rush could not be contained. Gold financed great building, paved roads and made Melbourne the most exciting and expensive city in the world for a time. It was stockpiled in banks, and the currencies of nations were valued against it until the twentieth century wars and the Great Depression brought an end to its use as a standard. Its importance as a measure of individual prestige has continues unabated driving prospectors and miners to search for new deposits and to find better means of extracting it from old mines. This book is part of Exisle Publishing's Little Red Books series. Every title in the Little Red Books series provides an overview of key events, people or places in Australian history. They cover the essentials, bringing the reader up to speed on the most important, fascinating or intriguing facts. Appealing to everyone from students to pensioners who've always wanted to "know a bit about that", they're an essential part of every Australian bookshelf.
Author : Matthew Hart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451650116
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Gold written by Matthew Hart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2013-12-03 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the award-winning author of Diamond: A blazing exploration of the human love affair with gold that “combines the engaging style of a travel narrative with sharp-eyed journalistic exposé” (Publishers Weekly, starred review). In the wake of the 2008 financial crisis, the price of gold skyrocketed—in three years more than doubling from $800 an ounce to $1900. This massive spike drove an unprecedented global gold-mining and exploration boom, much bigger than the gold rush of the 1800s. In Gold, acclaimed author Matthew Hart takes you on an unforgettable journey around the world and through history to tell the extraordinary story of how gold became the world’s most precious commodity. Beginning with a page-turning report from the crime-ridden inferno of the world’s deepest mine, Hart traveled around the world to the sites of the hottest action in gold today, from the biggest new mine in China, to the highly secretive London gold exchange, and the lair of the world’s most powerful gold trader in Geneva, Switzerland. He profiles the leaders of the gold market today, the nature of the current boom, and the likely prospects for the future. From the earliest civilizations, when gold was an icon of sacred and kingly power, Hart tracks its evolution, through conquest, murder, and international mayhem, into the speculative casino-chip that the metal has become. He ends by telling the story of the massive flows of gold that have occurred in the wake of the financial crisis and what the world’s leading experts are saying about the profound changes underway in the gold market and the prospects for the future. “Compelling, stylish, and impressively researched” (The Boston Globe), Gold is a wonderful historical odyssey with important implications for today’s global economy.
Author : Kendall W. Brown
Publisher : UNM Press
ISBN 13 : 0826351077
Total Pages : 257 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (263 download)
Download or read book A History of Mining in Latin America written by Kendall W. Brown and published by UNM Press. This book was released on 2012-03-16 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For twenty-five years, Kendall Brown studied Potosí, Spanish America's greatest silver producer and perhaps the world's most famous mining district. He read about the flood of silver that flowed from its Cerro Rico and learned of the toil of its miners. Potosí symbolized fabulous wealth and unbelievable suffering. New World bullion stimulated the formation of the first world economy but at the same time it had profound consequences for labor, as mine operators and refiners resorted to extreme forms of coercion to secure workers. In many cases the environment also suffered devastating harm. All of this occurred in the name of wealth for individual entrepreneurs, companies, and the ruling states. Yet the question remains of how much economic development mining managed to produce in Latin America and what were its social and ecological consequences. Brown's focus on the legendary mines at Potosí and comparison of its operations to those of other mines in Latin America is a well-written and accessible study that is the first to span the colonial era to the present.
Author : David Hennessey
Publisher : Good Press
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (66 download)
Download or read book A Tail of Gold written by David Hennessey and published by Good Press. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Tail of Gold by David Hennessy is about Major Smart and his drinking friends out on Christmas eve, reflecting on their careers as mine owners and ex-soldiers and dodging societal drama. Excerpt: "In the miner's dolly-pot it yielded a fair sample of what one might expect to get out of a bulk crushing from the gold-bearing reef of Humanity. Panned out in the prospecting dish, the sample Showed a tail of gold, which, if not wholly satisfactory, encouraged to proceed."
Author : Ian Neligh
Publisher : Graphic Arts Books
ISBN 13 : 1513260669
Total Pages : 196 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (132 download)
Download or read book Gold! written by Ian Neligh and published by Graphic Arts Books. This book was released on 2017-10-03 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Uncovers a centuries-long story of obsession that often included murder, gun fights, deadly accidents, overnight fortunes and even cannibalism. . . Neligh is a practiced writer whose style mixes history and modern realities seamlessly." -Colorado Country Life Gold! brings together the story of this metal’s glittering legacy in the Centennial State and the madness, murder, and mayhem that came along with it. The book examines the rich history of the miners and treasure hunters who came to face danger and hardships in the unforgiving Rocky Mountains. This story is unique in that it takes a look at the phenomenon of gold, the treasure hunters, both modern and historic, and brings them to life in a detailed and sharp narrative. Author Ian Neligh spent a year meeting with experts and enthusiasts, hearing their stories and trying to understand why it is they continue to do what they do—often in the face of extreme hardship. Modern-day gold miners profiled include Al Mosch, Bill Chapman, Ken Reid, and Chad Watkins. Gold! is the story of an unusual subculture on the rise in the mountains of Colorado fueled by a delicate balance of hope, greed, and loss. It tells the story of men mostly forgotten by the world as they go in endless pursuit of an impossible fortune. It follows miners working their small, dangerous gold claims in mines over a hundred years old, to modern-day prospectors trying to strike it rich and counterbalance the weight of a struggling economy. The book also examines if those who spend their lives in search of riches—ever actually strike it rich. This book will appeal to both history buffs as well as fans of modern-day reality shows like Gold Rush.
