{"product_id":"quicksilver-terlingua-and-the-chisos-mining-company-paperback","title":"Quicksilver: Terlingua and the Chisos Mining Company - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKenneth Baxter Ragsdale\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJoe B. Frantz\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is the fascinating story of Howard E. Perry and his Terlingua fiefdom on the edge of Big Bend National Park. Ragsdale's \u003ci\u003eQuicksilver: \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTerlingua\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e and the \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eChisos\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Mining Company\u003c\/i\u003e is perhaps the best book written on the Big Bend country.\"--William H. Goetzmann \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Before Terlingua achieved some notoriety as the site of the annual World Championship Chili Cookoff, the ghost town was the bustling center of the mercury mining industry in the United States. This study, available again in a redesigned paperback edition, examines the company town and its feudal lord, Chicago industrialist Howard E. Perry, who built a hilltop mansion overlooking the dry domain. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Based on many primary sources, \u003ci\u003eQuicksilver\u003c\/i\u003e is solidly researched and historically sound. Color and authenticity come from the author's interviews with such individuals as Robert Cartledge, who for nearly three decades worked as store clerk, purchasing agent, and finally general manager of the Chisos Mining Company in Terlingua. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBefore Terlingua achieved some notoriety as the site of the annual World Championship Chili Cookoff, the ghost town was the bustling center of the mercury mining industry in the United States. Quicksilver tells the story of the company town and its feudal lord, Chicago industrialist Howard E. Perry, who built a hilltop mansion overlooking the dry domain. Based on many primary sources, this solidly researched and historically sound book tells of profit, power, and loss; of U.S. Army protection from the effects of revolution south of the border; of Depression-era maneuverings and labor unrest; and of a region that holds growing fascination for thousands of visitors each year. Color and authenticity come from the author's interviews with such individuals as Robert Cartledge, who for nearly three decades worked as store clerk, purchasing agent, and finally general manager of the Chisos Mining Company in Terlingua.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eHistorian KENNETH BAXTER RAGSDALE is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Year \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eAmerica\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Discovered \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eTexas\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e: Centennial '36, \u003c\/i\u003epublished by Texas A\u0026amp;M University Press, as well as several other books and articles in Texas history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 18, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52478496145715,"sku":"9780890961889","price":41.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/UVJXTVp3cnkrTDMwN24wbzgwRHpPZz09.webp?v=1759647523","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/quicksilver-terlingua-and-the-chisos-mining-company-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}