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From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyA Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Map That Changed the World by Simon WinchesterAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeBasin and Range by John McPhee
Best Geology Books
128 books — 86 voters
From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyGerminal by Émile ZolaHow Green Was My Valley by Richard LlewellynKing Solomon's Mines by H. Rider HaggardThe Colour by Rose Tremain
Mining
151 books — 80 voters

Calico Palace by Gwen BristowWalk on Earth a Stranger by Rae CarsonBy the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid FleischmanDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeThe Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne
California Gold Rush Fiction
45 books — 47 voters
The Stonegate Sword by Harry James FoxThe False Prophet by Harry James FoxTwin Springs Ranch by Isla RyderColumbine by Dave CullenCentennial by James A. Michener
A Literary Map of Colorado
20 books — 21 voters

Mining the Sky by John S. LewisNew Space Capitalism by Rainer ZitelmannLive Free or Die by John RingoMiners In The Sky by Murray LeinsterEarth Unaware by Orson Scott Card
Asteroid Mining Books
45 books — 21 voters
From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyOilfield Survival Guide, Volume One by Matthew J. HatamiKlondike by Pierre BertonThe Klondike Quest by Pierre BertonThe Frackers by Gregory Zuckerman
Best Nonfiction Books about Mining and Oil
105 books — 19 voters

From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyLoretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta LynnTragedy at Avondale by Robert P. WolenskyCoal Hollow by Melanie LightIndian Country by Peter Matthiessen
Nonfiction - Mining
19 books — 12 voters
The Raven Boys by Maggie StiefvaterThe Dream Thieves by Maggie StiefvaterBlue Lily, Lily Blue by Maggie StiefvaterThe Raven King by Maggie StiefvaterJolene by Mercedes Lackey
Fantasy Novels Set in Appalachia
37 books — 12 voters

From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyThe World for Sale by Javier BlasVanishing Sands by Orrin H. PilkeyArgyle by Stuart KellsMaterial World by Ed Conway
Mining and natural resources
69 books — 9 voters
The Stone Book by Alan GarnerThe Weirdstone of Brisingamen by Alan GarnerCanary in the Coal Mine by Madelyn RosenbergThe Moon of Gomrath by Alan GarnerYou Wouldn't Want to Be a 19th-century Coal Miner in England! by John Malam
Mining and Mines Children's Books
129 books — 7 voters

Ducks by Kate BeatonDeath of an Oil Rig by Arthur CatherallClimate Peril by John J. BergerHow Beautiful We Were by Imbolo MbuePumped by David Finch
Derricks, Rigs, Pumpjacks, Oil Fields on Cover
33 books — 4 voters
Simply Love by Catherine AndersonThe Fruitcake Bride by Susan LowerThe Tinner's Bride (U) by Irene NorthanIndigo Blue by Catherine AndersonThe Granite Cliffs by Rosemary Aitken
Dig Down: Mining and Miners in Romance
31 books — 3 voters

Leftover Salmon by Tim NewbyMY LIFE AS A WHORE by Tracy Beach
Best Colorado History Books
2 books — 2 voters
The Hermit of Siskiyou, or, Twice-Old Man by L.W. MusickBlack Diamonds by John Minnich WilsonYellow Witch; Ballads About Gold by Clyde RobertsonGems from the tailings by Samuel W Smith"Pay Dirt" The Hard Rock Poet's Latest Tales and Ballads abou... by Rufus L. Porter
Dark As A Dungeon (Mining Poetry)
61 books — 1 voter

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