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Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 740 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (26 download)
Download or read book The Bellman written by and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 740 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : David Hennessey
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 328 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 ( download)
Download or read book A Tail of Gold written by David Hennessey and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Iain McCalman
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521805957
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (59 download)
Download or read book Gold written by Iain McCalman and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2001-03-12 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout history, gold has been the stuff of legends, fortunes, conflict and change. The discovery of gold in Australia150 years ago precipitated enormous developments in the newly settled land. The population and economy boomed in spontaneous cities. The effects on both the environment and indigenous Aboriginal peoples have been profound and lasting. In this book, a team of prominent historians and curators have collaborated to produce an innovative cultural history of gold and its impact on the development of Australian society.
Author : Ted Mathys
Publisher : Coffee House Press
ISBN 13 : 1566895898
Total Pages : 106 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (668 download)
Download or read book Gold Cure written by Ted Mathys and published by Coffee House Press. This book was released on 2020-09-15 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lustrous, tender, and expansive, Gold Cure moves from boomtown gold mines and the mythical city of El Dorado to the fracking wells of the American interior, excavating buried histories, legacies of conquest, and the pursuit of shimmering ideals. Ted Mathys skewers police brutality on the ribs of a nursery rhyme and drives Petrarchan sonnets into shale fields deep under the prairies. In crystalline language rich with allegory and wordplay, Mathys has crafted a moving elegy for the Anthropocene.
Author : Peter L. Bernstein
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 0470091029
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (7 download)
Download or read book The Power of Gold written by Peter L. Bernstein and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2005-12-13 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Incorporating myth, history and contemporary investigation, Bernstein tells the story of how human beings have become intoxicated, obsessed, enriched, impoverished, humbled and proud for the sake of gold. From the past to the future, Bernstein's portrayal of gold is intimately linked to the character of humankind.
Author : Jim Lewis
Publisher : Heritage House Publishing Co
ISBN 13 : 1927527120
Total Pages : 226 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (275 download)
Download or read book Gold Panning in British Columbia written by Jim Lewis and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 2013 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "I want to gold pan; I want to strike rich. I've been searching for a stream of gold. It's these fortunes I never win that keep me searching for a stream of gold. And I'm getting old. I keep searching for my stream of gold; and I'm getting close." If those words sound like a common refrain, don't despair. With this newly compiled and expanded edition of Jim's previous three bestselling gold-panning guides to BC in your library, you'll know where to find streams of gold all over BC. Jim Lewis has been gold panning all across this province, and now he's sharing his fortune and spilling the motherlode about which creaks pan out. Each creek is well described and accompanied by clear directions and maps. In addition to disclosing his most treasured tips and tricks, Jim teaches you how to read the river and summarizes the mining history of each region. From what time of year to head out, what to bring with you and what to watch out for, Gold Panning in British Columbia covers the basics and beyond. You won't need a rainbow to help you find a pot of gold.
Author : Shannon L. Kenny
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 0313384312
Total Pages : 340 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (133 download)
Download or read book Gold written by Shannon L. Kenny and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2011-04-12 with total page 340 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This encyclopedia provides detailed information about the historical, cultural, social, religious, economic, and scientific significance of gold, across the globe and throughout history. Gold has been an intrinsic part of human culture and society throughout the world, both in ancient times and in the modern era. This precious metal has also played a central role in economics and politics throughout history. In fact, the value of gold remains a topic of debate amid the current upheavals of economic conditions and attendant reevaluations of modern financial principles. Gold: A Cultural Encyclopedia consists of more than 130 entries that encompass every aspect of gold, ranging from the ancient metallurgical arts to contemporary economies. The connections between these interdisciplinary subjects are explored and analyzed to highlight the many ways humankind's fascination with gold reflects historical, cultural, economic, and geographic developments. While the majority of the works related to gold focus on economic theory, this text goes beyond that to take a more sociocultural approach to the subject.
Author : Robert Grayson
Publisher : ABDO
ISBN 13 : 1614784469
Total Pages : 114 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (147 download)
Download or read book California's Gold Rush written by Robert Grayson and published by ABDO. This book was released on 2012-01-01 with total page 114 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title examines an important historic event - the gold rush in California. Easy-to-read, compelling text explores the first discovery of gold and the creation of boomtowns in the West, issues with the Mexican government, military desertion, expansionism, and the environmental consequences of mining, key characters such as John Sutter, Samuel Brannan, Colonel Richard B. Mason, and President James K. Polk, the roles of journalism, transportation, and racial discrimination, the development of mining technologies and entrepreneurship, and the effects of this event on society. Features include a table of contents, glossary, selected bibliography, Web links, source notes, and an index, plus a timeline and essential facts. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standards. Essential Library is an imprint of Abdo Publishing, a division of ABDO.
