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  • Montana

    par Clark C. Spence ...
    Collections series
    At three times the size of Pennsylvania, with a county bigger than the whole state of Connecticut, Montana is a large place, once described as "bounded on the west by the Japan current, on the north by the aurora borealis, on the south by Price's Army, and on the east by the Day of Judgement."Montana has a rich story, in which different people have sought both great fortune and modest prosperity. ... En savoir plus

    $19.79 CAD

  • A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho

    par Clark C. Spence ...
    Collections series Mining the American West
    A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho tells the story of a revolution in placer mining—and its subsequent impact on the state of Idaho—from its inception in the early 1880s until its demise in the early 1960s. Idaho was the nation’s fourth-leading producer of dredged gold after 1910 and therefore provides an excellent lens through which to observe the practice and history of gold dredging.Author ... En savoir plus

    $54.99 CAD

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  • Chief Joseph & the Flight of the Nez Perce

    The Untold Story of an American Tragedy

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    A biography and history of the Native American chief, his people, and their forced exodus at the hands of the US government."Nerburn deftly records a dark chapter of forced diaspora and forgotten promises—as engrossing as a novel." — People"A remarkable job of research in telling the thus far untold story of Chief Joseph—the mythical hero, the real man. It is a poignant, touching tale." —Howard ... En savoir plus

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  • An Autobiography of General Custer

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    Taken from George Armstrong Custer's own writings, An Autobiography of General Custer is the “true story” of one of the most praised, most despised, but surely most remembered American military heroes. Indeed, few figures in our history were—in their own time, as well as in our own—so wildly cheered and so roundly hated.Custer’s narration takes us from just after the Civil War, when, having gained ... En savoir plus

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  • Draw

    The Greatest Gunfights of the American West

    par James Reasoner ...
    Known for his ability to make history come vividly to life, Reasoner strips away the dime novel legends and Hollywood myths to show us how the gunfighters of the Old West really lived, killed, and were killed.Praised for his “well-researched” (Booklist) and “lively, suspenseful” (Publishers Weekly) novels, James Reasoner now proves that truth can be even more exciting than fiction.Among the true ... En savoir plus

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  • Going for Gold

    The History of Newmont Mining Corporation

    Details how Newmont Mining revolutionized the gold mining industry and remains the second largest gold miner in the worldJack H. Morris asserts that Newmont is the link between early gold mining and today’s technology-driven industry. We learn how the company’s founder and several early leaders grew up in gold camps and how, in 1917, the company helped finance South Africa’s largest gold company ... En savoir plus

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  • Fire and Brimstone

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    From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Revenant—the basis for the award-winning film starring Leonardo DiCaprio—tells the remarkable story of the worst hard-rock mining disaster in American history.A half-hour before midnight on June 8, 1917, a fire broke out in the North Butte Mining Company's Granite Mountain shaft. Sparked more than two thousand feet below ground, the fire spewed ... En savoir plus

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  • Sun, Sin & Suburbia

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    More than forty million visitors per year travel to Sin City to visit the gambling mecca of the world. But gambling is only one part of the city’s story. In this carefully documented history, Geoff Schumacher tracks the rise of Las Vegas, including its vital role during World War II; the rise of the Strip in the 1950s; the explosive growth of the 1990s; and the colossal collapse triggered by the ... En savoir plus

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  • Bison and People on the North American Great Plains

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  • Obscene in the Extreme

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  • When Law Was in the Holster: The Frontier Life of Bob Paul

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    One of the great lawmen of the Old West, Bob Paul (1830–1901) cast a giant shadow across the frontiers of California and Arizona Territory for nearly fifty years. Today he is remembered mainly for his friendship with Wyatt Earp and his involvement in the stirring events surrounding the famous 1881 gunfight near the OK Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. This long-overdue biography fills crucial gaps in ... En savoir plus

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