Gold in Them Hills: The Story of the West's Last Wild Mining Days
Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company, 1932. First Edition, First Printing.
WHERE FORTUNES WERE WON—AND LOST
Carl B. Glasscock traces the dramatic final era of Western mining, recounting the gold and silver rushes that transformed isolated camps into boomtowns across the American frontier. Blending historical narrative with vivid anecdotes, he explores the prospectors, entrepreneurs, and colorful personalities whose pursuit of mineral wealth helped shape the closing chapters of the Old West.
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION: Octavo; approximately 8.5 inches tall; 330 pages with index. Publisher's green cloth with red spine and cover titles; top edge stained red. Illustrated with fifteen photographic plates and map endpapers.
CONDITION: Bindings tight and square. Text clean with light, even age-toning. Moderate shelf handling with minor fading around the perimeter of the cloth. A solid, well-preserved first edition.
HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE — THE CLOSING OF THE MINING FRONTIER.
Published during the early twentieth century, Gold in Them Hills preserves the history of the West's final great mining booms while many participants and eyewitnesses were still living. Glasscock combines historical research with engaging storytelling to document the people, places, and events that marked the end of America's great gold rush era.
SUBJECTS: Gold Rush, Mining Camps, American West, Carl B. Glasscock, Frontier History, Prospecting, Silver Mining, Western Expansion, Boomtowns, First Edition, Western Americana, Mining History, American History, Frontier History.
Item #22273
Price: $24.00
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