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1) Leaden Skies
Author
Series
Silver rush mysteries volume 3
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Parker is proficient in showing the crossroads between civilization and the frontier, including emerging new roles for women. A cliffhanger ending sets a promising stage for the next installment."—Publishers Weekly
It's the summer of 1880, and potential investment in Leadville's silver mines has brought former president and Civil War general Ulysses S. Grant to this city at the top of the Rockies. But others in his retinue
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Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Ace and Chance Jensen usually spend Christmas at the Sugarloaf Ranch. But this year, the brothers are heading to Death Valley to claim Chance's prize in a poker game: the deed to a silver mine. Sure, the mine is probably dried up and worthless, but what they don't realize is that half the deed belongs to a ruthless outlaw named Foxx, a rich vein of silver hasn't been tapped yet, and another wealthy mine owner is trying to crush the competition--by...
3) Hardrock
Author
Series
Publisher
Chivers Press
Pub. Date
2001
Physical Desc
186 p. ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Publisher
Acorn
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
2 DVDs (216 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
As they work the silver mines of Montana, the ambitious Connolly brothers dream of riches and adventure. Seduced by rumors of a greater prize to the north, they embark on a dangerous journey to the heart of the Yukon in this epic tale of greed, love, betrayal, and gold. As they become increasingly corrupted by the lust for power and wealth, the Connollys must stick together if they are to survive the harsh realities of the Yukon.
Author
Publisher
G. P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
2021.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.5 - AR Pts: 15
Physical Desc
376 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
After a mining accident kills her father and leaves her brother missing, twelve-year-old Ana puts her dreams on hold and goes into the mine to help her family survive in their impoverished Bolivian silver mining community.
Author
Series
Publisher
Pinnacle Books, Kensington Publishing Corp
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
394 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
Hired to guard a silver claim in the Colorado mountains, Newt "The Widowmaker" Jones is targeted by Kirby Cutter, a cold-blooded killer whose hatchet man is an outlaw with a thirst for vengeance, while dealing with a crazed grizzly that has developed a taste for human flesh.
Publisher
First Run/Icarus Films [distributor]
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
Widescreen.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (82 min.) : col., sd. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
The story of 14 year-old Basilio Vargas and his 12 year-old brother Bernardino as they work in the sixteenth century Bolivian silver mines of Cerro Rico (Potosí). Abandoning their Catholic beliefs, Cerro Rico miners believe that Satan, as represented by hundreds of statues constructed in the mines, determines whether they live or die there.
9) Bowie's mine
Author
Publisher
Center Point Pub
Pub. Date
2007
Edition
Center Point large print ed.
Physical Desc
238 p. (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Daniel Provost is the son of a farmer. Living up to his father's high standards for the farm is very hard work, but his life is basically comfortable and a loving woman is waiting to become his wife. But when a well-traveled stranger, bearing a story of Jim Bowie's legendary silver mine, appears at the farm, Daniel might just throw away everything for the chance at adventure he thought had passed him by.
10) Calico
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
First world edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 308 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"When chef Owen Slader vanishes driving through the Mojave desert, the case is assigned to disgraced former LAPD detective Beth McDade. Beth might be searching for a way out, but all roads lead to local ruins known as Calico Ghost Town . . . and to a conclusion that will shake not just her entire existence, but will unbalance the world"--
12) The miners
Author
Series
Publisher
Time-Life Books
Pub. Date
c1976
Physical Desc
240 p. : ill. (some col.), ports., maps ; 28 cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Special publication volume 24
Publisher
Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology
Pub. Date
c1998
Physical Desc
328 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
The History of the Comstock Lode, first published in 1943, provided mining investors, engineers, and western historians with the first comprehensive, chronological history of mining operations on the Comstock. Of particular note is Smith's progressive record of the ways the mines were developed, the failures encountered, the bonanzas discovered, and the production records of the mines. In addition to the invaluable mining information, The History...
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