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Death of an Empire Collapse of the Treadwell Gold Mine

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ISBN-10: 1482588307

ISBN-13: 9781482588309

Edition: N/A

Authors: Kevin McIver

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Death of an Empire: Collapse of the Treadwell Gold Mine is a collection of poetry, historical digital photographs, and modern imagery depicting the once great gold mining empire in Juneau, Alaska. In this unique publication, Kevin Lee McIver takes the reader through an intimate journey beginning with the infancy of the Treadwell Mine Complex in the 1880s through an April 1917 collapse that nearly brought the end to what was the largest low-grade gold mine in the world. Using the collection of historical images, the past is revealed through glimpses into the infrastructure of this modern and comfortable mining town that included all the luxuries of the lower-48 states like a natatorium, a…    
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Book details

List price: $30.99
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date: 6/24/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 160
Size: 8.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.38" tall
Weight: 0.858
Language: English

Kevin McIver�s unabashed obsession with the English language is only rivaled by his unparalleled drive to enmesh himself with nature. Hunting, fishing, and living in the great outdoors are etched in his soul. From blasting out of a UH-1H helicopter at 3,000 feet, to sleeping in a snow cave in the Italian Alps, Kevin lives the Ranger Creed. An avid outdoorsman, he has lived in Europe, the Middle East, and Asia�and draws much of his creative ideas from time spent as an Army special operations Soldier, Paratrooper, and Ranger. Kevin lives his life by one set of time-tested Army values handed down through a distinguished lineage of Soldiers�Rangers Lead the Way!