| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 39.1

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| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 39.1 | The History Cooperative

*From the Ground Up: The History of Mining in Utah*. Edited by Colleen Whitley. Foreword by Philip F. Notarianni. (Logan: Utah State University Press, 2006. xiv + 506 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables, notes, bibliography, index. $34.95.)
With world copper prices at historic highs and rapid global modernization spiking demands for other metals, the time appears auspicious for renewed attention to the history of mining in the American West. The sixteen essays collected in this impressively comprehensive and nicely illustrated volume offer a good start. However, despite some fine essays, From the Ground Up ultimately breaks little new historiographical, theoretical, or methodological ground in the history of mining.	1
Whitley has wisely split this lengthy book (just a tad over 500 pages) into three conceptual sections. Part I deals with mining issues relevant to the state as a whole, Part II with four particular mineral industries, and Part III with detailed histories of eight major mining regions in the state.	. . .

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