Rocky Mountain Mining Camps
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Rocky Mountain Mining Camps
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Author : Duane A. Smith
language : en
Publisher: Bloomington : Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1967
Rocky Mountain Mining Camps written by Duane A. Smith and has been published by Bloomington : Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1967 with History categories.
Reprint of the work originally published by Indiana University Press in 1967, with a new, brief preface. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Rocky Mountain Mining Camps
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Author : Duane A. Smith
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1974
Rocky Mountain Mining Camps written by Duane A. Smith and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1974 with categories.
A Chinaman S Chance
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Author : Liping Zhu
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
A Chinaman S Chance written by Liping Zhu and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with History categories.
Writers and historians have traditionally portrayed Chinese immigrants in the nineteenth-century American West as victims. For them, the American frontier was a place that offered no more than a "Chinaman's chance". By examining the early history of the Boise Basin, Idaho, Liping Zhu challenges the stereotypical image of the Chinese pioneers. Looking at various aspects of their experience, he takes an entirely new approach to the study of this ethnic minority. Between 1863 and 1910, a large number of Chinese immigrants resided in Idaho's Boise Basin, searching for gold. As in many Rocky Mountain mining camps, they comprised a majority of the population. Unlike settlers in many other boom-and-bust western mining towns, the Chinese in the Boise Basin managed to stay there for more than half a century. Like other pioneers, the Chinese immigrants in this unique Rocky Mountain mining region had equal access to the pursuit of happiness. Their basic material needs were guaranteed, and many individuals were able to accumulate a considerable amount of wealth and climb up the economic ladder. The Chinese equality was also seen in frontier justice. To settle the disputes, they frequently challenged white opponents in the various courts as well as in gun battles. Thus, the Chinese played all the stereotypical frontier roles - victors, victims, and villains. Despite occasional conflicts and personal rivalries, race relations between the Chinese and Euroamericans were relativeiy good; cultural accommodation, not confrontation, was the predominant theme. The Idaho Chinese actually received opportunities far beyond what has been assumed.
The Saloon On The Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier
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Author : Elliott West
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1996-09-01
The Saloon On The Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier written by Elliott West and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-09-01 with History categories.
Elliott West’s careful analysis of the role and development of the saloon as an institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social and economic history of the American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected the growth and maturity of the surrounding community.
Ores To Metals
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Author : James Fell
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Colorado
Release Date : 2011-05-18
Ores To Metals written by James Fell and has been published by University Press of Colorado this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-18 with History categories.
This comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado, originally published in 1979, is now back in print with a new preface by the author. Packed with fascinating statistics and mining data, Ores to Metals details the people, technologies, and business decisions that have shaped the smelting industry in the Rockies. Although mining holds more of the glamour for those in and interested in the minerals industry, smelters have continuously played a critical role in the industry's evolution since their introduction in Colorado in the 1860s. At that time, miners desperately needed new technology to recover gold and silver from ores resistant to milling. Beginning as small independent enterprises, progressing to larger integrated firms working in urban centers, and finally following a trend toward mergers, the entire industry was absorbed into one large holding company - the American Smelting and Refining Company. Over time, fortunes were won and lost, business success was converted to political success, and advances were made in science and metallurgy. Drawing on archival material, Fell expertly presents the triumphs and troubles of the entrepreneurs who built one of the great industries of the West.
Colorado Ghost Towns And Mining Camps
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Author : Sandra Dallas
language : en
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Release Date : 1988-01-01
Colorado Ghost Towns And Mining Camps written by Sandra Dallas 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 1988-01-01 with History categories.
Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom
Boom Town Newspapers
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Author : David Fridtjof Halaas
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Boom Town Newspapers written by David Fridtjof Halaas and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with American newspapers categories.
