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The Silver Seekers: They Tamed California's Last Frontier

Remi Nadeau

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Description:From the 1860s to the '80s, thousands of men and women rushed in search of silver to the untapped wilderness east of the Sierra, from Tahoe to the Mojave.Out of old newspapers, courtroom testimony, diaries, letters, and reminiscences, Remi Nadeau opens up this hitherto neglected chapter in California history.There was:- Pat Reddy, who lost an arm in a Cornstock street fight and, nursed by his future wife, Emily, lived to become one of the West's most famous lawyers.- Annie Rikert, the stubborn Calico mine operator, who confronted her opponents with a loaded revolver and showed she could use it.- "Lord" Lewis Chalmers, the Scottish gentleman who took on the wilds of Alpine County, married his beautiful housekeeper, Antoinette, and with her as "Lady" Chalmers, almost beat the mining game.- George Daly, the Bodie mine boss who made a career of facing angry mobs.- Mort Belshaw, whose word was law in Inyo County, and who locked horns with his enemies in a savage contest for control of underground riches at Cerro Gordo.- Remi Nadeau, "king of the desert freighters," whose 100 teams of up to 20 mules apiece raised dust through every mining camp from Mammoth and Benton in the north to Ivanpah and Providence in the southeast.These and many other epic characters are brought to vivid life in a saga that stretches for 400 miles and three decades of the wildest of the Wild West.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Silver Seekers: They Tamed California's Last Frontier. To get started finding The Silver Seekers: They Tamed California's Last Frontier, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: From the 1860s to the '80s, thousands of men and women rushed in search of silver to the untapped wilderness east of the Sierra, from Tahoe to the Mojave.Out of old newspapers, courtroom testimony, diaries, letters, and reminiscences, Remi Nadeau opens up this hitherto neglected chapter in California history.There was:- Pat Reddy, who lost an arm in a Cornstock street fight and, nursed by his future wife, Emily, lived to become one of the West's most famous lawyers.- Annie Rikert, the stubborn Calico mine operator, who confronted her opponents with a loaded revolver and showed she could use it.- "Lord" Lewis Chalmers, the Scottish gentleman who took on the wilds of Alpine County, married his beautiful housekeeper, Antoinette, and with her as "Lady" Chalmers, almost beat the mining game.- George Daly, the Bodie mine boss who made a career of facing angry mobs.- Mort Belshaw, whose word was law in Inyo County, and who locked horns with his enemies in a savage contest for control of underground riches at Cerro Gordo.- Remi Nadeau, "king of the desert freighters," whose 100 teams of up to 20 mules apiece raised dust through every mining camp from Mammoth and Benton in the north to Ivanpah and Providence in the southeast.These and many other epic characters are brought to vivid life in a saga that stretches for 400 miles and three decades of the wildest of the Wild West.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Silver Seekers: They Tamed California's Last Frontier. To get started finding The Silver Seekers: They Tamed California's Last Frontier, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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