Publisher's Synopsis
Excerpt from The Treasures of the Earth: Or, Mines, Minerals, and Metals
When Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, wished to descend into the copper mines at Falun, his courtiers begged him not to risk his life. A king, he replied.
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