A Hole in the Ground with a Liar at the Top: Fraud and Deceit in the Golden Age of American Mining
Autor Dan Plazaken Limba Engleză Paperback – 30 ian 2010 – vârsta până la 80 ani
Coal, silver, gold. There is something about the allure of hidden treasure that puts a glint in people’s eyes. By gathering such familiar stories as that of Nevada’s infamous Comstock Lode with a succession of lesser-known scandals, Dan Plazak provides an entertaining and informative volume that delightfully investigates the history of mining frauds in the United States from the Civil War to World War I.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781607810209
ISBN-10: 1607810204
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 22 illus.
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:1st Edition
Editura: University of Utah Press
Colecția University of Utah Press
ISBN-10: 1607810204
Pagini: 384
Ilustrații: 22 illus.
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 30 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Ediția:1st Edition
Editura: University of Utah Press
Colecția University of Utah Press
Recenzii
"Having cast a very wide net through the popular press and the mining industry's newspapers, Plazak has marshaled an impressive array of details documenting scores of scams and scam artists. Undoubtedly anyone interested in the general topic or in particular instances of fraud or deciet will find Plazak a welcome starting point."—Western Historical Quarterly
"In his estimable work, A Hole in the Ground with a Liar at the Top, Dan Plazak strikes it rich with his examination of the old west’s most successful villains and their crimes.”—Utah Historical Quarterly
Notă biografică
Dan Plazak is a graduate of Michigan Tech and the Colorado School of Mining. He is a consulting geologist and engineer.
Cuprins
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Mining Fraud
2. The Imaginary Mine of Doctor Gardiner
3. The Comstock: Mother Lode of American Mining Swindles
4. Snow Job at the Emma Mine
5. A Brief History of Diamond-Mining Frauds in America
6. Tin Men
7. Professor Samuel Aughey: “A First-Class Charlatan”
8. Swindle in South Park
9. Leadville: A Comstock in the Colorado Rockies
10. Tichenor’s Gold: Calistoga Natural Springwater
11. Richard Flower: Master Swindler
12. Thomas Lawson: Champion of the People
13. Aron Beam and His Gold Process
14. Golden Sands of the Adirondacks
15. Mining Gold from the Sea
16. The Spoilers
17. Whitaker Wright’s House of Cards
18. George Graham Rice’s Adventures with Your Money
19. Death Valley Scotty: The Showman as Mine Swindler
20. The Literary Life: Julian Hawthorne, Mining Swindler
21. Selling the Pure Blue Sky
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Acknowledgments
1. Introduction to Mining Fraud
2. The Imaginary Mine of Doctor Gardiner
3. The Comstock: Mother Lode of American Mining Swindles
4. Snow Job at the Emma Mine
5. A Brief History of Diamond-Mining Frauds in America
6. Tin Men
7. Professor Samuel Aughey: “A First-Class Charlatan”
8. Swindle in South Park
9. Leadville: A Comstock in the Colorado Rockies
10. Tichenor’s Gold: Calistoga Natural Springwater
11. Richard Flower: Master Swindler
12. Thomas Lawson: Champion of the People
13. Aron Beam and His Gold Process
14. Golden Sands of the Adirondacks
15. Mining Gold from the Sea
16. The Spoilers
17. Whitaker Wright’s House of Cards
18. George Graham Rice’s Adventures with Your Money
19. Death Valley Scotty: The Showman as Mine Swindler
20. The Literary Life: Julian Hawthorne, Mining Swindler
21. Selling the Pure Blue Sky
Notes
Bibliography
Index
Descriere
An entertaining and informative volume that investigates the history of mining frauds in the U.S. from the Civil War to World War I