Name: Las Vegas
Brand: Lynn Zook
SKU: 9780738569734
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Lynn Zook

Las Vegas

9780738569734

$7.99

Las Vegas boasts a rich history.

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Shawn Hall

Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Southern Nevada

9780738570129

$24.99

Ghost towns and mining camps are the last remaining vestiges of the Old West; there is a mystique surrounding these places that has made exploring them a pastime for many in the western United States. Nevada has more than a thousand of these boom-and-bust towns. Some are completely abandoned, while some still struggle to survive and even serve as county seats. Sadly, these wonderful places, including those covered in this volume, are constantly in danger from vandalism and neglect. Many ghost towns and mining camps have been destroyed or damaged needlessly, and those who are captivated by their charm must protect these windows into history so that they survive for future generations.

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Ronald M. James

Virginia City and the Big Bonanza

9780738569710

$7.99

Virginia City boasts a rich history.

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Carol Coleman

Early Reno

9780738581873

$7.99

Known as the Biggest Little City, Reno was famous as a place where one could do things that were difficult to do anywhere else.

In 1868, Reno was a rough railroad town located on the new Central Pacific railroad line and quickly became the transportation hub for the greatest silver strike in the world, the Comstock Lode in Virginia City. By the early 1900s, Reno was the state's financial and industrial center. The automobile and the arrival of the Lincoln and Victory Highways made Reno a convenient place for a quick divorce, and between 1910 and 1970, it was known as the divorce capital of the world. Gaming thrived in Reno's back rooms and alleys since its earliest days, and became the state's major economic force after it was legalized in 1931. Enjoy the rich history of early Reno in this collection of 15 historic black-and-white postcards.

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Sue Ballew

Early Carson City

9780738571690

$7.99

Located at the base of the Sierra Nevada Mountains in a high-desert valley of northeastern Nevada, a lone trading post known as Eagle Station formed the early settlement of Carson City.

In 1858, Abraham Curry purchased the property named for famous frontiersman and scout Christopher Kit Carson and set aside 10 acres for the predicted future territorial capital, which flourished after the discovery of gold and silver at the nearby Comstock Lode in Virginia City. In 1864, at the dawn of the Civil War, a 16,000-word telegram was sent to President Lincoln in Washington, D.C., declaring Nevada a state and Carson City as the permanent capital. Once known as America's smallest capital, Carson City has persisted through a long, complicated, and mysterious history, which was celebrated during the city's 150th birthday in 2008. Enjoy the rich history of Carson City in this collection of 15 historic black-and-white postcards.

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David A. Lowndes

Reno's Heyday

9781467124539

$7.99

Reno boasts a rich history. In this collection of fifteen vintage-photograph postcards, David Lowndes explores the city's heyday from 1931 to 1991.