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America's Historic Trails
~Tom Bodett
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Bodie – and Eastern Historical Sites
~George Williams, III - 73 pgs
Today the ghost town of Bodie near Bridgeport is a California State Park and a National Historic Site visited by hundreds of thousands each year. In 1879, Bodie was a booming gold mining town and one of the most violent places in the West. The "Bad Men from Bodie" were legendary, murders were a daily occurrence, and "have we got a man for breakfast," was a man's way of saying "Good morning." After the boom ended in 1882, the town limped along with sporadic mining success until the last mine and mill closed in the 1930's and people left, making Bodie one of the West's most famous ghost towns.
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Bodie Boom Town - Gold Town!
~Douglas McDonald - 47 pgs
Most of Bodie's population consisted of mining camp men—virile, enthusiastic, and free-living, they were not bound by the rules of conventional society, rather they had an admirable code of their own. Get a glimpse of the gold mining culture in Bodie Boom Town—Gold Town! where these men, liberal-minded, square-dealing, generous, and devoid of pretense and hypocrisy gave Bodie is distinctive flavor.
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Bodie's Boss Lawman
~Bill Merrell and David Carle - 174 pgs
The fascinating story of John C. Kirgan as a soldier in the 1st Illinois Regiment in the Mexican War of 1846, then westward where his saga intersected with that of the new state of California's constitutional convention in 185, and finally, the bustling mining town of Bodie in 1877, where he found himself working as constable, jailer and deputy sheriff during the boom years. Serving as the "boss lawman" of Bodie was the culmination of Kirgan's life - an odyssey that placed him in contact with the emerging history of the American West.
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California Trail - Voyage of Discovery (Story Behind the Scenery)
~Text by Charles Dodd - Photography by Jeff Gnass - 64 pgs
California! To Americans living east of the Missouri River during the gold boom, this romantic name meant the opportunity for fresh beginnings and a renewed life—perhaps even instant riches. California Trail takes you on this voyage across America through many of the trails that led the prospectors of 1949 across America into California's gold country.
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California's Mother Lode
~Mary Edith Crosley - 46 pgs
California's Mother Lode contains historic pictures, descriptions, and fascinating back stories of the first faces who came to seek the motherlode. Only after the first rush of gold seekers came and laid bare the hills and rivers of the state was the true golden promise of California discovered in these brave men and women who stayed and created a great state.
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Chinese and Gold Rush
~Silvia Anne Sheafer - 64 pgs
Chinese and the Gold Rush explores the history of the role of the Chinese in this historic time, how Chinese men were welcomed as laborers in the mining camps during the gold rush and helped build the great railways coming from the East. Lesser known, is how the Chinese brought the Tong and slaves to America and fueled the opium trade.
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Civil War in Kansas
~Roy Bird - 152 pgs
Fighting between pro- and antislavery factions began in the Kansas territory even before the official start of the Civil War in 1861. With conflict beginning upon the territory’s bid for statehood and continuing until the end of the Civil War, "Bleeding Kansas" was the battleground for local militias and guerrilla fighters. Kansas historian Roy Bird explores the history of Kansas in the Civil War and describes the war’s effects on the state and its residents. Civil War in Kansas also examines the roles played by William Clarke Quantrill, Jim Lane, "Red Leg" Charles Jennison, and Gen. James Blunt.
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Civil War in Texas & New Mexico Territory
~Steve Cottrell - 141 pgs
There are many stories from the Civil War; some of the ones that took place in the West have been overlooked. Texas and New Mexico Territory (present-day New Mexico and Arizona) were the scenes of fierce fights and courageous actions on both sides. This book presents stories of those skrimishes, strategies, and soldiers.
Even though some texans - such as the famous Sam Houston - opposed seccession, Texas joined the Confederacy on March 2, 1861, and put tens of thousands of men into battle to support the South. Even as they fought off Federal forces, the Western soldiers had to defend their homes from Mexican bandits and Native American attacks.
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Civil War in the Indian Territory
~Steve Cottrell - 111 pgs
Beginning with the bloody Battle of Wilson's creek on August 10, 1861, to its end in surrender on June 23, 1865, the Civil War in the Indian Territory proved to be a test of valor and endurance for both sides of the conflict. Author Steve Cottrell outlines the events that led to the involvement of the Indian Territory, the role of Native Americans in the war, and the effect their participation on the war.
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Civil War in the Western Border (1854-1865)
~Jay Monaghan - 454 pgs
The first phase of the Civil War was fought west of the Mississippi River at least six years before the attack on Fort Sumter. Starting with the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act in 1854, author Jay Monaghan traced the development of the conflict between pro-slavery elements from Missouri and the New England abolitionists who migrated to Kansas. Included is a new look at Quantrill's sacking of Lawrence, organized bushwhackery and border battles that cost thousands of lives.
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Civil War Sites in the Southern States
~John McKay - 398 pgs
The Insiders' Guide to Civil War Sites in the Southern States offers American-history buffs a comprehensive travel guide to the South's most famous, and infamous, battle sites. Enter the world of Civil War history and reenactment, complete with historical background with detailed directions to the most hard-to-find locations. From the Outer Banks of North Caroline to the Mississippi Delta, let this guide show you the best places to stay, eat, and shop while you travel in search of history.
