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Little Known Tales in Nevada History
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The listener should not be conned into thinking Nevada is only desert and casinos. Nevada gained its statehood because of its incredible wealth in gold and silver mines. Many mining towns in Nevada are now ghost towns but interesting pieces of Nevada's history and well worth a visit. The state's geology dates back to the Stone Age and its tales of train robberies, lynchings, and Indian battles are all explored here in this book.
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- matthew Joseph ontko
- 04-20-22
interesting
being raised and living in nevAda I am very intrigued by these stories. always out rockhounding I find myself staring into the desert to get a feeling of how it was back then. the stories mentioned in this book bring me that much closer to capturing it.
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- Alan Goya
- 03-18-23
Nice selection of stories.
A nice general selection of stories of Nevada that wets the appetite for more and makes you want to grab a map.
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- Mark morabito
- 09-14-21
interesting facts
listening to it often really helped me understand how much more I need to study
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