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Here are some of the more popular books on the Comstock Lode. Life in Virginia City and the surrounding mining communities was exciting and fast paced (for those days). Money from the mines went on the finance the Transatlantic cable and much of San Francisco. Just click on the cover and you will go to Amazon dot come for more information on the book. Hope you enjoy the great reading... |
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Roughing It by Mark Twain My all time favorite book on the Comstock. Funny stuff from the great humorist. All about his adventures in Virginia City and his exploits in various mining towns back when he was still Samuel Clemens. |
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The Roar and the Silence: A History of Virginia City and the Comstock Lode (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities) |
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| Comstock Women: The Making of a Mining Community (Wilbur S. Shepperson Series in History and Humanities) by Ronald M. James (Editor), C. Elizabeth Raymond (Editor) |
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The Big Bonanza: An Authentic Account of the Discovery, History, and Working of the Comstock Lode You can't get a better account of life on the Comstock than from Dan De Quille's writing. Born William Wright in 1829, he was Nevada's most popular writer in the nineteenth century. A contemporary of Mark Twain and a great writer in his own right.
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Dan De Quille, the Washoe Giant: A Biography and Anthology
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The History of the Comstock Lode: 1850-1997 (Special Publication (Nevada Bureau of Mines and Geology), 24.)
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