Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Prologue xvii
6. Introduction 1
7. 1. An Asymmetric Barrier 12
8. 2. A Golden Trinity 28
9. 3. A Placer for Everyone 42
10. 4. Fossil Rivers, Modern Water 52
11. 5. Lode Gold 72
12. 6. “A Property of No Value” 98
13. 7. Granite, Guardian of Wilderness 123
14. 8. Big Trees, Big Battles 146
15. 9. Mountains Adrift 172
16. 10. What Lies Beneath 192
17. 11. Paradoxes and Proxy Wars 216
18. Notes 231
19. References 283
20. Illustration Sources 315
21. Index 319