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1	Comstock Lode more books like this by Louis L'Amour Near Virginia City, Nevada, a drifter trying to forget the past and an actress searching for a future are drawn together to find their fortunes in the gold and silver mines of the Comstock Lode see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.49! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Foundation more books like this by Mercedes Lackey In this chronicle of the early history of Valdemar, a 13-year-old orphan named Magpie escapes a life of slavery in the gem mines when he is chosen by one of the magical Companion horses of Valdemar to be trained as a Herald. see all copies from $16.04! new only from $16.04! \| first editions \| SVS
3	Coronado's Children: Tales of Lost Mines & Buried Treasures of the Southwest more books like this by J Frank Dobie "Dobie has discovered for us a native Arabian Night." -- Chicago Evening Post "As entrancing a volume as one is likely to pick up in a month of Sundays." -- The New York Times "This is the best work ever written on hidden treasure, and one of the most fascinating books on any subject to come out of Texas." -- Basic Texas Books Written in 1930, ... see all copies from $2.70! new only from $13.74! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Indigo Dying more books like this by Susan Wittig Albert Indigo, a Texas town now long past its heyday, beckons China Bales to teach a dyeing workshop. China becomes involved in the town's revival--it has begun to attract artists from the cities--and is pitted against old-timer Casey Ford, who has decided to sell his mining rights, a move that is sure to sink the town once again. After Ford is found ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Silent War: Book III of the Asteroid Wars more books like this by Dr. Ben Bova When corporations go to war, standard business practice goes out the window. Astro Corporation is led by indomitable Texan Pancho Lane, Humphries Space Systems by the rich and ruthless Martin Humphries, and their fight is over nothing less than resources of the Asteroid Belt itself. As fighting escalates, the lines between commerce and politics, ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.95! \| first editions \| SVS
6	Soldiers of Fortune more books like this by Richard Harding Davis In the stifling jungles of a small South American country, Robert Clay works as a civil engineer at a mine. But he also has a secret history as a mercenary, fighting for whichever side will pay him most. Clay finds himself in love with Alice Langham, the daughter of the wealthy American owner of the mine. His rival is Reggie King, also from a ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.92! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Rock Rats more books like this by Dr. Ben Bova Martin Humphries - the fabulously wealthy, coldly ruthless owner of the greatest space-based industrial giant - has been checked, but his malice and ambition remain. He still dreams of bankrupting the rival space exploration company Astro Manufacturing and bringing the independent prospectors who are beginning to stake claims on large and small ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
8	The Aftermath more books like this by Dr. Ben Bova This sequel to "The Precipice, The Rock Rats," and "The Silent War" continues the story of Victor Zacharius, who flees his ore-carrier "Syracuse" to draw an attackers attention away from his family. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.00! \| first editions \| SVS
9	Jeep Trails to Colorado Ghost Towns more books like this by Robert L Brown Settle into your 4-wheel drive vehicle or any old easy chair and take off for the mining camps of Colorado! This book is an illustrated history of fifty-nine towns famous during the gold and silver rushes of the 1800s with directions on how to get there. see all copies from $3.00! new only from $7.55! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
10	The Bonanza Trail: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West more books like this by Muriel Sibell Wolle see all copies from $4.45! new only from $31.30! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11	Stampede to timberline; the ghost towns and mining camps of Colorado more books like this by Muriel Sibell Wolle see all copies from $4.88! signed copies \| first editions
12	The saga of the Comstock lode; boom days in Virginia City more books like this by George D. Lyman see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Bonanza Girl more books like this by Patricia Beatty Set in the 1880s, this is the story of 13-year-old Katie and her family who move to Idaho after the death of Katie's father. Katie's mother hopes to find work as a teacher and maybe even mine for gold. Upon reaching Idaho and seeing how expensive it is to live there, Katie's mother decides to open a restaurant. It is here that Katie becomes ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| signed copies \| first editions
14 view cover	Hanging Valley more books like this by Jack Ballas A stagecoach ambushed on the outskirts of Durango, Colorado, results in a young woman being kidnapped and one witness foolish enough to trail the attackers to save the girl--which was Lingo Barnes's first mistake. His second mistake is taking Emily Lou Colter back to the valley where he learns about her father and brother and the mine they operate ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.45! \| first editions \| SVS
15	Trouble with Tycho more books like this by Clifford D Simak see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.55! \| first editions
16 view cover	Mining frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880. more books like this by Rodman Wilson Paul Long out of print, this highly praised classic study of western mining is now available with three new chapters by Elliott West. When originally published in 1963, Professor Paul's book offered the first comprehensive view of western mining as an integral part of the settlement process. In his supplemental chapters, Professor West presents a ... see all copies from $3.00! new only from $5.03! \| first editions
17	Ghosts of the glory trail : intimate glimpses into the past and present of 275 western ghosttowns more books like this by Nell Murbarger see all copies from $3.46! new only from $18.87! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
18	The Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the Discovery, History and Working of the World-Renowned Comstock Lode of Nevada .. more books like this by Dan De Quille see all copies from $3.72! first editions \| SVS
19	Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of California more books like this by Remi Nadeau see all copies from $2.59! signed copies \| first editions
20 view cover	Ghost towns of the American West. more books like this by Robert Silverberg Silverberg brings these early mining towns back to life in the rowdy splendor of their heyday -- when eggs might cost three dollars apiece and a town's streets might be literally paved with silver. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $12.95! \| first editions \| SVS
21	Lost mines and treasures of the Pacific Northwest more books like this by Ruby El Hult see all copies from $12.00! first editions
22	Santiago's Silver Mine more books like this by Eleanor Rlowentonn Clymer When Andreas and Santiago decide they must do something to help their families find work, they set out to uncover a treasure. What they find is an ancient gravesite that brings archeologists and plenty of jobs to town and makes the boys heroes. see all copies from $1.99! first editions
23 view cover	Cherry Ames, Island Nurse more books like this by Helen Wells Cherry Ames is back, just as you remember her The books are just as you remember them, retaining the same look, feel, and sense of adventure and patriotism as when they were first published. With fully illustrated color covers and a soft-finished hardcover format just like the originals, these books will transport you back to the days when you ... see all copies from $7.89! new only from $11.50! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	The Legend of Deadman's Mine more books like this by Joan Lowery Nixon While staying at a dude ranch, Brian and Sean investigate the theft of a prize racehorse. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| first editions
25 view cover	Much ADO about Grubstake more books like this by Jean Ferris Plucky Arley and a cast of offbeat characters save their Wild West town from certain ruin. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.99! \| first editions \| SVS

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