This is the history of Death Valley, where that bitter stream the Amargosa dies. It embraces the whole basin of the Amargosa from the Panamints to the Spring Mountains, from the Palmettos to the Avawatz. And it spans a century from the earliest recollections and the oldest records to that day in 1933 when much of the valley was finally set aside as a National Monument. This is the story of an illusory land, of the people it attracted and of the dreams and delusions they pursued-the story of the metals in its mountains and the salts in its sinks, of its desiccating heat and its revitalizing...
This is the history of Death Valley, where that bitter stream the Amargosa dies. It embraces the whole basin of the Amargosa from the Panamints to the...
Richard E. Lingenfelter Karen R. Gash Karen Rix Gash
This bibliography of Nevada's newspapers greatly expands on previous works; more than 800 publications are included as well as an appendix of early newspapers from border states that reported regularly on Nevada. The authors provide a brief historical sketch of each publication, printing and ownership details, together with a list and location of known copies of the original papers, plus current microfilm holdings. An excellent resource for scholars and genealogy buffs who need access to the information newspapers provide.
This bibliography of Nevada's newspapers greatly expands on previous works; more than 800 publications are included as well as an appendix of early ne...
The first of a two-volume study of the heyday of gold, silver, and copper mining in the American West is unique in both scope and approach. Here is a saga of mines and money, of the richly profitable bonanzas and crushingly profitless borrascas of the West. Richard E. Lingenfelter describes how miners, managers, investors, and speculators produced enormous wealth spurring the American economy, attracting myriads of Argonauts and settlers, and transforming the West and the nation. This tale of great expectations follows the money from rich pockets of ore and the bulging pockets of...
The first of a two-volume study of the heyday of gold, silver, and copper mining in the American West is unique in both scope and approach. Here is a ...
The second of a two-volume study of the heyday of gold, silver, and copper mining in the American West is unique in both scope and approach. Here is a saga of mines and money, of the richly profitable bonanzas and crushingly profitless borrascas of the West. Richard E. Lingenfelter describes how miners, managers, investors, and speculators produced enormous wealth spurring the American economy, attracting myriads of Argonauts and settlers, and transforming the West and the nation. This tale of great expectations follows the money from rich pockets of ore and the bulging pockets of...
The second of a two-volume study of the heyday of gold, silver, and copper mining in the American West is unique in both scope and approach. Here is a...
