{"product_id":"the-last-miner-a-memoir-of-altas-final-mining-expeditions-9781647692148","title":"The Last Miner: A Memoir of Alta's Final Mining Expeditions","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore Utah's legendary lost and hidden silver mines with the last miner\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Miner\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating memoir chronicling the final days of mining exploration in Utah's legendary Little Cottonwood Canyon during the 1950s. Through the eyes of Dick Fluehe, the last living miner to traverse these haunted, silver-laden tunnels, readers are immersed in a forgotten world beneath the internationally renowned Alta and Snowbird ski areas. With a knowledge as deep as the mines themselves, Dick recounts tales of collapsed shafts, gloriously jeweled stopes, and colorful personalities, such as \"Swingin' Door,\" \"Slick,\" and \"The Bull,\" who lived and died pursuing ore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edited by \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author Dan Schilling, \u003ci\u003eThe Last Miner\u003c\/i\u003e offers a unique, firsthand account of the treacherous, adventurous, and humorous lives of mid-century miners. Both thrilling and insightful, this memoir is the mining equivalent of a float down the Mississippi with Mark Twain and an unprecedented insight into the history of American West mining.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-17457934\"\u003eDick Fluehe\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Utah Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 248\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.90lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781647692148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1647692148\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-BIO\"\u003eBiography \u0026amp; Autobiography\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-BIO026000\"\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAfter his initial subterranean foray, \u003cb\u003eRichard \"Dick\" Fluehe\u003c\/b\u003e continued to explore Alta's mines even as he worked in the heavy trucking industry over a long career. He lives in Murray, Utah. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDan Schilling\u003c\/b\u003e is a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author and thirty-year special operations veteran of the U.S. military. He and his wife Julie call Alta home. \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Utah Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48460839616749,"sku":"9781647692148","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/files\/img_d6ae01e2-fcf2-4b71-ad7c-91a75a1902a8.jpg?v=1753670503","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/the-last-miner-a-memoir-of-altas-final-mining-expeditions-9781647692148","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}