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A Short History of Nearly Everything by Bill BrysonThe Map That Changed the World by Simon WinchesterAnnals of the Former World by John McPheeFrom the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyBasin and Range by John McPhee
Best Geology Books
206 books — 86 voters
Germinal by Émile ZolaHow Green Was My Valley by Richard LlewellynFrom the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyKing Solomon's Mines by H. Rider HaggardThe Colour by Rose Tremain
Mining
151 books — 79 voters

Calico Palace by Gwen BristowWalk on Earth a Stranger by Rae CarsonDaughter of Fortune by Isabel AllendeBy the Great Horn Spoon! by Sid FleischmanThe Promise of Jenny Jones by Maggie Osborne
California Gold Rush Fiction
46 books — 49 voters
Mining the Sky by John S. LewisNew Space Capitalism by Rainer ZitelmannDining Out Around the Solar System by Clare O'BearaEarth Unaware by Orson Scott CardRookie Privateer by Jamie McFarlane
Asteroid Mining Books
46 books — 24 voters

The Stonegate Sword by Harry James FoxThe False Prophet by Harry James FoxTwin Springs Ranch by Isla RyderColumbine by Dave CullenAngle of Repose by Wallace Stegner
A Literary Map of Colorado
20 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

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
38 books — 13 voters
Loretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta LynnDeep Down Dark by Héctor TobarCandid by Sammy SteinTragedy at Pike River Mine by Rebecca MacfieFrom the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean Daly
Nonfiction - Mining
19 books — 8 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 — 6 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 — 6 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
34 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

The Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Donna GetzingerThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire and the Fight for Worker... by Julie GilbertThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Rachel A. BaileyThe Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire by Katie MarsicoDark Tide by Stephen Puleo
Industrial Accidents in History (nonfiction)
21 books — 1 voter

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