A hole in the ground with a liar at the top
Subtitle: fraud and deceit in the golden age of American mining
By: by Dan Plazak.
Publisher: University of Utah Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Salt Lake City
Language: eng
Number of pages: 374
ISBN-13: 9780874808407
Subjects: Mines and mineral resources -- Valuation -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Mines and mineral resources -- Valuation -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Fraud -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Fraud -- United States -- History -- 20th century.; Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- History -- 19th century.; Swindlers and swindling -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.