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A History of Amargosa Valley, Nevada

Author : Robert D. McCracken
Publisher : Nye Country Press
ISBN 13 : 9781878138569
Total Pages : 126 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (385 download)

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Book Synopsis A History of Amargosa Valley, Nevada by : Robert D. McCracken

Download or read book A History of Amargosa Valley, Nevada written by Robert D. McCracken and published by Nye Country Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 126 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Amargosa Valley, about ninety miles northwest of Las Vegas in Nye County, Nevada ... has been inhabited by many peoples since early times: archaic hunters and gathers, Western Shoshone and Southern Paiute Indians, white explorers and settlers, miners and present-day farmers and ranchers"--Bk jacket.

Diamond in the Desert

Author : Samuel Eddington
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 9781441514721
Total Pages : 88 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Diamond in the Desert written by Samuel Eddington and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2009-03 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A history of a small-town Nevada library, built with the loving help of a whole community.

Death Valley and the Amargosa

Author : Richard E. Lingenfelter
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520908888
Total Pages : 700 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (88 download)

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Download or read book Death Valley and the Amargosa written by Richard E. Lingenfelter and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 1988-01-11 with total page 700 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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 springs, and of all the riches of its scenery and lore-the story of Indians and horse thieves, lost argonauts and lost mine hunters, prospectors and promoters, miners and millionaires, stockholders and stock sharps, homesteaders and hermits, writers and tourists. But mostly this is the story of the illusions-the illusions of a shortcut to the gold diggings that lured the forty-niners, of inescapable deadliness that hung in the name they left behind, of lost bonanzas that grew out of the few nuggets they found, of immeasurable riches spread by hopeful prospectors and calculating con men, and of impenetrable mysteries concocted by the likes of Scotty. These and many lesser illusions are the heart of its history.

Smith Valley, Nevada

Author : Mary Ann Miller
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780974331508
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (315 download)

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Download or read book Smith Valley, Nevada written by Mary Ann Miller and published by . This book was released on 2002-09-01 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Western Nevada history explaining the importance of Wellington, Nevada, a cross-roads for prospectors, politicians, freight by teamsters to the gold booming camps of Aurora, Nevada and Bodie, California. Local remembrances and humor.

The History of Nevada

Author : Sam Post Davis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 762 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The History of Nevada written by Sam Post Davis and published by . This book was released on 1913 with total page 762 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

A History of Smoky Valley, Nevada

Author : Robert D. McCracken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780965290821
Total Pages : 566 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (98 download)

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Download or read book A History of Smoky Valley, Nevada written by Robert D. McCracken and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 566 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Death Valley National Park

Author : Hal Rothman
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874179262
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (741 download)

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Download or read book Death Valley National Park written by Hal Rothman and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2013-09-03 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive study of the park, past and present, Death Valley National Park probes the environmental and human history of this most astonishing desert. Established as a national monument in 1933, Death Valley was an anomaly within the national park system. Though many who knew this landscape were convinced that its stark beauty should be preserved, to do so required a reconceptualization of what a park consists of, grassroots and national support for its creation, and a long and difficult political struggle to secure congressional sanction. This history begins with a discussion of the physical setting, its geography and geology, and descriptions of the Timbisha, the first peoples to inhabit this tough and dangerous landscape. In the 19th-century and early 20th century, new arrivals came to exploit the mineral resources in the region and develop permanent agricultural and resort settlements. Although Death Valley was established as a National Monument in 1933, fear of the harsh desert precluded widespread acceptance by both the visiting public and its own administrative agency. As a result, Death Valley lacked both support and resources. This volume details the many debates over the park’s size, conflicts between miners, farmers, the military, and wilderness advocates, the treatment of the Timbisha, and the impact of tourists on its cultural and natural resources. In time, Death Valley came to be seen as one of the great natural wonders of the United States, and was elevated to full national park status in 1994. The history of Death Valley National Park embodies the many tensions confronting American environmentalism.

Borate Minerals of Death Valley, Mojave Desert, and Nevada: Annotated Bibliography

Author : Rick O. Rittenberg
Publisher : Lightning Press
ISBN 13 : 0998563803
Total Pages : 642 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book Borate Minerals of Death Valley, Mojave Desert, and Nevada: Annotated Bibliography written by Rick O. Rittenberg and published by Lightning Press. This book was released on 2024-09-03 with total page 642 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An annotated bibliography of over 2,050 references associated with borate minerals from Death Valley, Mojave Desert, and Nevada. Sources include journal articles, papers, conference proceedings, books, book chapters, and other literature published from the 1860s into 2024. The bibliography is divided into 16 chapters: History, Boron and Borates, Chemistry and Crystal Structure, Mineralogy, Geology, California, Death Valley, Searles Lake, Mojave Desert, Kramer, Calico, Fort Cady, Tick Canyon, Ventura, Nevada, and Annual Reviews. Contains appendices of supplemental information on borate minerals, color photographs, and an alphabetical index of authors. 638 pages. Key words: borax, colemanite, kernite, probertite, and ulexite.

