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Old Heart of Nevada : Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Elko County by Shawn Hall (1998, Trade Paperback)

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Old Heart of Nevada : Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Elko County, Paperback by Hall, Shawn, ISBN 0874172950, ISBN-13 9780874172959, Brand New, Free shipping in the US Following a guid format, historian Shawn Hall divides Elko County into five regions, then lists the historic sights within each region and provides directions to reach them. He offers a local history of each site, including mining and ranching lore, as well as a description of its extant structures and their present condition. Includes historical and contemporary b&w photographs. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Product Identifiers

PublisherUniversity of Nevada Press

ISBN-100874172950

ISBN-139780874172959

eBay Product ID (ePID)192866

Product Key Features

Number of Pages320 Pages

Publication NameOld Heart of Nevada : Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of Elko County

LanguageEnglish

SubjectMining, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Special Interest / General, Popular Culture

Publication Year1998

TypeTextbook

AuthorShawn Hall

Subject AreaTravel, Technology & Engineering, Social Science, History

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.8 in

Item Weight27.8 Oz

Item Length10 in

Item Width8 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN96-049497

Reviews"Old Heart of Nevada will be invaluable to those interested in the history of Elko County . . ." -Eric Clements, Journal of the West, January 2000 "Among other topics, the author discusses name origins, postal evolution, educational history, the telegraph and telephone, significance in the history of American Indians, social life, law enforcement, newspapers, and fire and flood history. Such railroad communities as Cobre, Deeth, Tobar and Montello also find a place in the narrative, as do supply centers that served the cattle trade and the sheep business. Pioneer families and matters of ethnicity will interest many readers. Those seeking a sense of what pioneer life was all about will find no better source." -Phillip I. Earl, Las Vegas Sun, November 8, 1998, "Old Heart of Nevada will be invaluable to those interested in the history of Elko County . . ." --Eric Clements, Journal of the West, January 2000 "Among other topics, the author discusses name origins, postal evolution, educational history, the telegraph and telephone, significance in the history of American Indians, social life, law enforcement, newspapers, and fire and flood history. Such railroad communities as Cobre, Deeth, Tobar and Montello also find a place in the narrative, as do supply centers that served the cattle trade and the sheep business. Pioneer families and matters of ethnicity will interest many readers. Those seeking a sense of what pioneer life was all about will find no better source." --Phillip I. Earl, Las Vegas Sun, November 8, 1998

Dewey Edition21

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal917.93/160434

SynopsisThis text is a guide to the historic sites in the colourful northeast of Nevada. Divided into five easily accessible regions of Elko County, it lists the historic sites within each region, providing directions to reach them, and offers a brief history of each site., Elko County, in the old heart of Nevada, is rich in historic sites, many of them hitherto uncharted and some verging on disappearing. For the first time, historian Shawn Hall identifies and locates the ghost towns and old mining camps of Elko County and recounts their colorful histories. Following a guidebook format, Hall divides the county into five easily accessible regions, then lists the historic sites within each region and provides directions to reach them. He offers a brief history of each site as well as a description of its extant structures and their present condition. The result is a lively compilation of local history and mining and ranching lore that records the dramatic past of Nevada's northeast corner, its pioneers and prospectors, its towns and mines, its outlaws, ranchers, merchants, mining concerns, and civic leaders. The book offers never-before available information about the old heart of Nevada and the people who settled there. It will be of enduring value to tourists and weekend explorers, historic preservationists, and all those interested in the history and artifacts of this region.

LC Classification NumberF847.E4H35 1997