Gold! - Ian Neligh

Gold!

Madness, Murder, and Mayhem in the Colorado Rockies

(Autor)

Buch | Softcover
196 Seiten
2017
Graphic Arts Books (Verlag)
978-1-5132-6065-5 (ISBN)
14,95 inkl. MwSt
Ian Neligh takes an unflinching look at the people and places gripped by gold fever in the Colorado Rockies. A journey to find the source of gold’s enthralling power, and a fascinating chronicle of fortune hunters both past and present.
"Uncovers a centuries-long story of obsession that often included murder, gun fights, deadly accidents, overnight fortunes and even cannibalism. . . Neligh is a practiced writer whose style mixes history and modern realities seamlessly." -Colorado Country Life



Gold! brings together the story of this metal’s glittering legacy in the Centennial State and the madness, murder, and mayhem that came along with it. The book examines the rich history of the miners and treasure hunters who came to face danger and hardships in the unforgiving Rocky Mountains. This story is unique in that it takes a look at the phenomenon of gold, the treasure hunters, both modern and historic, and brings them to life in a detailed and sharp narrative.


Author Ian Neligh spent a year meeting with experts and enthusiasts, hearing their stories and trying to understand why it is they continue to do what they do—often in the face of extreme hardship. Modern-day gold miners profiled include Al Mosch, Bill Chapman, Ken Reid, and Chad Watkins.


Gold! is the story of an unusual subculture on the rise in the mountains of Colorado fueled by a delicate balance of hope, greed, and loss. It tells the story of men mostly forgotten by the world as they go in endless pursuit of an impossible fortune. It follows miners working their small, dangerous gold claims in mines over a hundred years old, to modern-day prospectors trying to strike it rich and counterbalance the weight of a struggling economy. The book also examines if those who spend their lives in search of riches—ever actually strike it rich.

From the author of Spurred West: Rogues, Treasure Seekers, Bounty Hunters, and Colorful Characters Past and Present, this book will appeal to both history buffs as well as fans of modern-day reality shows like Gold Rush.

Ian Neligh is the editor of the Clear Creek Courant newspaper, located in Idaho Springs, the town where the Colorado gold rush first began. He has won many state and national journalism awards for his writing and reporting including first place for online in-depth reporting from the Society of Professional Journalists, first place for investigative reporting from the Colorado Press Association, and numerous others.

Introduction


Chapter 1: Wolverines and Sunken Treasure


Chapter 2: A Fortune Lost and Found


Chapter 3: Diving for Gold


Chapter 4: Aladdin's Cave


Chapter 5: Chasing a Bullet


Chapter 6: Hard Rock Miner


Chapter 7: The New Prospectors


Chapter 8: A Gold Tooth and a Pair Of Pistols


Chapter 9: Gunslingers, Killers, and Ghosts


Chapter 10: The Tale of Two Cities


Chapter 11: Never Fearless


Chapter 12: Windigo


Chapter 13: Those Who Came Before


Chapter 14: What the Next Blast Brings


Chapter 15: A Family Legacy


Chapter 16: The Long Tunnel


Chapter 17: Phantoms


Chapter 18: Bat Country


Chapter 19: Ghost Country


Epilogue


Bibliography

Erscheinungsdatum
Zusatzinfo 24 B&W photos and illustrations
Verlagsort Portland
Sprache englisch
Maße 139 x 215 mm
Themenwelt Sachbuch/Ratgeber Geschichte / Politik Allgemeines / Lexika
Sachbuch/Ratgeber Geschichte / Politik Regional- / Landesgeschichte
Geschichte Allgemeine Geschichte Neuzeit (bis 1918)
Geisteswissenschaften Geschichte Regional- / Ländergeschichte
Naturwissenschaften Geowissenschaften Mineralogie / Paläontologie
Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie
Technik Bergbau
ISBN-10 1-5132-6065-0 / 1513260650
ISBN-13 978-1-5132-6065-5 / 9781513260655
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