Fortune Hunters (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781300483045)

Fortune Hunters is the second book in the series Lovers and Ratters on the Opal Fields. Lightning Ridge, the world's opal capital, has miners from over seventy countries; they brought with them political and religious beliefs, traditions and memories. Gradually they blended into a unique society with a new culture, a new character, new morals and ideals. Prospectors came to Lightning Ridge in search of the elusive rainbow gem that would make them instantly rich, loved, and respected. They found it hard to fit into the mainstream but the mainstream remains a yardstick by which they measure their worth and their imperfect lives. Ratters are gem thieves who masquerade as prospectors, wait until a miner hits opal and then loot his mine. Ratting is the worst crime possible in the eyes of Lightning Ridge opal mining community.

Author: Cilka Zagar
ISBN-10: 1300483040
ISBN-13: 9781300483045
Publisher: Lulu.com
Language: English
Published: 12/05/2012
Pages: 278
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.19lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.69d