Precious Dust: The Saga of the Western Gold Rushes

The boom era began with the discovery of gold in California in 1848 and extended over fifty years to include the rushes in the Pikes Peak region in Colorado, the Black Hills of South Dakota, Alder Gulch in Montana, and the Yukon. Precious Dust humanizes the mad rush to these remote places Paula Mitchell Marks's books include And Die in the West: The Story of the O.K. Corral Gunfight. She teaches history at St. Edward's University in Austin, Texas.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Bison
Published: 04/01/1998
ISBN: 9780803282476
Pages: 448
Weight: 1.27lbs
Size: 8.94h x 5.96w x 0.87d
Award: Spur Awards - Winner