The discovery of the first lode of gold in the gulches around Central City is what really brought the colorful state of Colorado into being. Bancroft captures the broad sweep of the city's history through the details of the personalities that created its swirling events. Here are the pioneers who lived, worked, loved, grew rich, and sometimes died in the Gulch of Gold.

Yukon historian Michael Gates unearths the rich origin story of Eagle Mine, the largest gold mine to ever operate in Yukon territory.

Travel guide book inspired by the gold prospecting origin of Colorado. Includes touring information on all the major towns founded as gold mining camps as well as summaries of each town's origin story. Includes reviews and recommendations on historic districts to visit, mines to tour, driving tours of ghost towns and places to gold pan. Includes information on 16 historic districts, 31 museums, 18 mines, 186 gold panning sites across the state of Colorado. Thoroughly researched to confirm public access to the panning sites (no private property or areas subject to mining claim has been included - unlike other books.)Written by a long-time Colorado resident and gold prospector. Based on years of research and field work.Get your share of the gold by prospecting for it in historic, urban, and remote locations across the gold districts of Colorado.

During the California Gold Rush of 1848, ten-year-old Estrella, who runs so fast she is called "la Estrella corriente, " the running star, faces a group of greedy ghosts who have stolen her exotic pets to work in their gold mine.

(Large Font Edition) An historical novel honored by the Zane Grey Society with its Book of the Year award, Zigzag Canyon: The Legend of Gold Gulch, is a compelling story about the interactions between the Apaches of eastern Arizona, Mexican settlers, mountain men, and Anglo prospectors. Zigzag Canyon tells the story of a fabulously rich placer mine, the men who discovered it, those who died there, and others who spent their lives trying to rediscover it. Fair warning, once you start reading, this book is hard to put down.