Gold! Gold! How and Where to Prospect for Gold (Prospecting and Treasure Hunting) (Paperback)

~ Joseph F. Petralia (Author), jill applegate (Editor), susan neri (Illustrator)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"If you want to try your hand at something different this year, take yourself ... on a gold hunting trip..." -- Field and Stream magazine

"Looking to strike it rich? If so, you'll ... have better luck digging for gold than waiting to win the lottery..." -- The Denver Post

"...this book tells the best ways to make prospecting pay off." --Field & Stream magazine

"How can you go wrong?...the cost of the book is a small price to pay for a dream of a lifetime." --West Coast Writers Guild

"Was one of your New Year's resolutions to become very, very rich? Ours was, so when Gold! Gold! came into our possession, we were pleased indeed...novice prospectors will find this a valuable guide...we're hooked." --San Francisco Chronicle

Product Description

Gold! Gold! A beginners handbook and recreational guide: How & Where to prospect for Gold! reveals everything you will need to know to start your search for this most precious metal! Beginning with an historical overview and geological background, Gold! Gold! gives the reader a thorough understanding of WHY gold is WHERE it is and HOW you can recover it. Seven profusely illustrated chapters from both 19th and 21st century resources outline and instruct on all popular oldtime and modern recovery methods from panning, sluicing, dredging through the use of metal detectors. Gold panning to nugget hunting can be enjoyed by folks and families of all ages and with the historic high price of gold in the world market, Gold! Gold! will show you how to sucessfully pursue and profit from this exciting activity.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Sierra Trading Post (January 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0960589007
• ISBN-13: 978-0960589005
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #62,520 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good beginning Gold Panning Book, July 29, 2003

By	James J. Wilson "booksfasst" (Sacramento, CA United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

The real gem of this book for the amatuer Gold Panner/Sluicer is how to "read" a river to pick the best place to start working instead of wasting fruitless months like I did panning in the wrong places and finding lots of black sand, but no "color."

Other than that, the book is mainly a historical narrative of the Gold Rush in California with a brief introduction on one of the techniques for using a gold pan.

6 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fun and informative!, January 4, 2004

By	toddhostager (Midwest) - See all my reviews

Don't be fooled by the reviewer who (inadvertently?) gave this book zero stars. It is packed with great entry-level information on gold prospecting. Bravo Mr. Petralia!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Prospecting Gold 101, November 5, 2006

By	Dale B. Curtis "RETIRED COP" (BORN IN MAINE, LIVING IN EXILE) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

A real good entry level book with lots of good information on equipment, what to look for and how to start. A must read for all beginners!