GOLD Breeds GREED!

Bulgin, Jeff w.

ISBN 10: 0620781378 / ISBN 13: 9780620781374

Edité par Jeff w. Bulgin, 2017

The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. N° de réf. du vendeur GOR014989124

Synopsis :

What an Adventure – a City boy turned Fortune Hunter.
Breaking news . . . the Gold price had doubled overnight, and on the spur of the moment,
he quit a top Computer job in a bustling City, and, risking all, he trekked with his Family taking all their possessions to live in a tin-roofed shack in a remote area of the African Bush, to re-open some old abandoned Goldmines – Gold Fever, an incurable disease!

A gripping, true story of excitement, elation, tragedy, death and some heart-breaking situations, frequently tempered by a great sense of humour - living a raw life similar to the Prospectors in the Gold Rush of the 1890s, battling daily against the elements and his whinging, unreliable Partner, as he adapts to a totally alien world of intrigue, greed, mistrust and lust for gold - human characteristics that haven’t really changed over the centuries.

The Author's unique writing style of ‘painting word pictures’ with vivid descriptions of characters, scenery and events brings to life the people and places of those times; and the voice-driven narrative allows the Reader to experience first-hand - as if he were there, witnessing the developing relationships between the two antagonistic Partners, and a particularly hostile Rancher.

Enjoy this captivating, unusual semi-Autobiographical Goldmining Adventure - enriched by embellishing the narrative with relevant Historical and Political anecdotes to add colour, and to provide background knowledge for a discerning Reader.
One of the last of the 'Small Worker Gold Miners' an endangered species, hunted to extinction by the huge Mining Conglomerates.
Set in the 1970’s in Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) in the early days of Mugabe’s Terrorist bush war.

Détails bibliographiques

Titre : GOLD Breeds GREED!
Éditeur : Jeff w. Bulgin
Date d'édition : 2017
Reliure : Paperback
Etat : Very Good