History of the Big Bonanza
History of the Big Bonanza

Author: William Wright

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2022-10-27

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781016168595

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History of the Big Bonanza
History of the Big Bonanza

Author: Mark Twain

Publisher: Jazzybee Verlag

Published:

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 3849674967

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One easily gets a surface-knowledge of any remote country, through the writings of travelers. The inner life of such a country is not very often presented to the reader. The outside of a strange house is interesting, but the people, the life, and the furniture inside, are far more so. Nevada is peculiarly a surface-known country, for no one has written of that land who had lived long there and made himself competent to furnish an inside view to the public. I think the present volume supplies this defect in an eminently satisfactory way. The writer of it has spent sixteen years in the heart of the silver-mining region, as one of the editors of the principal daily newspaper of Nevada; he is thoroughly acquainted with his subject, and wields a practiced pen. He is a gentleman of character and reliability.

History of the Big Bonanza
History of the Big Bonanza

Author: Dan De Quille

Publisher:

Published: 1876

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13:

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The classic book of the discovery and mining of silver and gold on the Comstock Lode by the editor of the Territorial Enterprise.

Virginia City and the Big Bonanza
Virginia City and the Big Bonanza

Author: Ronald M. James

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

Published: 2009

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780738569703

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In Virginia City and its Comstock Lode, miners worked one of the richest deposits of gold and silver ever found. Many places claim that title, but the precious metals retrieved between 1859 and 1880, with an equivalent value today in the billions of dollars, played an unprecedented role in industrial history. With cutting-edge technology, Comstock engineers shaped mining throughout the world for the next 50 years. Virginia City's wealth propelled several people to Congress and others into the nation's highest society. At the same time, those who settled in the mining district built a civilized, sophisticated place. Drawing on former glories, the popular television series Bonanza perpetuated the legend, capturing international audiences with 14 seasons of programs. As one of the nation's largest historic landmarks, the Comstock continues to welcome millions of visitors.