Nevada Guide to Genealogical Records

Author : Diane E. Greene
Publisher : Genealogical Publishing Com
ISBN 13 : 9780806348162
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (481 download)

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Download or read book Nevada Guide to Genealogical Records written by Diane E. Greene and published by Genealogical Publishing Com. This book was released on 1998 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book pulls together records from a variety of sources, including information from county court houses, Nevada internet sites, and various lists..."--Page iv.

A History of the State of Nevada

Author : Thomas Wren
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 988 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (36 download)

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Download or read book A History of the State of Nevada written by Thomas Wren and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 988 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Gabbs Valley, Nevada

Author : Ruth Fenstermaker Danner
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963116000
Total Pages : 416 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Gabbs Valley, Nevada written by Ruth Fenstermaker Danner and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 416 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Nevada Historical Society Quarterly

Author : Nevada Historical Society
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 332 pages
Book Rating : 4.X/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Nevada Historical Society Quarterly written by Nevada Historical Society and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 332 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Third Edition

Author : T. Scott Bryan
Publisher : University Press of Colorado
ISBN 13 : 1457188589
Total Pages : 475 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (571 download)

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Download or read book The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Third Edition written by T. Scott Bryan and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2014-01-07 with total page 475 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1995, soon after Death Valley National Park became the fifty-third park in the US park system, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park was the first complete guidebook available for this spectacular area. Now in its third edition, this is still the only book that includes all aspects of the park. Much more than just a guidebook, it covers the park's cultural history, botany and zoology, hiking and biking opportunities, and more. Information is provided for all of Death Valley's visitors, from first-time travelers just learning about the area to those who are returning for in-depth explorations. The book includes updated point-to-point logs for every road within and around the park, as well as more accurate maps than those in any other publication. With extensive input from National Park Service resource management, law enforcement, and interpretive personnel, as well as a thorough bibliography for suggested reading, The Explorer's Guide to Death Valley National Park, Third Edition is the most up-to-date, accurate, and comprehensive guide available for this national treasure.

A History of Railroad Valley, Nevada

Author : Robert D. McCracken
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780963911964
Total Pages : 341 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (119 download)

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Download or read book A History of Railroad Valley, Nevada written by Robert D. McCracken and published by . This book was released on 1996 with total page 341 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

History of Nevada

Author : Russell R. Elliott
Publisher : U of Nebraska Press
ISBN 13 : 0803267150
Total Pages : 524 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (32 download)

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Download or read book History of Nevada written by Russell R. Elliott and published by U of Nebraska Press. This book was released on 1987-01-01 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maintaining the same high standards of the first edition, published in 1973, this new, revised edition is still the most comprehensive one-volume history of a state that was once thought of as "a bridge to somewhere else." In revising, Elliott summarizes the state's economic, political, and social history since 1973 and strengthens a major point he made then: that Nevada's acceptance of liberal marriage and divorce laws and of legalized gambling brought economic stability to a state singularly devoid of stable economic resources. -- from Book Jacket

Red Light Women of Death Valley

Author : Robin Flinchum
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1625855524
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (258 download)

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Download or read book Red Light Women of Death Valley written by Robin Flinchum and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2015-09-28 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Focuses on the lives of several prostitutes who worked in Death Valley area boomtowns between the 1870s and the early 1900s . . . Colorful and intriguing” (Pahrump Valley Times). From the 1870s to the turn of the century, while countless men gambled their fortunes in Death Valley’s mines, many bold women capitalized on the boom-and-bust lifestyle and established saloons and brothels. These lively ladies were clever entrepreneurs and fearless adventurers but also mothers, wives, and respected members of their communities. Madam Lola Travis was one of the wealthiest single women in Inyo County in the 1870s. Known as “Diamond Tooth Lil,” Evelyn Hildegard was a poor immigrant girl who became a western legend. Local author and historian Robin Flinchum chronicles the lives of these women and many others who were unafraid to live outside the bounds of polite society and risk everything for a better future in the forbidding Death Valley desert. Includes photos! “Flinchum’s lively prose and detailed descriptions bring these women into focus, and provide a historically accurate and interesting overview of Death Valley’s pioneering mining era.” —Sierra Wave Media “A thoroughly entertaining and highly enlightening account of the wild Death Valley boom camps’ daring red light ladies . . . A very enjoyable and engaging book. A great read!” —Richard Lingenfelter, author of Death Valley & the Amargosa: A Land of Illusion

A History of Pahrump, Nevada

Author : Robert D. McCracken
Publisher : Nye Country Press
ISBN 13 : 9781878138514
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (385 download)

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Download or read book A History of Pahrump, Nevada written by Robert D. McCracken and published by Nye Country Press. This book was released on 1990 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Pahrump, Nevada, located west of Las Vegas has..."sustained a number and variety of cultures: prehistoric hunters and gatherers, the Southern Paiute, and finally white settlers who came in search of opportunity in the last half of the nineteenth century"--Bk jacket.