Bodie's Gold: Tall Tales and True History from a California Mining Town
"Bodie's Goldis lively reading and a vivid account of the life that once throbbed behind the now-closed doors and empty streets of California's official Gold Rush ghost town." --Placerville Mountain Democrat"A good, informal social history of Bodie." --True West"Bodie's Goldis a valuable and informative source, from Marguerite Sprague's preface to her extensive back matter. The book is a must-read for anyone who is planning a trip to Bodie or just wants to step back into California's gold rush era." --New Mexico Historical Review"Sprague weaves together the divergent geological, mining, and social aspects of Bodie's story into a well-researched, nicely written, and very readable account of a mining camp that became an indelible part of California's colorful gold-mining history." -- Rock and Gem