The silver of the Sierra Madre
Subtitle: John Robinson, Boss Shepherd, and the people of the canyons
By: John Mason Hart.
Publisher: University of Arizona Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Tucson
Language: eng
Number of pages: 237
ISBN-13: 9780816527045
Subjects: Shepherd, Alexander Robey, -- 1835-1902; Batopilas Mining Company; Silver mines and mining -- Mexico -- Copper Canyon; Tarahumara Indians -- History; Batopilas (Mexico) -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Robinson's quest; title: The invention of the fritter; title: Confronting the wilderness; title: The patrón grande, community, and corrupt practices.