1875 Underground World GOLD Mines Geology Earthquakes Pirates Gambling Crime
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1875 Underground World GOLD Mines Geology Earthquakes Pirates Gambling Crime
Thomas Knox was an American journalist during and following the Civil War. He published a number of historical treatises as well as scientific studies, including The Underground World. The book is a broad and lengthy study on minerology, mining, caving, geological discoveries, oceaneering, and diving. Knox also includes fascinating descriptions of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the excavation of Pompeii, mountain and cavern climbs in Naples, Mexican mines, coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean, and encounters of wildlife.
However, this work includes a variety of other topics that are seemingly unrelated to the main focus. Sections include:
Wine and beer making
The catacombs of Paris & the Bastille
Burglars and burglaries
Insurance policies
Railway tunnels
Sewer systems
Earthquakes in California
European dungeons
Animals that burrow
Gambling halls in Germany
Uses for and discovery of Gold in California
Pirates and buried treasure
Item number: #24612
Price: $499
KNOX, Thomas Wallace
The underground world : a mirror of life below the surface, with vivid descriptions of the hidden works of nature and are :comprising incidents and adventures beyond the light of day ...
Hartford : J.B. Burr, 1875.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
942
130 illustrations throughout
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Green cloth
Size: ~9in X 6.5in (22.5cm x 16.5cm)
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24612
Thomas Knox was an American journalist during and following the Civil War. He published a number of historical treatises as well as scientific studies, including The Underground World. The book is a broad and lengthy study on minerology, mining, caving, geological discoveries, oceaneering, and diving. Knox also includes fascinating descriptions of the eruption of Mount Vesuvius, the excavation of Pompeii, mountain and cavern climbs in Naples, Mexican mines, coral reefs in the Pacific Ocean, and encounters of wildlife.
However, this work includes a variety of other topics that are seemingly unrelated to the main focus. Sections include:
Wine and beer making
The catacombs of Paris & the Bastille
Burglars and burglaries
Insurance policies
Railway tunnels
Sewer systems
Earthquakes in California
European dungeons
Animals that burrow
Gambling halls in Germany
Uses for and discovery of Gold in California
Pirates and buried treasure
Item number: #24612
Price: $499
KNOX, Thomas Wallace
The underground world : a mirror of life below the surface, with vivid descriptions of the hidden works of nature and are :comprising incidents and adventures beyond the light of day ...
Hartford : J.B. Burr, 1875.
Details:
Collation: Complete with all pages
942
130 illustrations throughout
Language: English
Binding: Hardcover; secure
Green cloth
Size: ~9in X 6.5in (22.5cm x 16.5cm)
Our Guarantee:
Very Fast. Very Safe. Free Shipping Worldwide.
Customer satisfaction is our priority! Notify us with 7 days of receiving, and we will offer a full refund without reservation!
24612
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1875 Underground World GOLD Mines Geology Earthquakes Pirates Gambling Crime
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