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The twenty-two essays in this compelling anthology were written for a 1999 symposium commemorating the bicentennial of the discovery of gold in North Carolina. Topics addressed include: the geology and science of gold; world gold exploration; pre-Columbian gold; gold and gold mining in North Carolina (1799-1915); the Bechtler and Charlotte Mints; African Americans, slavery, and gold mining in North Carolina; the California Gold Rush; Colorado's Cripple Creek Mining District; Nevada's gold-mining history and the Carlin Deposit; financing the gold rushes; gold in the Klondike; gold in Alaska; and the aesthetic dimension of gold. Ninety-eight images and maps illustrate the text.

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #225006 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-28
• Binding: Paperback
• 379 pages

About the Author
Richard F. Knapp receive his Ph.D. from Duke University. He retired from the Historic Sites Section of the N.C. Office of Archives and History after 33 years service to the N.C. Department of Cultural Resources. During his tenure at Historic Sites, Dr. Knapp was responsible for the research and development of a number of the state's historic sites, including Reed Gold Mine.

Robert M. Topkins received his M.A. from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. He retired in 2002 from the Historical Publications Section of the N.C. Office of Archives and History, where he served as managing editor of the General Publications Branch and as editor of Carolina Comments.