Lost Mines of the Old West
AUTHENTIC STORY OF THE “PEGLEG” AND 21 OTHER STORIES OF FABULOUS LOST MINES!

Author Howard D. Clark, a Kansas native, had an extensive career in journalism with appointments including managing editor for the Farm Press Publications of Chicago, Illinois; staff writer for a number of business papers; and statistical and analytical specialist for other periodicals and concerns.

This background, plus extensive travel on the Pacific Coast, fitted him particularly well to undertake the writing of this book. Lost mine legends make up a large section of Western folklore. In this collection he has made a sincere effort to present only the most important and best authenticated of them all. He has also had the invaluable assistance of Ray Hetherington, an unquestioned authority in the field of Western Americana. Much of the source material used herein was collected by Mr. Hetherington through thirty years of extensive research.

First published in 1946, this collection of lost mine legends is considered among the most complete and factual of any ever assembled.
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Lost Mines of the Old West
AUTHENTIC STORY OF THE “PEGLEG” AND 21 OTHER STORIES OF FABULOUS LOST MINES!

Author Howard D. Clark, a Kansas native, had an extensive career in journalism with appointments including managing editor for the Farm Press Publications of Chicago, Illinois; staff writer for a number of business papers; and statistical and analytical specialist for other periodicals and concerns.

This background, plus extensive travel on the Pacific Coast, fitted him particularly well to undertake the writing of this book. Lost mine legends make up a large section of Western folklore. In this collection he has made a sincere effort to present only the most important and best authenticated of them all. He has also had the invaluable assistance of Ray Hetherington, an unquestioned authority in the field of Western Americana. Much of the source material used herein was collected by Mr. Hetherington through thirty years of extensive research.

First published in 1946, this collection of lost mine legends is considered among the most complete and factual of any ever assembled.
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AUTHENTIC STORY OF THE “PEGLEG” AND 21 OTHER STORIES OF FABULOUS LOST MINES!

Author Howard D. Clark, a Kansas native, had an extensive career in journalism with appointments including managing editor for the Farm Press Publications of Chicago, Illinois; staff writer for a number of business papers; and statistical and analytical specialist for other periodicals and concerns.

This background, plus extensive travel on the Pacific Coast, fitted him particularly well to undertake the writing of this book. Lost mine legends make up a large section of Western folklore. In this collection he has made a sincere effort to present only the most important and best authenticated of them all. He has also had the invaluable assistance of Ray Hetherington, an unquestioned authority in the field of Western Americana. Much of the source material used herein was collected by Mr. Hetherington through thirty years of extensive research.

First published in 1946, this collection of lost mine legends is considered among the most complete and factual of any ever assembled.

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ISBN-13: 9781789121735
Publisher: Borodino Books
Publication date: 04/03/2018
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
Pages: 88
File size: 7 MB

About the Author

HOWARD D. CLARK was a native of Kansas. Born in 1890, he graduated from Washburn College and then began a career in journalism. His worked as managing editor for the Farm Press Publications of Chicago, Illinois and was staff writer for a number of business papers. He also worked as a statistical and analytical specialist for many other periodicals and concerns. An avid traveler on the Pacific Coast, he turned to writing a collection of stories on lost mine legends from Western folklore.

RAY HETHERINGTON was an authority in the field of Western Americana, conducting extensive research over many decades.
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