Looking for Gold (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting) [Paperback]

Bradford Angier (Author)

Book Description

Series: Prospecting and Treasure Hunting | Publication Date: March 1, 1975

Clear, detailed line drawings show how to build flumes, rockers, dry washers, riffles, and sluices.

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About the Author

Bradford Angier is the author of numerous best-selling books on nature and outdoor living, including Field Guide to Medicinal Wild Plants (978-0-8117-2076-2), Wilderness Shelters and How to Build Them (978-1-5857-4430-5), and Looking for Gold (978-0-8117-2034-2).

Product Details

• Paperback: 224 pages
• Publisher: Stackpole Books (March 1, 1975)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811720349
• ISBN-13: 978-0811720342
• Product Dimensions: 9 x 6 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #797,706 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Bradford Angier (1910 - 1997) was a wilderness survivalist and the author of numerous best-selling books on nature, survival, and living off the land.

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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Old Time Prospecting History Lesson, January 4, 2003

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Michael C Furness (Exeter, NH United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Looking for Gold (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting) (Paperback)

If you want some interesting history of gold discovery and the way things used to be done, this is the book for you.As for myself, I was looking for modern methods ( I didn't check the publication date of 1982) but did find the history lesson interesting. Not much mention in this book about electronic gold prospecting! Some of the camping suggestions are a bit old but with a little modern adaptation they still work.Overall an easy, interesting read.

15 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A good primer, September 17, 2003

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Jack Purcell (Placitas, NM USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Looking for Gold (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting) (Paperback)

Too many times over the years I've encountered treasure hunters who didn't know how to pan gold, didn't know how to evaluate a watercourse, didn't know how to recognize gold if they saw it. If you just want an excuse to go out into the wilderness for a few days of fun and solitude, or if you plan to search for the Dutchman or the Lost Adams, this is a good book to begin your education.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Dated, February 8, 2010

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C. Liszewski "FuzzArizona" (Arizona) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Looking for Gold (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting) (Paperback)

While some tried and true prospecting techniques are as old as dirt, this book is dated. It has a lot of general information and can help you understand the jargon, but the info is maybe 40 years old and some things have changed since then. It very broadly covers everything from panning to dredging and camping to staking a claim. As a fairly new prospector I didn't feel as though I learned anything substantial from this book, most everything I had already picked up from other people or my own research thanks mainly to the internet. I wish the book went more into where to find gold, not specifically where but what to look for and reading a river, geology, topography and so on which it only slightly touches on. Definitely a newbie book can be read in one night, might be worth a quick read if it was free but spend your money on something more up to date.