| #1228547 in Books | University of Nevada Press | 2011-08-28 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 9.00 x.90 x6.00l,.80 | File type: PDF | 248 pages | ||1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.| Bodie's Gold: a cursory review|By Chris G.|The book was an interesting and provocative read, chronicling the town's inception, its embryonic stages of development, its growth to maturity, and finally its demise. The archival photos, chronologically placed throughout the book, add to the overall intrigue of the tome.
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|"Bodie's Gold is lively reading and a vivid account of the life that once throbbed behind the now-closed doors and empty streets of California's official Gold Rush ghost town." -- Placerville Mountain Democrat
The Bodie Mining District was established in 1860 after the discovery of gold deposits in the area. Bodie's largest boom ended just over twenty years later, but the town survived into the twentieth century supported by a few small but steady mines. Mining ended with World War II. What remained of the town became a state park in 1964.
In Bodie's Gold, author Marguerite Sprague uncovers the original sources of information whenever possible, from the fi...
You easily download any file type for your gadget.Bodie’s Gold: Tall Tales and True History from a California Mining Town | Marguerite Sprague.Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
