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Gold in the Black Hills
Watson Parker. |
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EBook
16 b&w photographs, glossary
ISBN: 0971517126 |
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Available in ebook formats
Gold in the Black Hills brings to life the days “when adventure stood by a man’s elbow, fortune lay at the tip of his shovel, and it was good to be alive.”
In this classic account of the Black Hills gold rush of 1874–1879, Watson Parker weaves a delightful and authoritative guide out of the chaotic and complex history of early settlement. Beginning with a review of the geography and early exploration of the area, Parker chronicles the initial rush during the summer of 1875 as well as the subsequent rushes deeper into the Central and Northern Hills, describing the impact on American Indians who called the Black Hills home. He describes life on the trails to the mines as well as in the mining towns and discusses hard-rock mining and early milling. Gold in the Black Hills is an essential resource for this thrilling episode in American history.
“Parker’s book is the most important book ever written about the Black Hills gold rush, and all students and scholars benefit because of its availability.”—David A. Wolff, Black Hills State University
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