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Minerals, rocks, and soil / by Davis, Barbara J.,1952-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 47), Internet addresses and index.LSC
Subjects: Rock-forming minerals; Minerals; Petrology;
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Axle Bust Creek / by Shirley, John,1953-;
"From the battlefield of Shiloh to the prisoner camp at Slocum, former Union soldier Cleveland Trewe has seen more than enough carnage for one lifetime. Now that the war is over he's found work as a peacekeeper and prospector--the perfect set of survival skills for a town like Axle Bust, Nevada, a place seething with danger. Cleve's uncle staked a claim in Axle Bust only to lose it to a murderous con-man partnered with Duncan Conroy, owner of the Golden Fleece Mine and a man determined to build an empire by means fair and foul. The only person keeping Conroy in check is his sister Berenice, a freethinker whose scientific education benefits the family interests--even while catching Cleve's eye. To reclaim his uncle's mine, and bring justice to a town under tyranny, Cleve finds himself turning the streets into a bullet-riddled battlefield. Conroy is about to learn there just isn't room for both men in a town like Axle Bust."--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Western fiction.; Historical fiction.; Action and adventure fiction.; Gold miners;
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The Sisters Brothers [videorecording] / by Ahmed, Riz,1982-actor.; Audiard, Jacques,film director.; Gyllenhaal, Jake,1980-actor.; Hauer, Rutger,1944-actor.; Kane, Carol,1952-actor.; Phoenix, Joaquin,actor.; Reilly, John C.,1965-actor.; Root, Rebecca,actor.; Tolman, Allison,actor.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
John C. Reilly, Joaquin Phoenix, Jake Gyllenhaal, Riz Ahmed, Rebecca Root, Allison Tolman, Rutger Hauer, Carol Kane.Private detective John Morris (Jake Gyllenhaal) tracks scientist Hermann Warm (Riz Ahmed) in order to aid hit men brothers Eli (John C. Reilly) and Charlie Sisters (Joaquin Phoenix) with their task of killing him. But when Morris and Warm become unlikely allies, then, become even unlikelier allies with Eli and Charlie, all four men find their lives taking some unexpected turns.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Comedy films.; Feature films.; Western films.; Assassins; Brothers; Gold miners;
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By the neck / by Johnstone, William W.; Johnstone, J. A.;
Rollie Finnegan is a man of few words. As a Pinkerton agent with two decades of experience under his belt, he uses his stony silence to break down suspects and squeeze out confessions. Hence the nickname Stoneface. Over the years, he's locked up plenty of killers. Now he's ready to make a killing--for himself... There's gold in the mountains of Idaho Territory. And the town of Boar Gulch is a golden opportunity for a tough guy like Finnegan. But when he arrives, the local saloon owner is gunned down in cold blood--and Finnegan makes a cold calculation of his own. Instead of working in a mine, he'll buy the saloon. Instead of gold, he'll mine the miners. And instead of getting dirty, he'll clean up this grimy little boomtown once and for all--with his own brand of Stoneface justice...
Subjects: Western fiction.; Miners; Bars (Drinking establishments); Cowboys;
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Blood on the coal : the true story of the great Springhill mine disaster / by Cuthbertson, Ken,author.; Murray, Anne,1945-writer of foreword.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."The riveting true story of one of Canada's worst mining disaster, told in the voices of the men who survived. They said it was the world's deepest and most dangerous coal mine. In October 1958, the people who made that claim probably were correct. What can be said for certain is that the Dominion Steel and Coal Company's No. 2 colliery at Springhill was a leading candidate for both those dubious distinctions. The No. 2 mine at Springhill, Nova Scotia, was literally a disaster waiting to happen--and it did. On the night of October 23, 1958, a "bump" in the mine--literally a small earthquake--shook the entire structure crushing the weight of the world down on the miners below. Seventy-five miners would lose their lives in what remains one of Canada's worst disasters. Ken Cuthbertson, author of The Halifax Explosion: Canada's Worst Disaster, tells us the stories of the miners and their families in riveting detail, based on historical documents and interviews but also new interviews with one of the surviving miners. Anne Murray was a girl living in the town of Springfield, home to the mine, when the bump happened, and her father was a doctor who helped treat the wounded and identify the lost, and there were many. This is a story of heroism and sacrifice. As for the miners, what do you do when suddenly there's no escape, no light, no food, no water, and your comrades are dying around you? But this is also a story of hope, as some of the miners were rescued, becoming international celebrities in the process. And it's a story about how one disaster can change an entire industry forever."--
Subjects: Coal mine accidents; Miners;
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The prospector's only prospect / by Collins, Dani,author.;
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Divorced women; Gold miners; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Love Stories; Single fathers;
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This gun for hire / by Goodman, Jo,1953-author.;
While protecting a powerful mine owner with many enemies, Quill McKenna hires bounty hunter Calico Nash to help guard his boss's daughter, but is unable to control his attraction to her as death threats come thick and fast.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Women bounty hunters; Bodyguards; Mines and mineral resources; Man-woman relationships; Western stories.;
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Tales of an unsung sourdough : the extraordinary Klondike adventures of Johnny Lind / by Lind, Philip B.,1943-author.; Brehl, Robert,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.In the mid-1880s, Johnny Lind, a teenager from Pond Mills, Ontario, struck out for adventure and wealth. After a decade working as a railroader in the United States, Johnny headed north, to Yukon and Alaska, and he was mining gold nearby when the Klondike Gold Rush began. As a "sourdough," albeit an unsung one--the nickname for miners who had survived an entire winter in the North--Lind's story goes largely unrecognized in the lore of the era, his understated demeanor overshadowed by the larger-than-life characters that dominate the history books. But he kept journals recording his adventures in the Klondike, and these form an invaluable personal record. His stories shed light on the people and events of the gold rush, from the perspective of an everyman who wound up striking it rich. Here, Johnny Lind's grandson Phil Lind shares his grandfather's fascinating story, along with his love of the Klondike, the history of the gold rush, the colourful players in that famed period, and the peoples and land affected by the legendary stampede for wealth.
Subjects: Biographies.; Personal narratives.; Lind, Johnny (Gold miner); Gold miners;
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Gold [videorecording] / by Howard, Bryce Dallas,1981-actor.; Keach, Stacy,actor.; Kebbell, Toby,actor.; McConaughey, Matthew,1969-actor.; Ramírez, Édgar,1977-actor.; Gaghan, Stephen,film director.; Elevation Pictures,film distributor.;
Matthew Mcconaughey, Edgar Ramirez, Bryce Dallas Howard, Toby Kebbell, Stacy Keach.Kenny Wells, a prospector desperate for a lucky break, teams up with a similarly eager geologist and sets off on an amazing journey to find gold in the uncharted jungle of Indonesia. Getting the gold was hard but keeping it is even more difficult, sparking an adventure through the most powerful boardrooms of Wall Street.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.
Subjects: Feature films.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Wells, Kenny; Fortune hunters; Adventure and adventurers; Gold; Gold miners; Gold mines and mining;
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Nyxia unleashed / by Reintgen, Scott.;
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Subjects: Science fiction.; Mines and mineral resources; Conduct of life; Life on other planets; Competition (Psychology); Interplanetary voyages;
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