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Автор: Alicia Priest
Название: Rock Fell on the Moon: Dad & the Great Yukon Silver Ore Heist
ISBN: 1550177338 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781550177336
Издательство: Gazelle Book Services
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Описание: In its heyday in the 1950s and 60s, the remote community of Elsa, 300 miles north of Whitehorse in the Yukon Territory, was the epicentre of one of the worlds most lucrative silver mining operations -- an enterprise that far surpassed the riches produced during the iconic Klondike gold rush. For twelve of those years, Gerald Priest was the chief assayer for United Keno Hill Mines (UKHM), the major player in the region. Priest was a clever man who could as easily carry the role of refined gentleman as he could rustic mountain man. As far as ten-year-old Alicia Priest was concerned, her father Gerrys life in Elsa was perfect: a home rich with music, books and pets where he never had to boil a kettle or wash a sock; a well-paying job; a beautiful and affectionate wife; and two daughters who revered him as only little girls can. But as Alicia grows older, she realises that perhaps her dad saw things differently, with four female dependents, an ailing wife who could not give him the son he wanted, a religiously fanatical mother-in-law and a tedious, dead-end job. Escape becomes possible when Gerry stakes the Moon Claims and discovers a phenomenal silver-rich boulder -- enough silver to make him and his family rich and fund their relocation south. But when Gerry tries to smelt and sell the ore, UKHM calls the RCMP. Too many things do not add up: geologists find the former assayers boulder story improbable, the manpower required to hand-mine and transport seventy tons of rock across the Yukon terrain is beyond Herculean and most suspiciously, Gerrys ore looks a lot like the ore found in UKHMs Elsa mine. In "A Rock Fell on the Moon", Alicia Priest consults letters, news stories, archived RCMP files and court documents, and interviews with former mine employees, litigators and police investigators, to piece together the full story of her fathers infamous heist. The result is a lively, heart-rending account of a mysterious crime that came extraordinarily close to succeeding; a fascinating look into the small mining communities that once thrived in the Yukon; and the personal story of the Priest family, who could only watch aghast as the life they knew crumbled around them. As she uncovers more of the story, Alicia must reconcile two different versions of her father: the fun-loving, bush-savvy adventurer who raised her, and the man accused and convicted of the Great Yukon Silver Ore Heist.

Автор: Bard Rich
Название: Beyond Acadia: Exploring the Bold Coast of Down East Maine
ISBN: 1608936716 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781608936717
Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
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Автор: WTIU
Название: Lew Wallace: Shiloh Soldier / Ben-Hur Bard
ISBN: 0253030692 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780253030696
Издательство: Marston Book Services
Цена: 31670.00 T
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Описание: Lew Wallace (1827-1905) is one of the most significant Hoosiers in Indiana history. Wallace accomplished many remarkable things in his life, yet today, when people are asked "Who was Lew Wallace?" many respond "Lew Who?"Wallace played a leading role in America’s military, political, diplomatic, and literary affairs during the 19th century. He was passionate about books and combat, and dreamed of fame on the battlefield. He was the youngest major general in the Union Army and had success fighting Confederate forces at Forts Henry and Donelson during the Civil War. Yet, at the Battle of Shiloh, Wallace found himself in controversy that haunted him for the remainder of his life.