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Contents List of Illustrations / ix Acknowledgments / xi Introduction / 1 1. Antecedents, Precedents, and Continuities, 1800–1865 / 10 2. The Creation of Industry and Hope, 1865–1870 / 35 3. Land Miners and Hand Mining, 1867–1884 / 66 4. River Mining and Reconstruction Politics, 1869–1874 / 97 5. Convergence and the Fertilizer Industry, 1868–1884 / 123 Conclusions and Epilogue / 153 List of Abbreviations / 167 Notes / 169 Bibliography / 199 Index / 221 This page intentionally left blank ...

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