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Coloma - California's Golden Beginning
~Mary Edith Crosley - 30 pgs
The events leading to the discovery of gold all started in the town of Coloma when a Swiss by the name of John Sutter decided to add a windmill to his many prosperous enterprises. Coloma - California's Golden Beginning includes many historical photos and stories of events and people from around 1849.
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Colorado Treasure Tales
~W.C. Jameson - 191 pgs
Colorado is considered by many to be the Holy Grail of lost treasure. In Colorado Treasure Tales, veteran treasure hunter and folklorist W.C. Jameson presents twenty-seven intriguing, mysterious, and compelling stories of lost gold and silver mines, hidden strongboxes, missing Army payrolls, and French and Spanish loot.
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Columbia California - Gem of the Southern Mines
~Mary Edith Griffen - 47 pgs
Soon after the discovery at Coloma, men discovered an area where the gold was rich and easy to find. This area soon came to be known as Columbia. Columbia California contains many historic photos of Columbia and the surrounding areas that show how life was like for the 49er in the old days.
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Durham's Place Names of California Eastern Sierra
~David L. Durham - 206 pgs
Durham’s Place Names of California Eastern Sierra is a comprehensive and complete volume for California's Eastern Sierra and sorted by place-names to everything in the region. Thousands of topographical features such as ridges, peaks, canyons, valleys, towns and many other locations are all categorized along with longitude and latitude coordinates.
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Durham's Place Names of California Gold Country
~David Durham - 369 pgs
A comprehensive volume for California's Gold Country with thousands of topographical features such as ridges, peaks, canyons, valleys, towns and many other locations sorted by place names and categorized with longitude and latitude coordinates.
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Ghosts of the Glory Trail CA - NV
~Nell Murbarger
Ghosts of the Glory Trail CA - NV is a very good account of western ghost towns in Nevada, California and Utah. Towns that once flourished but were abandoned seemingly overnight. Murbarger tracked down and interviewed a number of former and current residents and to capture intimate accounts of their past stories in these historic ghost towns.
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Gold Rush Days in Amador County
~Mary Edith Crosley - 34 pgs
Go back in time to the Gold Rush era as it happened in Amador County with historical pictures and stories of Amador County's history in Mary Edith Crosley’s Gold Rush Days in Amador County.
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Goldfield - The Last Gold Rush on the Western Frontier
~Sally Zanjani - 338 pgs
This book tells the story of the lives, hopes, loves, riches and dilemmas of prospectors, miners, stock promoters, gamblers, roughers, law-men, anarchists as well as the nabobs who could wager a fortune on the turn of roulette in Goldfield, America's last great gold rush of 1902.
Price: $24.95
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Goldfield Boom town of Nevada
~Stanley Paher - 17 pgs
Explore the mining culture of a historic town in Goldfield Boom Town of Nevada, a great collection of vintage photos and tales from Goldfield in 17 detailed pages.
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Hangtown
~Mary Crosley-Griffin - 53 pgs
Hangtown is filled with stories and accounts of some of the most exciting events in Placerville's colorful past, many told through the words of the people who lived it. Today, the nondescript small mountain town is a treasure for you to discover.
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Images of America - Amador County
~John Poultney - 127 pgs
With more than 200 vintage images, gathered from the Amador County Archives and private local collections, upcountry Amador resident John Poultney illustrates how life looked in the country once upon a time. From the rough mining camps near Volcano, Drytown, and Sutter Creek, to the fantastic mountain scenery of Carson Pass, to the days of the Amador Central Railroad, this is a remarkable compendium of Amador's remarkable past.
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Images of America - Ione and the Jackson Valley
~Deborah Coleen Cook - 127 pgs
Historical archaologist and Amador County archivist Deborah Cook presents here a distinctive look at the valleys, showing views from the early history of the region through to the 21st century. Gathering images from the Amador County Archives and private collections, she tells this story with a unique and interesting approach.
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Images of America - Sutter Creek
~Kimberly Wooten and R. Scott Baxter - 127 pgs
In this collection of vintage photography culled from personal collections and the Amador County Archives, historical archaeologists and husband-and-wife team Kimberly Wooten and Scott Baxter bring to the reader a unique perspective and their deep community connection to the Sutter Creek area where their own children are sixth-generation natives.
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John Swift's Lost Silver Mines
~Michael Paul Henson - 100 pgs
A book dedicated to John Swift's mine's that was lost decades ago. Michael Henseon gathers sources to help pinpoint where the mine might be and the legends behind it. Included is the manuscript journal from John Swift along with much detailed detective work that was done to verify facts and figures.
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Jose Maria Amador Forgotten Pioneer
~Mary Crosley-Griffin - 26 pgs
The story of Jose Maria is not just a history of a man - it is the history of a state. Jose Maria: Amador Forgotten Pioneer follows a man who was present at some of the most important events in California's past. Largely ignored and forgotten by most writers dealing with Spanish-Mexican period in California history, here is the remarkable story of the man and his eponymous city, county and valley.
