Virginia Minerals
Title | Virginia Minerals PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 8 |
Release | 2002 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN |
Virginia Minerals
Title | Virginia Minerals PDF eBook |
Author | |
Publisher | |
Pages | 78 |
Release | 2001 |
Genre | Geology |
ISBN |
A Handbook on the Minerals and Mineral Resources of Virginia
Title | A Handbook on the Minerals and Mineral Resources of Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia Commission to the St. Louis Exposition |
Publisher | |
Pages | 202 |
Release | 1904 |
Genre | Louisiana Purchase Exposition |
ISBN |
Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Publication
Title | Virginia Division of Mineral Resources Publication PDF eBook |
Author | Virginia. Division of Mineral Resources |
Publisher | |
Pages | 370 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Mines and mineral resources |
ISBN |
Arming the Confederacy
Title | Arming the Confederacy PDF eBook |
Author | Robert C. Whisonant |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 211 |
Release | 2015-02-21 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 3319145088 |
This is a fresh look at the American Civil War from the standpoint of the natural resources necessary to keep the armies in the field. This story of the links between minerals, topography, and the war in western Virginia now comes to light in a way that enhances our understanding of America’s greatest trial. Five mineral products – niter, lead, salt, iron, and coal – were absolutely essential to wage war in the 1860s. For the armies of the South, those resources were concentrated in the remote Appalachian highlands of southwestern Virginia. From the beginning of the war, the Union knew that the key to victory was the destruction or occupation of the mines, furnaces, and forges located there, as well as the railroad that moved the resources to where they were desperately needed. To achieve this, Federal forces repeatedly advanced into the treacherous mountainous terrain to fight some of the most savage battles of the War.
Minerals in the economy of Virginia
Title | Minerals in the economy of Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | United States. Bureau of Mines |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 1978-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN |
Rockhounding Virginia
Title | Rockhounding Virginia PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Beard |
Publisher | Falcon Guides |
Pages | 256 |
Release | 2017-05-01 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781493028528 |
A complete guide and source-book brimming with advice on collecting and preparing gems and minerals.