Fascinating Read about Terlingua

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	• QUICKSILVER: TERLINGUA AND THE CHISOS MINING COMPANY Kenneth Baxter Ragsdale Texas A&M University Press, 2008 - 364 pages average customer review:based on 1 review view larger image
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Fascinating Read about Terlingua

This book surprised me. I wanted to learn about Terlingua, TX and therefore picked up this book. The author provided in depth information about various aspects relating to Terlingua and the Chisos Mining Co. in a very readable manner. I learned about mercury mining and sales, society in the Big Bend area, a turn of the century industrialist, etc. Excellent read and highly recommended for anyone who wants to gain a better understanding about the Big Bend area of Texas.

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. 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.

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