Goldfield: The Last Gold Rush On The Western Frontier (U)

Shortly after the turn of the century discoveries by a Shoshone prospector in the barren central Nevada deserts ignited the last great goldrush on the Western mining frontier. Prospectors, , miners, stock promoters, gamblers, camp followers, roughs, lawmen, and anarchists, among others, converged upon this unlikely plot of sand and joshua trees from every corner of the earth. The saga that ensued is first-rate. It tells the story of ordinary people--their everyday lives, hopes, loves, and dilemmas--as well as the fates of the newly crowned nabobs, who could wager a fortune on the turn of a roulette wheel.