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Usually ships in 1 business days | | Only 2 left in stock, order soon! | | | | | | In A Room for the Summer, Fritz Wolff takes the reader on a memorable journey into the rough-and-tumble world of hardrock mining, recounting his experiences both above and below ground as an apprentice engineer during the late 1950s. In June 1956, at the age of eighteen, Wolff went to work for the Bunker Hill Company in Kellogg, Idaho, in the Coeur d’Alene region. Arriving in a tired 1939 Chevy coupe, with about twenty dollars in his pocket, Wolff spent three college summers working for Bunker Hill. He learned firsthand the pleasures of camaraderie with fellow workers and the dangers of working underground. Today the hardrock mining industry is all but forgotten. The Bunker Hill Company is known, not because it produced 430 million ounces of silver and not because it provided a living for thousands of families for more than a century, but because it is one of the largest EPA superfund sites. Wolff does not idealize the mining industry; for many workers the conditions were nightmarish. But in spare, lyrical prose, he evokes the intrinsic goodness of a simpler time, when hard-working folks went about their business with courage, humor, and lots of gumption.
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| | Product Details | | Author: | Fritz Wolff | | Hardcover: | 288 pages | | Publisher: | University of Oklahoma Press | | Publication Date: | April 04, 2005 | | Language: | English | | ISBN: | 0806136588 | | Product Width: | 156.5 centimeters | | Product Height: | 223.5 centimeters | | Product Weight: | 1.01 pounds | | Package Length: | 8.6 inches | | Package Width: | 5.8 inches | | Package Height: | 0.9 inches | | Package Weight: | 1.0 pounds | | Average Customer Rating: |  based on 9 reviews |
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5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Nostalgia and Humor Mar 15, 2005
By Colorado Cowboy
Fritz Wolff has written a humorous memoir of his time spent in Idaho during the glory days of hardrock mining. His prose and story telling are similar to Norman McLean's "A River Runs Through It". A very enjoyable read.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Humor and Enthusiasm Brings Hard Rock Mining to Life Mar 06, 2005
By Grace Bambry
I loved this book. I can't say that mining was a particular interest of mine until the people and process were brought to life by Mr Wolff.
Fritz Wolff certainly knows his stuff when it comes to hardrock mining. He lived it as a young man. But what made this book for me, was his self-deprecating sense of humor and his sensitivity in describing the characters he encountered. I strongly reccommend it.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
A friendly tale May 01, 2005
By David Bond
"Just a humble silver bug"
There have been attempts over the past 3 decades to humanize the mining business. Fritz's tale, seen through the eyes of a college kid 60 years later, is one of the finest. I know or knew several of the people he describes in his narrative; they'll vouch for his authenticity. Thank-you, Fritz. You have ennobled my friends.
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More than a personal memoir. Mar 21, 2005
By Cisco Kid
This is a story that doesn't fit into any typical genre. Its a story about life with a personal memoir and some rich history as the back drop. The author writes in a style that is fresh and engaging. He uses vocabulary and dialogue that, unfortunately, no one encounters any more. This a rich story and a must read.
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A Great Read Oct 22, 2007
By Songcatcher
I was attracted to this book, first by the striking painting on the cover, then by what was inside it. In fact, although I had other things to do I stayed up most of the night reading and finished it the following day. The miners and their families described by Mr. Wolff creates in essence what Garrison Keeler called his "storm family". People in a real mining camp that took the greenhorn from Seattle under their wing and taught him the ropes about hardrock mining, and a lot of other stuff an 18 year old kid needs to know. He uses nouns and verbs in a straight arrow kind of prose that is sparse, but entertaining. It's a people kind of book, and places some unforgettable characters on the map of western history. I hope the author tackles another yarn.
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