Ores to Metals: The Rocky Mountain Smelting Industry (Timberline Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.42 (512 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0870819461 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-02-19 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Kanga_roo78 said Great history of Colorado smelting industry and the impact to towns like Denver and Pueblo. Very well written book on a topic where very little has been written. I never realized the profound impact these facilities had on the towns of Denver, Pueblo, Leadville and Durango. Highly recommend this book
"Ores to Metals is a book that belongs on the shelf of all readers who want to understand how Colorado matured so rapidly from rambunctious youth to conventional adulthood." -Virginia McConnell Simmons, Colorado Central Magazine
Drawing on archival material, Fell expertly presents the triumphs and troubles of the entrepreneurs who built one of the great industries of the West.. Over time, fortunes were won and lost, business success was converted to political success, and advances were made in science and metallurgy. At that time, miners desperately needed new technology to recover gold and silver from ores resistant to milling. This comprehensive treatment of the smelting industry of Colorado, originally published in 1979, is now back in print with a new preface by the author. Beginni