Peter Tillman's votes on the list Best Nonfiction Books about Mining and Oil

Listopia > Peter Tillman's votes on the list Best Nonfiction Books about Mining and Oil (37 Books)

1	Barren Lands: An Epic Search For Diamonds in the North American Arctic by Kevin Krajick 4.41 avg rating — 88 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money, and Power by Daniel Yergin 4.44 avg rating — 12,839 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Age of Gold: The California Gold Rush and the New American Dream by H.W. Brands 4.05 avg rating — 1,717 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Boom: How Fracking Ignited the American Energy Revolution and Changed the World by Russell Gold (Goodreads Author) 3.78 avg rating — 789 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880 by Rodman Wilson Paul 3.95 avg rating — 21 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Klondike: The Last Great Gold Rush, 1896-1899 by Pierre Berton 4.24 avg rating — 1,038 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Twilight of the Jackass Prospector: Death Valley Area Portraits of the 1930's by George R. Carter it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Klondike Quest: A Photographic Essay 1897-1899 by Pierre Berton 4.36 avg rating — 76 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	Western Mining by Otis E. Young Jr. 4.22 avg rating — 9 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	De Re Metallica by Georgius Agricola 4.25 avg rating — 89 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Mining the Sky: Untold Riches From The Asteroids, Comets, And Planets (Helix Book) by John S. Lewis 4.12 avg rating — 283 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Money Mountain: The Story of Cripple Creek Gold by Marshall Sprague 4.12 avg rating — 60 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Deep Enough: A Working Stiff in the Western Mine Camps by Frank A. Crampton 4.51 avg rating — 41 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	Copper;: The encompassing story of mankind's first metal, by Ira Beaman Joralemon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 4 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters by Gregory Zuckerman (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 2,882 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	Ghost Towns of Colorado: Your Guide to Colorado's Historic Mining Camps and Ghost Towns by Philip Varney 4.06 avg rating — 34 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Arizona Ghost Towns and Mining Camps: A Travel Guide to History by Philip Varney 3.68 avg rating — 37 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	Ghost Towns of the Mountain West: Your Guide to the Hidden History and Old West Haunts of Colorado, Wyoming, Idaho, Mont by Philip Varney 3.73 avg rating — 67 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Ghost Towns of California: Your Guide to the Hidden History and Old West Haunts of California by Philip Varney 4.05 avg rating — 20 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Ghost Towns of Northern California by Philip Varney 3.89 avg rating — 19 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
21	Southen California's Best Ghost Towns by Varney really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 12 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	History of Mining in Arizona (Volume II) by J. Michael Canty (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 3 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	History of Mining in Arizona (Volume I) by J. Michael Canty 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Cinnabar Hills: The Quicksilver Days of New Almaden by Milton Lanyon 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Mountains of ore and rivers of gold: Stories of a contemporary prospector by Joyce Dillenbrger 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Peter rated it 5 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	The History Of The Comstock Lode (Special Publication (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology), 24.) by Grant H. Smith 3.80 avg rating — 20 ratings Peter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Midas of the rockies;: The story of Stratton and Cripple Creek by Frank Waters 4.18 avg rating — 17 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	A Passion For Gold: An Autobiography by Ralph J. Roberts really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Oil on the Brain: Adventures from the Pump to the Pipeline by Lisa Margonelli 3.75 avg rating — 442 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
30	Gold-camp drifter, 1906-1910 by Emmett L Arnold 3.33 avg rating — 3 ratings Peter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
31	Leadville: A Miner's Epic by Stephen M. Voynick 3.93 avg rating — 15 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
32	Odyssey of a Desert Prospector by Herman W. Albert 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
33	Steel: From Mine to Mill, the Metal that Made America by Brooke C. Stoddard 4.06 avg rating — 71 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
34	Men To Match My Mountains: The Opening of the Far West 1840-1900 by Irving Stone 4.11 avg rating — 1,326 ratings Peter added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
35	Ghost Towns Alive: Trips to New Mexico's Past by Linda G. Harris 3.86 avg rating — 14 ratings Peter rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
36	A History of Metallurgy (2nd Edition) by R.F. Tylecote 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
37	The making of a hardrock miner: An account of the experiences of a worker in copper, molybdenum, and uranium mines in the West by Stephen M. Voynick 4.04 avg rating — 23 ratings Peter rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars