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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 978 SHA 1990
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2) The boom towns

Author

Staeger, Rob

Series

The American West

Publisher

Mason Crest Publishers

Pub. Date

[2003]

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IL: MG - BL: 6.1 - AR Pts: 1

Language

English

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Spanish Springs Library - Children's Nonfiction
J 307.76 STA 2003
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Examines the Western boomtowns that developed in the 19th century as thousands of settlers and immigrants migrated to the new frontiers.

3) Western ghost towns

Author

Florin, Lambert

Publisher

Superior Pub. Co

Pub. Date

c1961

Language

English

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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Nevada Shelf
978 F664 1961
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Sierra View Library - Adult Nonfiction - Nevada Shelf
978 F664 1961
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Over 200 photographs picture ghost towns today and the text recalls their history.

4) Ghost town trails

Author

Florin, Lambert

Series

Western ghost town volume 3

Publisher

Superior Pub. Company

Pub. Date

[1963]

Language

English

Formats

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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Nevada Shelf
978 FLO 1963
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978 FLO 1963
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5) San Fransicko: why progressives ruin cities

Author

Shellenberger, Michael

Language

English

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Incline Village Library - Adult Nonfiction
307.7609 SHELLE 2021
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"San Francisco was once widely viewed as the prettiest city in America. Today it is best known as the epicenter of the homeless zombie apocalypse. What went wrong? Michael Shellenberger has lived in the San Francisco Bay Area for 30 years, during which time he advocated for the decriminalization of drugs, and for alternatives to jail and prison. But as massive open-air drug markets spread across the state, Shellenberger decided to take a deep dive...

6) The high graders

Author

L'Amour, Louis

Series

Louis L'Amour collection

Publisher

Bantam Books

Pub. Date

1985.

Language

English

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Spanish Springs Library - Adult Fiction
WESTERN LAMOUR 1965
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The town of Rafter Crossing had been simmering for some time when Mike Shevlin rode in. The quiet ranching community has turned into a booming mining town, and the newfound wealth has made Rafter Crossing anything but peaceful. The cattlemen are bound and determined to close down the mines because they're poisoning the range water. And the miners are stealing the high-grade ore that rightfully belongs to Laine Tennison. Mike Shevlin's mission is to...