Rhoades, Gale R ; Kerry Ross Boren (8 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good +. 416pp. Octavo [23 cm] Illustrated wrappers. Black and white illustrations. Numerous lost treasure maps. Creasing to wraps. Several closed tears to wraps at head and foot of spine. Small piece of tape at head of spine. Two previous owners' names in pen on the half title. Brief notation on final page. Else the pages are free of markings. Utah's most famous lost gold mine and treasure tale- that of Thomas Rhoades and his alleged lost gold mines. Were they of Spanish or Indian origin? Did Thomas Rhoades mine lost gold out of the Uinta Mountains at Brigham Young's behest? First Paperback Edition of The New Revised Expanded Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. Limited Edition. A rare copy! Signed and inscribed on dedication page by Gale Rhoades, "Ken - Best Wishes Always, Gale R. Rhoades #59 of 300." Limited edition, #59 of 300. Binding tight; interior clean. Blue boards in nice condition with bright gilt lettering and design; minor bump to lower corner. Dust jacket in mylar; large open tear upper front; small open tear lower front; many closed tears and creases. This fascinating book, based on over two decades of research, examines in detail the legend of the Lost Rhoades Mines in the Uintah Mountains in northeastern Utah. Black and white photos. Revised expanded edition. 416pp. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good wear. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. Cover has some light edge and corner; This fascinating book examines in detail the legend of the Lost Rhoades Mines in the Uintah Mountains in northeastern Utah. These mines are not fictional or mythological as, say, the Lost Dutchman Mine, for there is ample historical proof and documentation that Thomas and Caleb Rhoades worked their gold mines, extracting high-grade ores. But the location of Lost Rhoades Mines is now unknown, hence the name. Many have answered the siren call of gold crying from the ground, but no one has yet found a trace of Thomas and Caleb Rhoades' mountain mining operation. In the process, legend, myth, and outright tall tales have become so interwoven with the known facts that it's difficult to tell one from the other. The authors carefully unpack the entire history and the careers of the Rhoades men. The book is based on over two decades of research in archives, church, government and family records, thousands of traveled miles, and countless interviews with the Rhoades' descendants. Are we any closer to the truth now than before? You'll have to read the book and make up your own mind. You may even feel the need to take up your pick and shovel and try your own luck in Utah's High Uintahs. Even if you don't find the mines, you'll witness some of the most beautiful and remote mountain country that Utah has to offer. ; 6.25" x 9.25"; 416 pages;

Photos, 9.25 x 6, gilt decorated blue boards, 416 pp, extremities bumped, some shelf wear, hinges loose, else a decent copy in highly rubbed, edge torn dust jacket with some cello tape repairs to reverse. "Revised, expanded edition" from 1980.

1971 Green Hardcover, VG+/--, No DJ, THIS EDITION, 1971 RARE, several pages with fine underlining, but does not detract from book, pages clean & bright, starting in the 1770's the book traces the Rhoades family to Utah & the lost Gold Mines, has Morman si.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Very good book in green buckram covers with gilt titles to front and spine. Internally very good; DEDICATED and SIGNED by the CO-AUTHOR [Boren]; the dedication is to the travel writer BRUCE CHATWIN; very well illustrated. A very sound copy of a scarce item. Dedicated and Signed By the Co.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 247 pp with B&W photo illustrations throughout text. Text is clean, tight and unmarked. Impersonal dedication by Gale R. Rhoades dated 1972 before text. Green cloth boards are clean with a few whitish spots, intact. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. By Author.

Dust Jacket Condition: dj. Revised and expanded edition. 416pp. Octavo [24 cm] Blue buckram with gilt titles on the front board and backstrip. Fine/Fine. History of Thomas and Caleb Rhoades and their mysterious gold-mining operations in the Uintah Mountains of northeastern Utah. Illustrated with maps, photographs, diagrams, and drawings. According to legend In 1852, Thomas Rhoades was commissioned by President Young to salvage hidden gold known to Ute Indians. Wakara who had been baptized a member of the church, reportedly agreed to reveal the location of the gold if it was used exclusively for the benefit of the church. According to this work Rhoades made several trips into the mountains with an Indian guide. The gold supposedly was from mines abandoned by Spanish entrepreneurs who were in the territory before the 1776 Dominguez/Escalante explorations.