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H. Court Young's Next Appearance
Pikes Peak Adventure League, Colorado Springs, Colorado, March
2008
Extractive Metallurgy Denver Chapter
Denver Mining Club
October 2007
Orphan Boy Book Reviews
& Testimonials
Going for the Gold, The History of the Phoenix
Mine in Colorado DVD
This 40 minute DVD is a fascinating documentary about
one of the few remaining family operated gold mines left in Colorado.
Started during Colorado's Glory Days in the 1880s,
this mine has been in the Mosch family for three generations.
This DVD is the perfect compliment to The Orphan Boy,
A Love Affair with Mining.
Click HERE for more information about Going for the
Gold DVD
The Orphan
Boy Bundle
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ISBN: 1-893478-02-5
978-1-893478-02-2
258 pages,
soft cover
The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with Mining is a
book about a man who pursued his dream of being a miner. An educated
man, a graduate geologist, this man orchestrated the reopening of a
mine, after World War II, that was first opened in the 1880s. He
followed a dream pursued by few at that time and even fewer today.
The mine is located along the
Continental Divide at 12,000 feet in one of Colorado’s richest mining
districts. You will read about this man’s life as a young lad, as a
college graduate, a World War II pilot and then his journey to the
Orphan Boy mine.
You will view interesting photos, and
read about the difficulties encountered in locating and reopening the
mine. As one reader notes, “there are details in this book about mining,
at the time of the reopening and 60 years earlier in the 1880s, which
make it a very interesting read.”
You will enjoy “living the experience”
of the crews working to reopen the Orphan Boy at such high elevation.
There are explanations of the challenges required to extract and
transport the lead-silver-zinc ore from the mine to the smelter. In the
end, there is a finality of the Orphan Boy, which makes for a very
interesting twist-of-events for the man and his dream.
As a bonus, this book includes a DVD
with maps, historical documents and photographs about the mine and the
area. This spectacular area is a four-wheelers, ATVers, hikers and
bicyclers dream, which the author wants to share.
But, most important,
the author wants to share the story of his father, Herbert Thompson
Young. He was an unusual and interesting man who impacted lives by
pursuing his dream and destiny in a very unique way.
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March 2008 - Speaking at the Pikes Peak Adventure League in Colorado
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September 2007 - H. Court Young, author of
The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with Mining, announces the
publication of his newest eBook entitled "Tired of Making Your
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March 2007 - BurgYoung Publishing, LLC, a book publishing
company announced the release of The Orphan Boy, A Love Affair with
Mining, a book of stories and anecdotes about the development of a small
mine in the Central Colorado Rocky Mountains by author H. Court Young |
