Author: Nevada newsletterPublisher:
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Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 120
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Reno, 1924; Nevada, Its Resources
Author: Nevada newsletterLincoln County, Nevada: 1864-1909
Author: James W. HulsePublisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 108
Book Description
Nevada Historical Society Quarterly
Author: Nevada
Author: Michael S. GreenPublisher: University of Nevada Press
ISBN: 0874179742
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 566
Book Description
Nevada: A History of the Silver State has been named a CHOICE Outstanding Title. Michael S. Green, a leading Nevada historian, provides a detailed survey of the Silver State’s past, from the arrival of the early European explorers, to the predominance of mining in the 1800s, to the rise of world-class tourism in the twentieth century, and to more recent attempts to diversify the economy. Of the numerous themes central to Green’s analysis of Nevada’s history, luck plays a significant role in the state’s growth. The miners and gamblers who first visited the state all bet on luck. Today, the biggest contributor to Nevada’s tourist economy, gaming, still relies on that same belief in luck. Nevada’s financial system has generally been based on a “one industry” economy, first mining and, more recently, gaming. Green delves deeply into the limitations of this structure, while also exploring the theme of exploitation of the land and the overuse of the state’s natural resources. Green covers many more aspects of the Silver State’s narrative, including the dominance of one region of the state over another, political forces and corruption, and the citizens’ often tumultuous relationship with the federal government. The book will appeal to scholars, students, and other readers interested in Nevada history.
Nevada Studies in History and Political Science
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Category : Constitutional history
Languages : en
Pages : 888
Book Description
A History of Lincoln County, Nevada, 1864-1909
Author: James W. HulsePublisher:
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Category : Lincoln County (Nev.)
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
Conquered Provinces: Nevada Moves Southeast, 1864-1871
Author: John M. TownleyPublisher: Charles Redd Center for Western Studies
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 82
Book Description
"In September 1865 a prospector working in the recently discovered Pahranagat district wrote to the Nevada governor requesting instructions for forming a county in the remote area. The letter was the opening shot in a dispute over the region that involved Nevada, Arizona, Utah, and the federal government for six years and ended only after the loss of sizable territories by Utah and Arizona, the mass abandonment of several settlements along the Muddy River, and the effectivepolitical subordination of the Latter-day Saint community in Meadow Valley." from the introduction.
The Mining Districts of Nevada
Author: Joseph V. TingleyPublisher:
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Category : Mining districts
Languages : en
Pages : 138
Book Description
Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada (Classic Reprint)
Author: Maureen G. JohnsonPublisher: Forgotten Books
ISBN: 9780331313765
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 146
Book Description
Excerpt from Placer Gold Deposits of Nevada Following the discovery of placers at Gold Canyon, placer discoveries in Nevada were broadly in three periods: the 1860's to 1880's, when many small deposits throughout the State were discovered and sporadically worked and several large placers were discovered and extensively worked; the short period between 1906 and 1910, when very rich placers were dis covered at Lynn, Battle Mountain, Manhattan, and Round Mountain; the early 1930's, when economic conditions created by the depression caused a renewed interest in placer mining, and many individuals sought, and a few discovered, new placer areas throughout the State. The location of the placers described in this report is shown on plate 1. Very little factual information can be found about the early periods of placer mining in Nevada. For many placers, the only reports available are hearsay estimates of production and speculations about the extent of the placer ground based on remnants of placer pits, shafts, and other workings. Many of the placers said to have had a high production between 1860 and 1890 were worked by Chinese miners who came to Nevada dur ing the building of the railroads and stayed on to work at mining and other activities. The Chinese were reputed to be secretive with their earnings from the placers and did not ship the gold to the mint by Wells Fargo or other shippers. They worked the gravels very thoroughly in areas where American miners did not wish to expend great labor to win the gold. The placers in the Sierra and Spring Valley districts, Pershing County, were worked by Chinese miners; they have a very high estimated production before 1900 and a comparatively low known production since that time. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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