| For Wood River or Bust: Idaho's Silver Boom of the 1880s Contributor(s): Spence, Clark C. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0893012157 ISBN-13: 9780893012151 Publisher: Caxton Press OUR PRICE: $26.96 Product Type: Hardcover Published: January 1999 Annotation: "The moment of brilliance of Idaho's Wood River mining towns spanned roughly the decade of the 1880s. Silver-lead ore discoveries led to the rise of Idaho centers such as Bellevue, Hailey, Bullion, Broadford, Ketchum, and Muldoon, but the Wood River district has never been given its due. Noted mining historian Clark Spence fills the gap by focusing on the mining history of the region and capturing the flavor and activities of the early camps and communities and the individuals who helped establish them."--BOOK JACKET. "For today's residents and visitors, this work offers a window on the early, raucous mining past which helped the region flourish and which left the distinctive legacy still felt today."--BOOK JACKET. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - 19th Century - History | United States - State & Local - General |
| Dewey: 979.63 |
| LCCN: 98-10145 |
| Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.27" W x 9.34" (1.08 lbs) 260 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Cultural Region - Heartland - Cultural Region - Midwest - Geographic Orientation - Idaho |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for the University of Idaho Press" Mining historian Clark C. Spence details the mining history of the Wood River region and captures the flavor and activities of the early camps and communities and the individuals who helped establish them. |