"In the Redhawk Mining District, he is known as Johnny Montana.
Specimen Stealing: Thames Goldfield
The Thames Miner
Edward Peters (Black Peter): The Discoverer of the First Workable Goldfield in Otago
The two partners Chet Duncan and Ezra Blain were on their way to Devil's Fork in Colorado, lured by gold and liquor, when they witnessed the murder of Frank Bennett.
The book features an essay on the human and political dimensions of mining in South Africa by Nobel laureate Nadine Gordimer, whose writing has long influenced Goldblatt.
Bad Ground is the exclusive, authorised story of the 14-day entombment and rescue of Beaconsfield miners Brant Webb and Todd Russell and the fascinating aftermath.
Describes the hard rock mining industry that developed in the American west following the gold rush, including the operations of a mine and the lives of the miners and their families.
Although only one out of a hundred prospectors actually got rich mining, just having it within reach was often enough for these miners, many of whose triumphs and tragedies are retold in this electrifying book.