Treasure from the Painted Hills by Douglas Steeples

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In this study, the author offers a geographic, economic, social, political, and business history of Calico, California. Once a silver-mining camp, and marketed today as a silver-mining ghost town, Calico outlived the silver era when borax was discovered in its hills.

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Treasure from the Painted Hills by Douglas Steeples

In this study, the author offers a geographic, economic, social, political, and business history of Calico, California. Once a silver-mining camp, and marketed today as a silver-mining ghost town, Calico outlived the silver era when borax was discovered in its hills.

DOUGLAS STEEPLES is Professor of History and Dean at Mercer University. His primary research interest is the American West and U.S. business history after the Civil War. His most recent book is Democracy in Desperation (Greenwood, 1998).

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ISBN 13 9780313308369
ISBN 10 0313308365
Title Treasure from the Painted Hills
Author Douglas Steeples
Series Contributions In Economics And Economic History Ser
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Year published 1999-01-30
Number of pages 168
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.