Gold Panner's Manual

by Garnet Basque, Basque

Gold! Of all the words in the English language, surely this must be the most magic of all. Garnet Basque has compiled a fascinating, factual and comprehensive history of gold, complete with details of how to search for and find nuggets and placer lodes—perhaps even the fabled motherlode. A concise, well-written guide that has sold more than 140,000 copies, this book is well illustrated with photographs and drawings demonstrating the art of panning and gold-mining equipment.

108 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1991

Reviews

[Angela · Rating 3 out of 5]

Extremely straightforward, no words wasted on flowery language. Considering the title and subject matter, I feel that opening the book with an unembellished history of the most prominent gold strikes and rushers in North America was a poor choice; it would have worked better were it placed after the how-to section.