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Colorado is brimming with history...and with treasure! So, the latest treasure story you've heard - the oldster on your neighborhood corner.. your buddies on the treasure forum online - they've managed to get your blood on fire and your heart racing! The lure of lost and forgotten treasure is like laughter. It is better than medicine and good for the soul! --back cover
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1985
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Describes the rush to gold experienced in Colorado beginning in 1859. As a result of the rush, many new towns were founded. Includes photographs and historical accounts of Golden Gate City, Golden, Morrison, Mount Vernon, and other eventual Jefferson County communities.
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1979, c1953
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"No novel could contain more dramatic events than the history of Cripple Creek."Wyoming Library Roundup "This is the fascinating story of the great Cripple Creek gold mines. But it is not told with fantasy: here are the plain facts of one of the most unbelievable incidents of our history, of a place in the Colorado mountains where a man threw his hat into the air, dug where it fell, and struck a rich vein of ore. . . . It is a fascinating...
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2016.
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"The impact Colorado's natural resources have had on its development as a state cannot be overstated. This book looks at how mining and ranching have helped shape the history, culture, and people of the Centennial State. From the Gold Rush to modern-day agriculture, the book considers how economy, industry, and the environment have all affected and been affected by the presence of these resources"--Provided by the publisher.
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"From the bestselling author of Prayers for Sale, an inspiring celebration of sisterhood on the perilous Overland Trail "If you are an adventuresome young woman of high moral character and fine health, are you willing to travel to California in search of a good husband?" It's February, 1852, and all around Chicago, Maggie sees the postings soliciting "eligible women" to travel to the gold mines of Goosetown. A young seamstress with a small daughter...
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For forty years they flooded Colorado-gold diggers, silver miners, outlaws, gamblers, and pioneers-looking for another Golden Fleece. Colorado comes alive in this classic overview of the gold and silver rushes, where fortunes were won and lost. Phyllis Flanders Dorset has re-created a lusty frontier scenario of one of the most exciting chapters in American history. Crammed with colorful characters and unforgettable incidents, The New Eldorado races...
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©2018
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Provides information on the history of all the big fold mining camps across Colorado, including how they started, what you can see today, and where you can dig as a visiting casual prospector. Tells where to pan for gold without having to worry about claims, private land,or legal bans.
Amazon summary: Travel guide book inspired by the gold prospecting origin of Colorado. Includes touring information on all the major towns founded as gold mining camps...
19) Gathering gold: How they did it in Colorado's first gold camp, the Central City-Black Hawk District
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1974
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c2012
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"...the area's geology, its mining bonanzas, and personal recollections and revelations are woven together to paint an accurate picture of the compnay town of Summitville, its top-producing gold mines, and those who worked and lived at its rugged and demanding elevations above 11,000 ft." -- Cover p. [4].
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