Las Animas - Bent County Library District

A book about the gold rushes and mining camps of the early American West.

With historical photographs and vivid drawings this book brings the Wild West back to life to show how people were drawn by the lure of gold and riches.

This in-depth program focuses on the impressive technology that evolved as a result of America's great rush to riches, and explores the inventions that took mining from a one-man operation to a multi-billion-dollar industry.

Bringing alive 11 ghost towns, this feature explores the race West during the American gold rush.

Text and photographs portray mining camps and shost towns of California, Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming and Montana.