Portrait Of A Prospector
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Portrait Of A Prospector
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Author : Edward Schieffelin
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 2017-11-09
Portrait Of A Prospector written by Edward Schieffelin and has been published by University of Oklahoma Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-09 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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.
The Prospector And His Prot G
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Author : Jack Langton
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2009-08
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American personalities are a dime a dozen. Becoming a legend takes much more. Vernon J. Pick made the jump with his serendipitous prospecting discovery of yellowcake" in the southern Utah desert, gaining infamy as The Uranium King of America in 1954. The story of his discovery was told and retold at that time in the likes of Time and Fortune magazines, but only now has the depth of his persona and his discovery's influence on the future of American minerals exploration been made clear through the literary meanderings of his erstwhile protege, Jack M. Langton. First casting a spotlight on the genesis of his own career, Langton recounts his days and adventures with Pick in the Arctic tundra, building a personal view of the man and his extraordinary vision. Descriptions of Pick's magnificently wrought retreats at Walden West in California and Walden North in British Columbia are interwoven with the dealings and antics of Pick and Langton in their quest for minerals and riches . . . tales sprinkled with privileged authenticity that only genuine friendship can achieve. From this vantage point he paints a vivid picture of the behind-the-scenes intrigue associated with Nelson Bunker Hunt's famous attempt to corner the world silver market, the demise of The Superior Oil Company, and the caste-like world of the Phelps-Dodge Corporation. Not since Upton Sinclair has such a stunning portrait been painted of the inner workings of an entire segment of American industrial society. A bit brash and not without guile, The Prospector and His Protege is in the end the personal story of a man both guided by the spirit of a legend and haunted by the personal destruction that unfulfilled striving for equal celebrity can bring . . . a chronicle of the Prospector and his Protege.
Twilight Of The Jackass Prospector
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1982
Twilight Of The Jackass Prospector written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1982 with Photography categories.
Arawata Bill
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Author : Ian Dougherty
language : en
Publisher: Exisle Publishing
Release Date : 2012-02
Arawata Bill written by Ian Dougherty and has been published by Exisle Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-02 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
This is the story of a pioneering folk hero. It is a colourful tale of adventure, discovery and survival in the remotest areas of New Zealand’s Southern Alps.William James O’Leary was a man of humble origins. His lifetime (1865-1947) spanned a period of New Zealand history when the country was searching for homegrown heroes in whose lives the young nation could discover clues to the question of its identity.The decades O’Leary spent in the unforgiving mountain country of North-West Otago and South Westland, prospecting for gold and other minerals and making new tracks in unexplored areas, was bound to be regarded with envy and admiration by townsfolk.The myth-making process was assisted when the nickname ‘Arawata Bill’ stuck, but it is the man’s astonishing feats of endurance, tenacity and charming eccentricity which capture the imagination. Add in the mystery of a lost ruby mine, a seaboot full of gold sovereigns and the aura of secrecy surrounding the quest for precious metal, and you have the stuff of which legends are made.Generations of New Zealand schoolchildren are familiar with Denis Glover’s poem Arawata Bill, yet the subject of that work was only loosely based on William O’Leary. The man himself, in his solitary and self-effacing way, was both smaller and greater than the legend. He emerged as one of those archetypal New Zealanders who helped to define a distinctive nationality.In this biography, Ian Dougherty has separated the man from the myth, with a warmly human portrait of an ordinary man who lived an extraordinary life.
Art Of The Gold Rush
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Author : Janice Tolhurst Driesbach
language : en
Publisher: Univ of California Press
Release Date : 1998
Art Of The Gold Rush written by Janice Tolhurst Driesbach and has been published by Univ of California Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1998 with Art, American categories.
Brochure of an exhibition of paintings and drawings about life in nineteenth century California shortly after the Gold Rush. With artist, title, date, dimensions, and owning museum.
The Prospector
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Author : John Carswell
language : en
Publisher: London : Cresset Press
Release Date : 1950
The Prospector written by John Carswell and has been published by London : Cresset Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with Authors, English categories.
The Prospector S Only Prospect
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Author : Dani Collins
language : en
Publisher: Entangled: Amara
Release Date : 2023-03-28
The Prospector S Only Prospect written by Dani Collins and has been published by Entangled: Amara this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-03-28 with Fiction categories.
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.
Cornero S Gold
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Author : Larry O'Brien
language : en
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
Release Date : 2023-09-12
Cornero S Gold written by Larry O'Brien and has been published by Greenleaf Book Group this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-09-12 with Fiction categories.
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.
The Prospector S Pocketbook
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Author : George Arthur Goyder
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1888
The Prospector S Pocketbook written by George Arthur Goyder and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1888 with Prospecting categories.
Utah Historical Quarterly
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Author : J. Cecil Alter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2018
Utah Historical Quarterly written by J. Cecil Alter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018 with Utah categories.
List of charter members of the society: v. 1, p. 98-99.
