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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 — 88 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 — 83 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
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

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
Mining the Sky by John S. LewisLive Free or Die by John RingoMiners In The Sky by Murray LeinsterEarth Unaware by Orson Scott CardEuropa by J.J. Co
Asteroid Mining Books
43 books — 16 voters

From the Erzgebirge to Potosi by Sean DalyLoretta Lynn - Coal Miner's Daughter by Loretta LynnTragedy at Pike River Mine by Rebecca MacfieGroundbreaking! America's New Quest for Mineral Independence by Ned MamulaDeep Down Dark by Héctor Tobar
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
128 books — 6 voters

Simply Love by Catherine AndersonThe Fruitcake Bride by Susan LowerThe Tinner's Bride (U) by Irene NorthanThe Granite Cliffs by Rosemary AitkenIndigo Blue by Catherine Anderson
Dig Down: Mining and Miners in Romance
31 books — 3 voters
Death of an Oil Rig by Arthur CatherallDucks by Kate BeatonHow Beautiful We Were by Imbolo MbueClimate Peril by John J. BergerThe Mystery of the Old Oil Well by Dorothy Kayser French
Derricks, Rigs, Pumpjacks, Oil Fields on Cover
29 books — 3 voters

MY LIFE AS A WHORE by Tracy BeachLeftover Salmon by Tim Newby
Best Colorado History Books
2 books — 2 voters

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