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Title: A Part of American History I Never Knew
Review: In this well-written and interesting historical novel, Fred Civish introduces an important era of American history I never knew. As a native Utahn, it is difficult to escape at least a cursory education about the Mormon trek west and the history of early settlements throughout the region. Yet I have never heard much about the story of mining in Utah, an integral part of Utah's early economy and political history, along with the railroads. Mr. Civish creates an easily-readable, believable, informative, and romantic story to introduce the reader to the battlefields of a lesser-known chapter of American history: the gritty, tenuous, and politically volatile underbelly of the Rocky Mountain mining economy in the early 1900's. Thank you, Mr. Civish, for bringing this part of history alive for me!
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