"The turmoils and triumphs of the papers and their editors are recorded in compelling detail. Rutted roads, saloons, ne'er-do-wells, and a newspaper--such were the main features of a boom town. Camp editors, many of whom were journeymen printers with little if any editorial experience, used their newspapers to aid them in their self-appointed missions to bring law and order--and new settlers--to their communities. The caustic columns of these frontier moralists were note always received with equanimity by their readers, however. Fights and even duels between editors and subscribers--and particularly between rival newspapermen--were common occurrences, as editors competed against mud, gambling, violence, and each other in their struggle to improve life in the camps"--Book jacket.
Red Light Women Of The Rocky Mountains
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Author : Jan MacKell
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2011-10-12
Red Light Women Of The Rocky Mountains written by Jan MacKell and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-10-12 with History categories.
Throughout the development of the American West, prostitution grew and flourished within the mining camps, small towns, and cities of the nineteenth-century Rocky Mountains. Whether escaping a bad home life, lured by false advertising, or seeking to subsidize their income, thousands of women chose or were forced to enter an industry where they faced segregation and persecution, fines and jailing, and battled the hazards of disease, drug addiction, physical abuse, pregnancy, and abortion. They dreamed of escape through marriage or retirement, but more often found relief only in death. An integral part of western history, the stories of these women continue to fascinate readers and captivate the minds of historians today. Expanding on the research she did for Brothels, Bordellos, and Bad Girls (UNM Press), historian Jan MacKell moves beyond the mining towns of Colorado to explore the history of prostitution in the Rocky Mountain states of Arizona, Idaho, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming. Each state had its share of working girls and madams like Big Nose Kate or Calamity Jane who remain celebrities in the annals of history, but MacKell also includes the stories of lesser-known women whose role in this illicit trade nonetheless shaped our understanding of the American West.
Martha Maxwell Rocky Mountain Naturalist
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Author : Maxine Benson
language : en
Publisher: U of Nebraska Press
Release Date : 1999-01-01
Martha Maxwell Rocky Mountain Naturalist written by Maxine Benson and has been published by U of Nebraska Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999-01-01 with History categories.
?See, there she is!? cried one visitor to the Centennial Exposition. ?Just think! She killed all them animals,? echoed another. ?There, that?s her!? All during the hot Philadelphia summer of 1876, throngs of people pushed and shoved their way into the Kansas-Colorado Building, eager to catch a glimpse of the small, dark-haired woman responsible for creating the extraordinary display of bears, deer, and other mammals cavorting over a Rocky Mountain landscape. Curious, skeptical, friendly?on and on they came, until the policemen stationed at the doors were hard-pressed to maintain control. The fairgoers were intent on seeing for themselves the ?modern Diana? who had come all the way from the wilds of Colorado. Maxine Benson?s finely crafted biography of Martha Maxwell illuminates the little-known but important career of a remarkable woman. Naturalist, taxidermist, museologist, artist?Maxwell pioneered in a number of fields new for women. Born in Pennsylvania in 1831 and educated in the Midwest, she traveled to the gold fields of Colorado with her husband in 1860. A chance encounter with a German taxidermist determined her lifework, and Maxwell soon devoted her boundless energy to hunting and mounting all forms of Rocky Mountain wildlife, which she displayed in unusual habitat settings in her museum in Boulder and later in Denver. Her spreading fame led to an invitation to exhibit her collection at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition, where she achieved international renown. As Maxwell?s major scientific and artistic contributions to natural history taxidermy and display were recognized, her influence carried to the Smithsonian Institution. Separated from her husband and alienated from her daughter, however, she became increasingly unhappy as her professional accomplishments grew. Her tragic and lonely death in 1881 revealed something of the price she paid for daring to be different. Like that of other accomplished women of her era, Maxwell?s fame did not keep pace with the significant influence she had on her profession. Thanks to Maxine Benson, Martha Maxwell now takes her rightful place in the history of the West and of the nation.
Preserving Western History
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Author : Andrew Gulliford
language : en
Publisher: UNM Press
Release Date : 2005
Preserving Western History written by Andrew Gulliford and has been published by UNM Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with History categories.
The first collection of essays on public history in the American West.