A pictorial history of American mining ; from pre-Columbian times to the present
| Title | : | A Pictorial History of American Mining : the adventure and drama of finding and extracting nature's wealth from the earth, from pre-Columbian times to the present |
| Author | : | Howard N. Sloane |
| Language | : | en |
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The collection focuses on pictorial interpretations of the old west, with emphasis on the early california and gold rush periods. Views depict the changing landscape of the west under the impact of westward migration, the development of towns and cities, early settlements, california missions, railroads, gold mining scenes, pioneer and frontier life, native populations, social history, and many other topics.
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Title: the pictorial history of the united states of america: from the discovery by the northmen in the tenth century to the present thor: john frostpublisher: gale, sabin americana description: based on joseph sabin's famed bibliography, bibliotheca americana, sabin americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s.
A history of american currency the paper money issued by the massachusetts bay colony in 1690 was the first authorized by any government in the western world. False notes as well as genuine notes altered by criminals followed promptly.
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The history of coal mining in the united states goes back to the 1300s, when the hopi indians used coal. The first commercial use came in 1701, within the manakin-sabot area of richmond, virginia. Coal was the dominant power source in the united states in the late 1800s and early 1900s, and although in rapid decline it remains a significant source of energy in 2019. Coal became the largest source of energy in the 1880s, when it overtook wood, and remained the largest source until the early 1950s.
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