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1) Before the big bonanza: Dan De Quille's early Comstock accounts

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De Quille, Dan

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University Of Missouri Press

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[2015]

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English

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Nevada Writers Hall of Fame & Silver Pen

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"This may be the best discovery to come out of Nevada mining since the Big Bonanza vein itself. Dan De Quille was the outstanding reporter of the Comstock Lode, and almost anything he would have to say about it would be worth reading."--Michael Green.

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2) The big bonanza: an authentic account of the discovery, history, and working of the world-renowned Comstock lode of Nevada, including the present condition of the various mines situated thereon,...

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De Quille, Dan

Publisher

A. A. Knopf

Pub. Date

1947-

Language

English

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Mining in Nevada

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Downtown Reno Library - Adult Nonfiction - Nevada Shelf
979.3 D443 1947
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979.3 DEQ 1947
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979.3 DEQ 1947
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3) Little Lucy's papa: a story of Silverland

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De Quille, Dan

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Fine Nevadaiana

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Falcon Hill Press

Pub. Date

1987

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English

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"This particular story is set in Virginia City, Nevada. Its main character is a man who has left his wife and children in the East, planning to return to them in one year, after he has made his fortune in the mines. Predictably, the years drag on and he has not returned. Just as a twist of fate finally offers him a way to make his fortune, it also takes away his chance to return home. The man dies, and is buried by strangers."--

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