It goes far beyond the oft-told tale of the Comstock Lode and generalizations of that mining period. It recounts how many of America's great fortunes were started here in Nevada. If you have ever been to the Newport Mansions in Rhode Island, you'll understand where the money came from that built those grand "beach cottages."
In page after page of close-up views of people and places, from out of Nevada's mining past, the author fashions an unforgettable portrait of the human drama, of that unique period, in our national history.
This is the first and definitive work on the more than 600 mining towns and sites in Nevada.
It is hardbound in a large 8 1/2 X 11" format, 492 pages,710 illus., maps. glossary, index, over 680 ghost towns are described. In it's eleventh printing.
It regularly sells for $49.95 at Amazon.com. PLUS you must spend time and money travelling to the store.
Our Regular Price, is $ 41.95, plus S & H of $7.00.
