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1	Gold and silver in the West; the illustrated history of an American dream more books like this by T. H. Watkins add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
2	A History of the Comstock Silver Lode & Mines more books like this by Dan De Quille add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions
3	The Miners more books like this by Robert Wallace add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! first editions \| SVS
4	Bowie's mine more books like this by Elmer Kelton add to wishlist His name was Daniel Provost, and it was the time of the Texas Republic. He had been a farm boy, and his heroes were the people who had died defending the Alamo. Without quite knowing why, he wanted desperately to have at least one adventure before setting for life behind a plow. When Milo Seldon came riding in with his packmules loaded with ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.30! \| first editions \| SVS
5	The Bells of San Filipo more books like this by Max Brand add to wishlist For years, wanderer Jim Gore had dreamed of the mother lode. When an earthquake uncovers a fortune in silver, he has his chance at a fortune, but he'll have to use his gun to protect his treasure. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.10! \| SVS
6	Not Ours Alone: Patrimony, Value, and Collectivity in Contemporary Mexico more books like this by Professor Elizabeth Emma Ferry, Professor June Nash (Foreword by) add to wishlist Elizabeth Emma Ferry explores how members of Guanajuato's Santa Fe Cooperative, Mexico's only remaining cooperatively owned silver mine, give meaning to their labor in an era of rampant globalization and neoliberalism. Ferry analyzes the cooperative's practices and the importance of patrimonio (patrimony) in their understanding of work, kinship, ... see all copies from $9.75! new only from $27.30! \| SVS
7	Mile-High Fever: Silver Mines, Boom Towns, and High Living on the Comstock Lode more books like this by Dennis Drabelle add to wishlist In the captivating true story of the Comstock Lode, Drabelle skillfully brings to life the exploration of the large vein of silver in the northwestern U.S. that sparked the Silver Rush from 1859-1882. "Mile-High Fever" brings to light one of the least-known episodes in American history. see all copies from $13.00! new only from $13.00! \| SVS
8	Wall of Silver: A Treasure Hunter's Dream more books like this by Richard M Kellogg add to wishlist see all copies from $14.99! signed copies \| first editions
9	Love Me Only more books like this by Hebby Roman add to wishlist The prospect of a joyful family reunion is shattered when Diana McFarland arrives in Mexico City and learns that her father is dead. His only legacy is a valuable secret formula for mining silver. Diana is determined to go on with the business, but one thing stands in her way: the darkly handsome Seguin Torres, a man who wants the formula for ... see all copies from $1.99! first editions
10	Red Mountain more books like this by David Lavender add to wishlist David Lavender's classic novel of the rich silver strikes between Ouray (Argent) and Silverton (Baker), Colorado. Based on actual historical events and places (but with a few liberties taken) his fast-moving book details how hero Johnny Ogden builds what is now the Million Dollar Highway to connect Argent with the booming Red Mountain Mining ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $19.95! \| signed copies \| first editions
11	This Was Mining in the West more books like this by David W Pearson add to wishlist The real lives of the brave '49ers of the California Gold Rush are exposed and followed through the expansion of mining to other states and to silver, and copper. Significant mines in eleven western states are discussed, including their dates of operation and production records. Mining stock certificates, currency, and newspapers from the day are ... see all copies from $11.64! new only from $19.50! \| first editions
12	Bonanzas and Jacobites: The Story of the Silver Glen more books like this by Stephen Moreton add to wishlist This is the remarkable story of Scotland's richest silver mine, near Alva, Clackmannanshire. Its discovery, coinciding with the 1715 Jacobite rebellion, led to an extraordinary sequence of events told here for the first time. It is a true story of fortunes made and lost, and the cast of characters include Jacobites and Hanoverians, lords and ... see all copies from $15.59! new only from $15.59!
13	History of the Comstock Lode more books like this by Grant Smith, Joseph V Tingley add to wishlist A complete history of mining operations on the Comstock from 1850 to the present day. see all copies from $7.50! new only from $15.04! \| first editions \| SVS
14	The Silver King: The Remarkable Life of the Count of Regla in Colonial Mexico more books like this by Edith Boorstein Couturier, Lyman L Johnson (Editor) add to wishlist Pedro Romero de Terreros, the first Count of Regla, was born in Spain in 1710. When he was twenty-one, his parents sent him to live with an uncle in New Spain and to assume control of the family's businesses. He married the daughter of a wealthy noble family in Mexico City and continued to build on the combined fortunes as a merchant and a mining ... see all copies from $12.99! new only from $29.94! \| first editions \| SVS
15	An Empire of Silver more books like this by Robert L. Brown, Ltd Staff Sundance Publications (Editor) add to wishlist see all copies from $3.99! signed copies \| first editions
16 view cover	Silver Saga: The Story of Caribou, Colorado, Revised Edition more books like this by Duane A Smith, Robert G Athearn (Foreword by) add to wishlist Revised and updated, Duane A Smith's classic study of this important silver mining town is back in print. see all copies from $19.02! new only from $20.00! \| SVS
17 view cover	Aspen: The History of a Silver Mining Town, 1879-1893 more books like this by Mark Stiger, Malcolm J Rohrbough add to wishlist see all copies from $4.34! new only from $17.30! \| SVS
18	Aspen: The History of a Silver-Mining Town, 1879-1893 more books like this by Malcolm J Rohrbough add to wishlist All those who delight in modern Aspen as a ski resort and cultural center, as well as those who enjoy reading about all the old Wild West, will be charmed by this book. In its heyday as a mining town, Aspen rivaled the camps of the California Gold Rush, Virginia City in Nevada's Comstock Lode, and Leadville in Colorado, and from 1887 to 1893 it ... see all copies from $1.99! signed copies \| first editions
19	Gold and silver colossus : William Morris Stewart and his southern bride more books like this by Ruth Hermann add to wishlist see all copies from $3.55! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	The Good Times Are All Gone Now: Life, Death, and Rebirth in an Idaho Mining Town more books like this by Julie W Weston add to wishlist A soul-searching memoir of growing up in a company town see all copies from $10.00! new only from $15.17! \| SVS
21 view cover	All That Glitters: The Men and Women of the Gold and Silver Rushes more books like this by Phyllis Raybin Emert (Editor) add to wishlist Firsthand accounts describe life in the mining campsl for men and women, tools of the trade, recreation, and the system of law and order in the mining towns. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.69! \| SVS
22	Tabors Matchless Mine and Lusty Leadville more books like this by Caroline Bancroft add to wishlist see all copies from $1.99! new only from $20.37! \| signed copies
23 view cover	The Rise of the Silver Queen: Georgetown, Colorado, 1859-1896 more books like this by Liston Edgington Leyendecker, Duane A Smith, Christine A Bradley add to wishlist Follows Georgetown from its meteoric rise to international fame as the "Silver Queen of the Rockies" to its post-boom return to the quotidian struggle of building a town. see all copies from $14.90! new only from $38.77!
24	The big bonanza; the story of the Comstock lode more books like this by Carl B. Glasscock add to wishlist see all copies from $4.36! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	Tarnished Legacy: The Story of the Comstock Lode more books like this by Ellen Hopkins add to wishlist Virginia City, once the richest little city in the West, is now a ghost town. Follow the rise and fall of this silver-mining town. see all copies from $3.57! new only from $13.36! \| signed copies \| SVS

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