Dan Plazak is a retired
geologist and engineer, a graduate—he prefers the term survivor—of Michigan
Tech and the Colorado School of Mines. He is the author of a history of
swindlin...view moreDan Plazak is a retired
geologist and engineer, a graduate—he prefers the term survivor—of Michigan
Tech and the Colorado School of Mines. He is the author of a history of
swindling in the mining industry, A Hole
in the Ground with a Liar at the Top. His principal interest is in oddball
topics neglected by other historians. He lives in Denver, Colorado.view less