Saltpetre Mining in Mammoth Cave KY 1967
by Burton Faust
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Filson Club, 1967. softcover. Very Good. Original 1967 Saltpetre Mining in Mammoth Cave, KY by Burton Sherwood Faust. Condition: Very Good, light green paper back, spine sunfaded, 14 illustrations, photos, maps, 6.5"" x 9.5"" tall with 96 pages. by Filson Club.
Burton Faust was an expert on Saltpetre. Burton Faust was born in an Iowa farmhouse not far from Belle Plaine. He earned a Doctorate at University of Chicago, University of Virginia.Large introduction by his wife Wilda Freebern Faust.Biography of Burton Sherwood Faust 1898 to 1967.The History of Salpetre Mining in Mammoth Cave, Kentucky.Major uses of potassium nitrate are in fertilizers, tree stump removal, rocket propellants and fireworks. It is one of the major constituents of gunpowder (blackpowder) and has been used since the Middle Ages as a food preservative.
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- Title
- Saltpetre Mining in Mammoth Cave KY 1967
- Author
- Burton Faust
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- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
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- 1
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Filson Club
- Date Published
- 1967
- Pages
- 96
- Size
- 6.5" x 9.5"
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- 0.00 lbs
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