Mining Archaeology in the American West: A View from the Silver State

By Donald L. Hardesty

Book Overview

Mining played a prominent role in the shaping and settling of the American West in the nineteenth century. Following the discovery of the famous Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1859, mining became... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Misc.
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0803230184
• ISBN13: 9780803230187
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
• Length: 240 Pages