Rocky Mountain mining camps: The urban frontier by Smith, Duane A - 1967

University of Nebraska Press. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Lincoln, Nebraska: University of Nebraska Press, 1974. H3 - Book has some light crease on the spine and back top left corner, some chipping on the corners, front lower left and bottom, price label on the first page, light soiling stain on the bottom corners opposite the spine of some inside pages, discoloration and normal shelf wear otherwise good. From 1859 and the first gold rush into the Rockies until the 1890s, when most gold fields has been played out, this previously unsettled wilderness became the.... 4th Printing. Trade Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

University of Nebraska Press. Used - Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Bloomington, Illinois: Indiana Univ. Press, 1967. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. 304pp Contains photos, maps, illustrations; notes, bibliography, index. Small tear near middle of spine, otherwise book is AS NEW . First Edition. Cloth Hardback. Near Very Good/No Jacket.

Indiana University Press, 1967-01-01. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. 8x5x1. Slightly cocked binding lightly shelf worn. Light wear & soiling on edges of text block. Text and images unmarked. Dj shelf worn around edges with scuffs, creases, abrasions & small tears in a mylar cover.

Bloomington, IN: Indiana Univ. Press. Light edge wear, jacket rubbed with chips and tears, few small pieces missing off of edges. Pages beginning to yellow, , small spot on rear end-paper, otherwise interior is clean. . Very Good. Hardcover. 1967.

Indiana University Press, 2017-05-22. Paperback. New.

Indiana University Press, 1967. First edition. Hard cover. Very Good/Good. Some short tears and edgewear to dustjacket. "Few Americans at the end of the Mexican War in 1848 dreamed of the vast mineral potential of the country they had wrested from their southern neighbor," writes Duane A. Smith, author of Rocky Mountain Mining Camps. "Few would have believed that within a generation this land would be crisscrossed by prospectors in search of gold and silver, that valuable deposits would be found, and that permanent settlement would rapidly follow." Yet, from the first gold rush into the Rockies in 1859 to the "playing out" of most of the area's gold fields in the 1890s, a previously unsettled wilderness experienced urbanization and crude camps transformed into cities overnight. In this history of a number of Rocky Mountain mining settlements, Smith traces the cycle of this frontier phenomenon as camps pop up, experience the uncontrolled booms, and either die with… Read More

Indiana University Press, 2017-05-22. Paperback. Like New.

Indiana University, 1967. Very Good. Smith, Duane A. Rocky Mountain Mining Camps: The Urban Frontier. Bloomington: Indiana University, 1967. 304pp. Indexed. Illustrated. 8vo. Red cloth. Book condition: Very good. Ex-libris Sam Weller. Dust Jacket Condition: Very good with a small closed tear in the bottom edge of the front cover flap.