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| + | The Chapters are: Booms and Crashes; Canadians Are Fortunate; Bird's-eye View of the Shield; Sea of Mountains; Oil Feeds the Flames; Of Things in the Earth; A Claim Is Staked; What Is a Joint-stock Company; Buying Shares and Selling Them; Gushers and Dry Holes; Watch Your Step and Save Your Shirt; You Can't Beat It; Caution and Imagination; A Place for Wildcats; Two Prospectors; Dream Mine; Mammoth Mine; After Many Days; Not in One Bottom; and Knotting Loose Ends. "Mining development in Canada is sweeping forward. Vast new areas are opening up, and capital is pouring in by the hundreds of millions of dollars, but cautious Canadians are missing their chance to share the wealth. Concentrating largely upon mining and oil, D.M. LeBourdais, whose book Canada's Century has won wide acclaim, in this book tells about some of these new opportunities. He has a word of warning, however, for the unwary investor concerning some of the schemers and swindlers who lie in wait for his money. | ||
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| By D.M.Bourdais | |
| Publisher | Harlequin Romance #186 |
| Release Month | 1952 (US) |
| Harlequin Romance Series # | |
| Preceded by | Naked Fury |
| Followed by | Shanghai Jezebel |
- Author: D.M.Bourdais
- Publisher: Harlequin Romance #186
- Year: 1952
Book Description
The Chapters are: Booms and Crashes; Canadians Are Fortunate; Bird's-eye View of the Shield; Sea of Mountains; Oil Feeds the Flames; Of Things in the Earth; A Claim Is Staked; What Is a Joint-stock Company; Buying Shares and Selling Them; Gushers and Dry Holes; Watch Your Step and Save Your Shirt; You Can't Beat It; Caution and Imagination; A Place for Wildcats; Two Prospectors; Dream Mine; Mammoth Mine; After Many Days; Not in One Bottom; and Knotting Loose Ends. "Mining development in Canada is sweeping forward. Vast new areas are opening up, and capital is pouring in by the hundreds of millions of dollars, but cautious Canadians are missing their chance to share the wealth. Concentrating largely upon mining and oil, D.M. LeBourdais, whose book Canada's Century has won wide acclaim, in this book tells about some of these new opportunities. He has a word of warning, however, for the unwary investor concerning some of the schemers and swindlers who lie in wait for his money.