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Lost Gold & Silver Mines of the Southwest
~Eugene Conrotto
Handy guide to the long-lost mines, rich veins of ore, silver lodes, buried treasure and other bonanzas reputed to be there for the taking in the American West. All fully described, including fascinating anecdotes about the treasure, its general locale and other information. Each description also accompanied by a map of the region. 96 maps and over 50 other line illustrations.
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Mining Camp Days
~Emil W. Billeb - 229 pgs
Emil Billeb was a photographer and miner during the heyday of Great Basin in the Nevada and Eastern Sierra mining camps. Emil tells the stories of those historic sites with grace and charm, and brings it to life with intimate photographs of the time.
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Nevada Lost Mines and Buried Treasures
~Douglas McDonald - 128 pgs
This book includes Nevada's 38 best treasure legends gathered from published volumes of history, old pioneer accounts, personal interviews, and from early-day magazines and newspaper articles. Author McDonald leaves no stone unturned and even turns to bar rooms, campfires, and at poker tables to create the most definitive collection of Nevada’s lost mines and buried treasure.
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New Mexico Treasure Tales
~W.C. Jameson - 199 pgs
New Mexico - The Land of Enchantment! In addition to its natural wonders, New Mexico claims a history unlike that of any other state. It is filled with characters from myriad cultures along with compelling and colorful events. And as if that weren't enough, the state of New Mexico has given birth to some of the most amazing and incredible legends and tales of lost mines and buried treasures. Twenty-six of those tales are presented in this book by veteran treasure hunter W. C. Jameson are the result of more than four decades of research, exploration, and discovery.
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Outlaw Tales
~Richard Young - 224 pgs
Tales of outlaws and desperados are one of the few types of folklore that are peculiarly American. The myths and legends surrounding such characters as Belle Starr, Frank and Jesse James, and Wild Bill Hickok grip the national imagination just as tightly as they did a century ago. This well researched book highlightes tales both thrilling and humorous about hangings and burials, shootouts and practical jokes, the Hole in the Wall and Boothill Cemetery. The authors searched archival records, visited outlaws' homesites, and even interviewed descendants to bring this interesting look at the characters of the American West.
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Passing of the Outhouse
~Tom G Murray - 47 pgs
A book that is a collection of photos, essays, and poems that center around the outhouse that is sure to cause a laugh or two. The author regrets the book must contain a bit of history, only the smell is different!
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Senner's Gold
~Helen Corbin
Another look at the facts behind the gold stolen in the supposed "superstitions" from Goldfield.
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Southwest Saga - The Way it Really Was!
~William C. McGaw - 160 pgs
What is truth? Many observers care only slightly about what truth is, preferring to be entertained rather than accurately informed. William McGaw takes us on the true events from extensive research related into a collection over a long period of years from the Southwest with whatever evidence still is available, often visiting with the people who made them happen, and eventually arriving at what he is convinced is the complete and untarnished truth.
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Texas Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasures
~Carlos Savoy - 232 pgs
Amazing stories of lost and hidden outlaw loot, Spanish gold and silver mines, buried Indian treasure, lost pirate booty, and legendary treasures have lured searchers for generations. And most serious treasure hunters agree that Texas is the richest source of some of the world’s most fascinating and compelling history regarding such stories.
Texas Tales of Lost Mines and Buried Treasure represents the largest collection of in-depth research on the legends and folktales concerning a plethora of lost mines and buried treasure in the state of Texas, from outlaw loot, Spanish gold and silver mines, to buried Indian treasure, even lost pirate booty. Noted professional treasure and artifact hunter, Carlos Savoy has compiled the most current information, researched historical background on each site, and maps of real and approximate locales of lost and buried treasure.
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The Frontier Army in the Settlement of the West
~Michael Tate - 480 pgs
Dispelling timeworn stereotypes, Michael L. Tate tells the story of the frontier army who conducted explorations, compiled scientific and artistic records, built roads, aided overland travelers, and improved river transportation. Army posts were the nuclei for towns, and soldiers delivered federal mails undertook agricultural experiments, and much more—a great treasure trove of fascinating stories!
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The Guide to Bodie and Eastern Sierra Historic Sites
~George III Williams
Explore the work and lives of the people and stories from the once thriving town of Bodie. A must buy for anyone that has visited, planning to visit Bodie, or is merely interested in the fascinating history behind the city.
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Tonopah – Silver Camp of Nevada
~Stanley W. Paher
Tonopah – Silver Camp of Nevada is book that gives a summary of the mining boom days in text and historic pictures. The silver discovery at Tonopah in 1900 triggered the fast-paced 20th century Nevada mining. Later the site of one of the richest booms in the West was an Indian campground for many years long before Jim Butler discovered the ore.
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Virginia City and the Silver Region of the Comstock Lode
~Douglas McDonald - 128 pgs
Virginia City and the Silver Region of the Comstock Lode is a well written book on the history of Virginia City and the silver mines of the regions around Reno and Lake Tahoe.
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Volcano
~Mary Edith Crosley- 30 pgs
An informative and historical account of the town of Volcano with descriptive text, historical pictures, and a focus on famous places and events in Volcano's history.
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