A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho

by Clark C. Spence

A History of Gold Dredging in Idaho tells the story of a revolution in placer mining--and its subsequent impact on the state of Idaho--from its inception in the early 1880s until its demise in the early 1960s. Idaho was the nation's fourth-leading producer of dredged gold after 1910 and therefore provides an excellent lens through which to observe the practice and history of gold dredging.

Author Clark Spence focuses on the two most...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607324741
• ISBN13: 9781607324744
• Release Date: June 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Colorado
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.1" x 9.1"