Nevada's Twentieth-Century Mining Boom: Tonopah, Goldfield, Ely

by Russell R. Elliott

With its wealth of little-known historical data, this book chronicles the classic pattern of gold and silver rushes and emphasizes the differences between Nevada's two mining boom periods--the Comstock Lode of the 19th century and the latter-day boom period of the 20th century.

Genres: Nonfiction, History

358 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1966

Reviews

[Erica · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a little dry and focused more on town development and labor strife than mine development. A fine history, but not the type of info I was after.